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Boldings report    28-12-16.

 

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] took charge of the Wednesday open at Boldings Pools by fishing corn at 11 metres after he drew peg 39 on the Sycamore. Carp and bream both found the bait to their liking, and fish to 6lbs and 2lbs respectively combined to give figures of 47-10-0.

          Along at peg 33 Bob Tromans [Fiery Holes] worked with maggot at 8 metres to finish second with 30-14-0 of carp to 5lbs. Shane Rogers [Oakengates Ang Cent] had the first of two frame finishes when he weighed in 29-2-0 for third at peg 22, and three pegs away from Shane, Graham Palmer [Fitters] claimed fourth with 26-6-0 at peg 25.      

 

          Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] took on the winners mantle on Thursday by presenting maggot 10 metres out from peg 32 on the Chestnut. Carp to 5lbs responded to give Eric a return of 33-15-0.

          Terry Edwards [Swan Elite] alternated between 10 metres and close in with maggot at Willows peg 13 to find carp to 4lbs which totalled 24-9-0 to give Terry second place, only three ounces ahead of Matt Stobbs [Oak Ang Cent] whose 24-6-0 came from Chestnut peg 6. Opposite Matt, on peg 36, Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] scaled 21-7-0 in fourth.

 

          Shane Rogers booked himself a Christmas bonus with his second frame finish of the week, which saw him take the top honours on Christmas

                                                                                                         

Eve. Pegged in the corner, at peg 4 on the Sycamore, Shane worked maggot at 12 metres to tempt carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs to end the match on 43-13-0.

          Over on peg 47 Colin Wozek [ABC] also offered maggot, fishing at 12 metres and close. He had carp in the 4lbs bracket to finish second on 29-13-0. Steve Hall [Oswestry] was one fish behind at peg 13 where he weighed 26-2-0, and just behind him, on 24-11-0 at peg 38, was Josh Humphreys [ABC].        

 

          The Boxing day laurels went to Nige Clarke [Monkhall] who led the way from peg 32 on the Beech Pool by presenting corn at 10 metres, which sorted out carp in the 6lbs range for a final tally of 48-5-0.

          On the other side of the pool at peg 18, Sean Barber [Maver] offered pellet, which produced smaller fish, samples to 4lbs, which left him short of the target on 34-7-0. Steve Owen made the frame again, his third placed 31-3-0 was the best weight from the Chestnut, and just pipped the 31-1-0 by Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] who was also on the Chestnut.

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Boldings report    21-12-16.

 

 

          Dave Lloyd [Maver] ignored the margins at peg 13 on the Sycamore Pool at Boldings Pools on Wednesday, concentrating his efforts instead on the 10 metre line, a move which paid off with a 53-6-0 winning bag. Carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs made up the catch, which was taken on pellet.

          Jason Atwell [Kingswinford] combined pellet and maggot to alternate between 6 metres and 10 metres       at peg 33 on the Sycamore, and had carp in the 5lb bracket which gave him 44-10-0 for second place. Peg 8 on the same pool provided Tim Kibble [Swan] with 37-4-0 for third, while a Beech Pool top catch of 31-15-0 put Tim Probert [PI Boldings] into fourth.

 

          Thursday honours went to Swan Elite rod Terry Edwards after he drew Chestnut peg 30. Maggot at 6 metres put carp to 6lbs on the scales for a total of 50-10-0.

          Dave Brown [Maver] used his winter standby combination of bread and maggot to entice 42-10-0 of carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs from peg 46 on the Sycamore to fill second spot. Nathan Spain [Shrewsbury] headed the Willows Pool card to finish in third overall, his 41-12-0 coming from peg 19. Back on the Chestnut Andy Jenkins [Pool Hayes] picked up fourth with his 39-14-0 from peg 7. 

 

          Two pegs on the Willows Pool gave the top two weights in the first round of the Boldings Individual Winter League on Saturday.

          First round winner Ken Humphreys [Oswestry] was in the corner at peg 22 and eased 12lbs clear of a close battle for second place by netting carp to 7lbs, which took his maggot bait, offered at 10 metres. At the whistle Ken had 67-8-0 for his victory.

          Along at peg 16 Les Thompson [Matrix] just squeezed into second by handing 52-12-0 of carp to 6lbs to the scalesman, to hold off Gary Gollins [Swan] who topped the list on the Ash Pool with 55-10-0. Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] was best on the Sycamore, his fourth overall 51-9-0 coming from peg 33.