Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
Paste was the top bait on the Willows Pool on Monday at Boldings Pools, with the top two both employing it. Keith Miller [New Willenhall] found carp to 5lbs and barbel to 3lbs with the bait at peg 17 for a winning 82-7-0.
At peg 8 Ken Shaw [PI Boldings] fished to the opposite bank to pick off carp to 6lbs for his runner up 79-14-0. Tony Woolaston [PI Bold] took third from corner peg 9 where he scaled 69-15-0 and next to the winner Richard Duke [BAS] had 65-13-0 in 4th.
A carp of 10lbs helped to boost the catch of Pete Moss [Rod & Gun] on Wednesday’s open on the Chestnut. Pete was on peg 35 and had his fish on pellet and maggot at 5 metres and down the side to weigh 63-0-0. Almost opposite the winner on peg 4, Ken Humphries [Oswestry] fished maggot and corn to each side of his peg, and had carp to 7lbs with bream to 2lbs in a 58-5-0 net. At peg 38 Tony Foster [PI Bold] weighed 53-10-0 for third and Josh Humphries [ABC] joined his dad in the frame by netting 48-6-0 at peg 21.
Ash peg 6 came up with a winner for Chris Jones [Carp Crew] on Thursday when carp to 5lbs responded to his pellet bait, presented at 13 metres. By the finishing whistle, Chris had slipped the net under 82-15-0.
Eric Bancroft [R&G] worked paste along the dam wall at Oak peg 1, where carp to 8lbs and barbel to 2lbs lurked to give a return of 72-5-0 for second place. At the other end of the Oak dam, Ed Turner [PI Bold] found 67-11-0 for third, and back on the Ash Rob Hancox [Shortheath Starlets] netted 60-7-0 at peg 1 for 4th.
Colin Wozek [Matrix TA] notched up another win on Saturday when the ghost carp of the Willows Pool homed in on his shallow fished pellet at peg 4, with samples to 5lbs adding up to 121-15-0. Colin Reynolds [Bilston AC] also got amongst the ghosties, as well as some barbel, at peg 18, taking fish at 4 metres and 8 metres to end on 101-5-0. Peg 5 produced 93-4-0 to give Steve Hall [Oswestry] third and peg 9 gave Mick Jameson [PI Bold] 63-10-0 and 4th.
Dave Hailey [PI Bold] scored his second successive Sunday win and had top weight of the week again, which like last week, came from the Oak Pool. Drawn on the point at peg 29 this time, Dave used the shallow pellet approach which stood him in good stead at peg 16 last week. Carp to 5lbs again made up his winning catch, which this time was 129-3-0.
Dave Craggs [Maver Midlands] fished pellet in the side, and at 5 metres at peg 7 on the Ash to build his 109-12-0 with carp to 7lbs. At Oak 13 Pete Ricketts [New Willenhall] beat the ton to finish third on 101-6-0, and a Larch top score of 94-15-0 from peg 22 gave Carl Jones [
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