Boldings report

 

 

BOLDINGS REPORT  19-3-13.

 

          At the start of the week at Boldings the signs of Spring were in evidence after the week-end snow had disappeared, with black thorn bushes in blossom, daffodils flowering and green leaves beginning to show on the hawthorn hedges and bushes. It didn’t feel much like Spring though with the wind swinging to an easterly direction to greet the entrants for the Monday open on the Oak Pool.

          Match winner Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] was the only angler in the frame to be facing east, but he found carp and barbel lying close to the bank at peg 11, and coaxed samples to 6lbs and 2lbs respectively, with maggot bait, to build a winning 56-5-0 bag.

          Over at peg 31 Graham Evason [PI Boldings] worked pellet into the corner, and out at 8 metres, to net an all carp 49-5-0, which gave him second. Close behind Graham, was Phil Shaw [Lower Hill] who had 47-9-0 from island peg 22, and up on the point at peg 29, Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] completed the frame with 39-5-0.

 

          It was a little warmer on Wednesday and the winning weight rose accordingly, with Terry Edwards [Kings topping the 70lb mark at peg 3 on the Hawthorn. Fishing the middle of the pool with pellet at 12 metres, Terry picked off carp to 5lbs on his way to a 70-4-0 winning net.

At peg 9 on the same pool Pete Ricketts [New Willenhall] offered pellet to the island, and in open water, to find carp to 4lbs, but a slower catch rate left him 15lbs behind the winner with a level 55-0-0.

Over on the Beech Pool, consistent peg 18 gave Phil Shaw his second pick up of the week, with a pool best of 52-8-0 for third overall. Fourth also came from the Beech when Ken umphriesH  Humphries [Oswestry] scaled 47-10-0 at peg 7.

 

Thursdays winner Colin Smith [ PI Bold] drew peg 23 on the end of the Ash Pool, which responded to a maggot and pellet combination, fished into the corner. At the finish, Colin had slipped the net under 63-12-0 of carp to 4lbs.

Up at peg 5 on the Ash, Howard Williams [Tricast Weston] went out to 13 metres with pellet, and had carp to 4lbs with bream to 2lbs to finish second on 47-11-0. A Deepdale best of 47-3-0 gave Jordan Hall [Maver] a close third, and back the Ash 40-6-0 from peg 9 handed third to Andy Williams [Colmic Vespe].

 

Terry Edwards pocketed his second winners purse of the week on Saturday, but had to endure fishing through a blizzard which deposited 5 inches of snow, to do so, and despite the snow, he fished the pole at 14 metres to present his pellet bait at peg 5 on the Ash Pool. Carp from 2lbs to 4lbs joined bream to 2lbs in Terry’s net to give a final tally of 44-9-0.

Rob Hancox [Kings] also persevered with 14 metre pole at Ash 9 and caught carp to 3lbs with bream to 2lbs fro a runner up 38-15-0. Third came from Ash 7 where Nige Clarke [Matrix] weighed 21-2-0.

 

A wind chill factor of minus 5c on Sunday seemed to have no effect on the fish at peg 9 on the Hawthorn, except perhaps to encourage them to huddle in the shelter of the island. It certainly didn’t put them off the feed, with match winner Andy Kyte [Maver Sonubaits] hauling out an incredible 102-2-0, which consisted of carp to 6lbs, which Andy tempted with bread punch, fished at 12 metres.

Steve Owen [PI Bold] had a respectable 39-4-0 on pellet at 12 metres from peg 13 to claim second, and opposite him, at peg 3, Colin Wozak [Matrix TA] had a hard earned 22-8-0 fishing into the wind

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Boldings report

 

 

BOLDINGS REPORT  19-3-13.

 

 

          Blizzard conditions at Boldings Pools caused the cancellation of the Monday match, but things were better on Wednesday, and despite the influx of snow water, the beech Pool came up with 60lb winner.

          Mick Jameson [Mid Leisure] was the man to finish in top spot, his 60-1-0 on pellet and maggot from peg 7, giving him a clear margin over runner up Ian Hughes [Drennan NW] who was on peg 16, to the left of the winner. Ian also offered pellet and maggot to net 37-2-0. Two pegs along from him, Ken Humphries [Oswestry] scaled 28-9-0 at peg 18 to claim third, and at peg 23 Mark Taylor [Shakespeare] weighed in 27-10-0 to round off the frame.

 

          The Thursday match gave a close frame, with Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] nicking first place by 10 ounces from Joe Brennan [PI Boldings]. Eric fished maggot to each side of peg 23 on the Ash to attract carp to 4lbs to build his 35-12-0 top weight.

          Joe also attracted carp to 4lbs at peg 3 on the Oak using maggot. He offered the bait at 10 metres, and alongside the dam wall to find his fish, and was left needing one more small fish when he saw the scales stop at 35-2-0. The Oak gave third and fourth too, with third going to Jordan Hall [Maver Midlands] on 34-6-0 at peg 16, and 33-13-0 from peg 24 gave last Thursdays winner Colin Wozak [Matrix Total Angling] fourth.

 

          Nige Clarke [Matrix] added another win to his list on Saturday, taking victory at Sycamore peg 8. Pellet and maggot was the winning bait again, and Nige presented it at 8 metres, as well as to each side of the point. Carp and bream responded, with carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs adding up to 54-10-0.

          Dave Brown [Maver Midlands] was close behind in second with a Chestnut top score of 53-9-0. He caught on maggot and pellet too, taking carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs from the 12 metre line as well as close in at peg 32.

          Mark Taylor framed again, finishing third this time by scaling 47-1-0 at Sycamore 16. Fourth went to Dave Craggs [Maver Midlands] at Sycamore 33, where he weighed in 37-9-0.

 

          Phil Taylor [Dams & Locks] had top weight of the week to win on Sunday, but the finish was even closer than the Thursday result, with Phil finishing just 9 ounces ahead of second. He was on Oak peg 31, and decided on a bread punch attack on the close in line. There he found carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs lurking, and he took a haul weighing 64-13-0,

          Over on peg 11 Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] fed pellet to each side of his peg to find carp to 6lbs with barbel to 2lbs which gave him a tally of 64-4-0. Mick Jameson was in the prize list again, picking up third thanks to 51-8-0 from Oak peg 22. Fourth man Rino Stanko [Oakengates Ang Cent] had a beech best of 50-5-0 from peg 18.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

           

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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