Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
At Boldings Pools a minimum of 80lbs was needed to top each of the frames this week, with Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] setting the trend on Monday when he finished clear of a Larch Pool field. Drawn 16 on the south side of the pool, Eric picked off roach to a pound and carp to 5lbs using maggot in the margins. At the end of the session he had 83-12-0 in the net.
At peg 1 Phil Shaw worked shallow maggot in open water as well as in the margins
to net all carp to 4lbs on his way to 67-1-0, which put one fish ahead of a tie for third between Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] and Tony Foster [PI Boldings]. They each weighed 64-10-0, Colin at peg 14 and Tony at peg 4.
Dave Brown [Maver Midlands] extended his run of form with two more wins this week, the first of which came on Wednesday when he grabbed the spoils from peg 23 on the Beech. Going out to 12 metres to offer caster and maggot found the fish, and Dave had a busy time popping samples from 1lb to 4lbs in his net to end the day on 83-8-0.
Second came from Oak peg 31 where Phil Foster [PI Bold] fished pellet into the corner and at 5 metres to attract carp to 5lbs and barbel to 2lbs for a total of 57-10-0 which just held off brother Tony, who framed for the second time running by scaling 56-15-0 at Oak 29. Fourth went to Pete Ricketts [New Willenhall] who had a level 48-0-0 at Beech peg 20.
Continuing the 80lbs theme Nige Clarke recorded 88-7-0 to win on Thursday after he drew peg 8 on the Sycamore. Maggot to each side of the point brought carp to 6lbs with bream to 3lbs sliding over the rim of the landing net to give Nige his win.
On the other point peg, 13, Keith Powell [PI Bold] also worked with maggot to each side of the peg, but also went out on the 5 metre line to put together 69-10-0 with carp to 7lbs and barbel to 2lbs. Opposite Keith, at peg 48, Gareth Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] had 60-12-0 for third, and Eric Bancroft was in the prize list again, recording a Chestnut best of 60-8-0 to pick up 4th.
Keith Powell stepped up to top spot on Saturday when maggot fished close in to each side of Sycamore peg 40 stood him in good stead in the closest match of the week. Carp and barbel, to 7lbs and 3lbs, homed in on the bait to give Keith a return of 83-10-0.
On the Chestnut Pool Rob Brennan [Maver] finished two fish short of the target when his shallow caster and maggot attack put 77-12-0 on the scales at peg 16. Back on the Sycamore Pete Ricketts featured again, taking third this time with 70-11-0 from peg 13. Fourth went to a Willows best of 69-15-0 by dave Craggs [Maver Midlands].
Dave Brown picked up his second win of the week on Sunday and also had top score of the week with a level 136-0-0, one of six ‘tons’ recorded in the match.. Shallow caster and maggot worked again for Dave, this time at peg 24 on the Oak, where carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs made up the weight.
Runner up Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] combined pellet and maggot at Chestnut peg 30 to attract carp and barbel for 122-2-0. At Chestnut 21 Graham O’Sullivan [OAC] was a close third on 120-4-0, with his son Jack O’Sullivan [OAC] 4th with 109-13-0 from Sycamore 49.
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