Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT 25-9-12.
The Stock Pool provided the winning catch again for the Monday Affordable open at Boldings Pools, with top weight coming from peg 4 for the second time in three weeks..
Mark Churchill (PI Boldings) was the name on the winners purse after the result was announced, and he earned the coin with a pellet approach, which found carp to 7lbs on the close in line for a total of 98-12-0.
At peg 1 on the Middle Pool Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) alternated fishing at 5 metres, with close in tactics, and while he matched the winner in the number of fish landed, his were of a smaller stamp, up to 5lbs, which left him on 86-1-0 at the finish.
Third came from Middle peg 11 where Carl Foster (PI Bold) weighed 70-9-0, and 4th from Stock peg 11 which yielded 65-2-0 for Phil Shaw (Lower Hill).
Josh Humphries (ABC) is on a good run at Boldings and picked up a win on the Wednesday open on the. Pegged on Chestnut 7, Josh switched between shallow pellet and close in tactics for a harvest of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs weighing in at 99-13-0.
Josh’s dad Ken pushed him to the finish, taking carp and barbel on pellet at 6 metres and close in at peg 18, to finish just under 6lbs adrift on 93-15-0.
Phil Shaw framed again, taking third this time with 75-10-0 from peg 4, and tight behind him, on 75-4-0 was Harry Colley (PI Bold) at peg 32.
Mark Taylor (Shakespeare) converted a second last Thursday to a first this week when he topped a close frame from peg 7 on the Beech. Pellet to each side of the point and out at 8 metres just helped Mark to hang on for the win, giving figures of 95-3-0, just 10 ounces more than Gareth Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent). He was on peg 14 on the Ash, and tempted 94-9-0 of carp to 6lbs with maggot. Last Mondays winner Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) picked up third at Beech 5 where he scaled 92-4-0, and at Beech 17 Brian Clarke (Colmic Marukyu) had 80-15-0 for 4th.
Gareth Emlyn stepped up a place on Saturday and posted top weight of the week, when Chestnut 7 proved a winner again.
Gareth Stuck to his maggot attack, and picked up carp, bream and barbel from each side of the peg, with specimens to 8lbs and 3lbs making up a 118-0-0 total.
Nige Clarke (PI Bold) was on peg 13 on the Sycamore, where pellet to each side of the point produced carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs, but not enough to trouble the winner, as Nige ended the match on 99-6-0. Third went to Maver rod Dave Craggs, who had 80-2-0 at Chestnut 32, and at Sycamore peg 4 fellow Maver rod Pete Plant scaled 71-11-0 in 4th.
Pete Plant took his turn at moving up the list on Sunday when his usual shallow caster method gave him a narrow victory over Dave Jones (Oswestry). Pete was on Chestnut 24 and had carp in the 1lb to 4lb range at 12 metres to weigh 90-5-0. Dave had carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs on pellet and corn, close in, and at 5 metres, for 87-12-0 at Beech 18.
Thursdays winner Mark Taylor added a third to his list by netting 80-7-0 from Sycamore 30 and peg 49 gave Phil Rhodes (PI Bold) 80-7-0 for 4th.
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