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Boldings report    9-11-16.

 

The Monday open at Boldings Pools gave a tight finish when victory went to Mick Keene [ABC]. Pegged on the Ash at number 5, he offered shallow maggot at 12 metres to pick off carp to 6lbs, which added up to 84-10-0.

          Opposite Keene at Ash 18, Mick Jameson [PI Boldings] went for a pellet and maggot approach to find carp to 7lbs in the margins and on the 4 metre line, but fell one and a half pounds short when he weighed in 83-2-0. Third went to the best catch from the Larch Pool, 55-12-0, which fell to Ian Hughes [Drennan] at peg 22. Another pool best, 47-8-0 handed fourth to Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] at Oak peg 31.   

 

          Bob Tromans [fiery Holes] won by 4lbs on Wednesday when his corn and maggot at 6 metres and close in to the side put 52-8-0 of carp to 5lbs and barbel to 4lbs onto the scales at Willows peg 16.

          Next door, at peg 17, Phil Shaw [PI Bold] fed caster and maggot to contact 48-7-0 of carp to 6lbs on the 10 metre line. Tony Foster [PI Bold] led the way on the Sycamore with a third overall 38-3-0 from peg 13, while at Willows peg 7 Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] had 36-5-0 in fourth.

 

          Eric Bancroft swapped his Monday fourth for a Thursday first when he drew on the Oak Pool again. This time he was on the dam, at peg 3 and worked along the wall, and at 5 metres with maggot for a 51-15-0 haul of carp to 6lbs.

          Graham Roberts [PI Bold] was top man on the Chestnut, booking in 45-12-0 of carp to 5lbs, which he attracted with maggot and pellet on the close in line and at 10 metres. Back on the Oak Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] grabbed third thanks to 37-12-0 at peg 8 and at peg 29 Phil Rhodes [PI Bold] scaled 30-7-0 in fourth.  

 

          Eric Bancroft swapped his Monday fourth for a Thursday first when he drew on the Oak Pool again. This time he was on the dam, at peg 3 and worked along the wall, and at 5 metres with maggot for a 51-15-0 haul of carp to 6lbs.

          Graham Roberts [PI Bold] was top man on the Chestnut, booking in 45-12-0 of carp to 5lbs, which he attracted with maggot and pellet on the close in line and at 10 metres. Back on the Oak Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] grabbed third thanks to 37-12-0 at peg 8 and at peg 29 Phil Rhodes [PI Bold] scaled 30-7-0 in fourth.  

 

Colin Reynolds [Bilston AC] elevated himself from third on Thursday to first on Sunday by returning 61-10-0 at peg 33 on the Sycamore. Carp and barbel showed a liking for his maggot bait, which Colin worked at  6 metres net carp to 7lbs and  barbel to 3lbs.

Paul Hemmings [Monkhall] had carp and bream on maggot in his runner up 58-3-0 at Sycamore 39, where fish to 5lbs and 2lbs made up the catch. Mick Jameson had his second frame finish of the week when a level 58-00 from peg 13 put him into third spot, ahead of Simon Mottram  [Drennan] on 54-11-0 at peg 18.