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Boldings report 6-9-16.
Paul Evans [PI Boldings] set the standard for the week at Boldings Pools when he headed the Monday open card with the top weight of the week, 161-14-0. The big haul of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs came from peg 48 on the Sycamore, and fell to caster at 5 metres, rotated with close in tactics.
Last Mondays winner Harry Colley [PI Bold] was on peg 8 on the Chestnut, and finished not far behind the winner on 158-0-0. Harry used his favourite combination of corn, pellet and meat to attract carp to 8lbs, as well as barbel to 3lbs. Also on the Chestnut was third placed Andy Williams [Vespe] whose 123-14-0 came from peg 36. Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] put his name on fourth by weighing 111-12-0 at Sycamore peg 8.
Andy Williams moved up two places on Wednesday to complete a hat trick of Wednesday wins. He was on peg 10 on the Chestnut this time, but the fish were much harder to tempt, and 57-14-0 was enough for a narrow victory. Carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs made up the catch, and came to maggot and corn fished to each side of the peg.
Steve Owen [Monkhall] worked maggot and caster to the island at Chestnut 23 to finish one fish behind with 56-2-0 of carp to 6lbs. Phil Foster [PI Bold] was an even closer third when he scaled 55-14-0 at peg 27, and things got even tighter when Mick Jameson [PI Bold] recorded 55-7-0 at peg 16.
Thursday saw another tight frame when Keith Powell [PI Bold] took the top spot from peg 8 on the Sycamore with a mix of carp and barbel weighing 83-12-0, which came to corn and pellet worked to each side of the peg.
Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] operated with paste close in at peg 3 on the Sycamore to pick off carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, and ending the day on 78-12-0. Mick Jameson finished one place better than the previous day when his 77-9-0 from peg 39 put him in third, ahead of John Edwards [Oswestry] who had 60-6-0 at peg 16.
Dave Brown [Maver] had the clearest win of the week when he took the Saturday honours with 156-2-0 from peg 10 on the Chestnut. Caster, fished shallow at 5 metres and on the deck closer in had carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lb coming to the net at regular intervals for Dave.
Similar tactics worked for Ralph Johnson [PI Bold] at Chestnut 18, bringing in carp and barbel totaling 112-1-0. Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] was top man on the Sycamore and third overall with 101-9-0 from peg 8, and Pete Tolley [PI Bold] was a pound behind him on 100-9-0 at Sycamore 13.
Eric Bancroft added a week-end win to his midweek runner up when he claimed the coin on Sunday. Drawn on peg 36 on the Chestnut, Eric fed maggot and corn to each side of the peg for a haul of carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs which gave a final tally of 140-14-0.
At Chestnut peg 4 Gareth Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] fished maggot to each side, and had carp, bream and barbel in his runner up 129-4-0. Third and fourth places were closely contested, with Scott Doodson [Maver] edging third with 126-10-0 at larch peg 19, while Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] had 126-1-0 at Larch 22.
