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Boldings report    29-11-17.

 

          Eric Bancroft [PI Boldings] needed every fish in his net to win a close run Monday open at Boldings Pools. He had carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs accepting his pellet bait, worked on the 8 metre line at peg 13 on the Sycamore Pool, and at the whistle Eric had 63-12-0 to offer up to the scales.

          Over at peg 32 on the Chestnut Pool Dave Doughty [PI Bold] was catching carp to 5lbs and bream to 3lbs on pellet at 5 metres, then had his weight boosted by the capture of a 14lbs carp. It wasn't quite enough though, and Dave settled for second when the scales stopped at 60-5-0. Last Mondays winner Tony Foster [PI Bold] picked up third when he scaled 40-12-0 at Chestnut peg 13, and one fish behind him on 36-12-0 was Dave Cole [Bronx] at Chestnut 9.         

 

          Things were pretty close again on Wednesday when Dave Brown [Maver] won from peg 1 on the Oak Pool. Pellet, worked along the side of the dam put 69-13-0 of carp to 5lbs in the net to put Dave at the head of the card.

          Dave Doughty picked up another second prize when he weighed in a Willows best weight of 66-1-0, having caught carp to 6lbs on pellet at 5 metres from peg 4. Ralph Johnson [PI Bold] was third from the other side of the Willows Pool where he weighed in 57-2-0 at peg 19, and back on the Oak Mick Jameson [PI Bold] booked in a level 55-0-0 to collect 4^th.

 

          Rob Hancox [MH Floats] broke the bait dominance of pellet on Thursday by offering bread to each side of Chestnut peg 39, where he was helped to a winning 82-12-0 by a carp of 15lbs.

          Mick Jameson moved up the frame to fill second, his pellet at 3 and 5 metres finding carp to 5lbs and bream to 3lbs to give figures of 54-14-0 at Sycamore peg 24. Third went to Alun Jones [Wrexham] whose 51-2-0 came from Sycamore 32, and Eric Bancroft had another pick up, thanks to 48-8-0 at Sycamore 13.

 

                      In the cold wind of Saturday Mark Stevens [Stevens Tackle] finished 10lbs clear with his 47-14-0 from peg 32 on the Chestnut. Maggot did the trick for Mark, by bringing carp to 6lbs onto the 6 metre line.

          Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] had carp to 5lbs and bream to 3lbs on pellet at 5 metres to finish second on 37-2-0 at Willows peg 16. Next door at peg 17, Alan Naylor [Oakengates Ang Cent] was close behind on 35-5-0 and close behind him, Tony Foster made his second appearance in the prize list with 33-9-0 at Chestnut peg 8.     

 

                      The biggest winning margin of the week came on Sunday when Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] had the luxury of not needing the 15lb common carp he included in his catch. Pegged number 13 on the Chestnut, Andy worked maggot at 12 metres to bag carp in the 7lbs bracket and the 15 lb fish, which pushed his total to 82-5-0.

          Eric Bancroft made his third appearance in the frame with a runner up 44-12-0 of carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs after he drew Sycamore 13for the second time. Thursday winner Rob Hancox shared fourth with Dave Pritchard [PI Bold] when they each scaled 32-15-0, Rob at Sycamore 35 and Dave at Chestnut 23.

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Boldings report    15-11-17.

 

Pellet and maggot on the 5 metre line combined to put Mick Jameson [PI Boldings] on the road to victory in the Monday open at Boldings Pools this week. Staked on peg 25 on the Sycamore, Mick established a 10lbs advantage by recording 88-11-0, which was made up with carp to 8lbs.

          Last week's winner Stephan Davies [Shrewsbury] filled second spot from peg 13 with a weight of 78-8-0. Steph had carp to 7lbs on maggot at 8 metres.

 

 

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] kept his extended run of success going by adding a winning double to his list. He also made it two Thursday wins on the trot by scaling 103-11-0 at Chestnut peg 30. Carp to 7lbs were the target fish, with maggot bait accounting for the catch.

          Eric Bancroft [PI Bold] fished close in on maggot at peg 31 to bag 8-6-3-0 of carp to 8lbs to fill the runner up spot. Third went to Paul Evans [PI Bold] whose 62-10-0 came from peg 23, and less than a pound behind him was Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] on 61-13-0 at peg 10.

 

          The second leg of the Owen double came on Saturday when the Chestnut Pool was in action again. This time Steve drew peg 2 and relied on maggot at 3 metres to draw in the fish. Carp to 7lbs obliged to provide a winning haul of 91-2-0.

          Last Saturdays winner Alun Jones [Wrexham] claimed second from peg 32 where he recorded 82-2-0, which put him ahead of Weston Pools pair Clive Wynn, who was third with 72-3-0 at peg 30, and Nathan Spain on 58-13-0 at peg 3.

 

          Maggot feeder secured a narrow win for Terry Edwards [Swan] on Sunday when the tactic put 59-6-0 of carp to 7lbs on the scales at Willows peg 9.

          Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] had carp of a slightly smaller stamp, carp to 6lbs, on maggot in the side and at 10 metres, which left him just short of top spot on 59-0-0 at Willows 4. At Willows peg 17 Dave Doughty [PI Bold] netted 53-10-0 for third while an Oak Pool top score of 44-7-0 handed fourth to John Rouse [Telford].

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Boldings report    8-11-17.

 

          Winter made itself felt in the Monday open at Boldings Pools, with temperatures below zero, and clear sunny skies.

          Conditions didn't affect Stephan Davies [Shrewsbury too much at peg 5 on the Willows though and he established himself as top man on the by presenting the scales with a net of 82-4-0. The catch consisted of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs, which Steph attracted with pellet at 10 metres, and in the margins.

          Around at peg 12 Mick Keene [Shrewsbury] worked between the 5 metre and 8 metre lines to net carp to 6lbs on his way to 65-2-0 and the runner up spot. Mick Jameson [PI Boldings] had the best weight from the Chestnut Pool, 62-1-0 to pick up third, with Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] fourth with 55-8-0 at Willows 7.

 

          Oak Pool peg 16 also produced an 82lb winner in the Wednesday open when Dave Brown [Maver] worked pellet at 10 metres and down the side to bag a level 82-0-0 of carp to 6lbs.

          Paul Evans [PI Bold] offered caster and maggot on the 5 metre line at peg 8 to finish second with 49-4-0 of carp to 5lbs. Over on peg 29 Ron Clarke [PI Bold] was a close third on 47-12-0, and along at peg 26 Kevin Melville [Dorset Pools] scaled 38-13-0 in fourth.

 

          Carp to 9lbs and bream to 2lbs helped Steve Owen [Monkhall] to a 90-6-0 winning total at Sycamore peg 21 on Thursday. Steve took his fish at 10 metres and in the side by combining maggot and corn.

          Colin Reynolds made the list again with a runner up 60-6-0 at peg 31, where the carp were of a lesser stamp at 6lbs, but the bream were on the same size as those of the winner, at 2lbs apiece. Colin caught on pellet at 7 metres and close. Scott Doodson [Maver] took third with 45-4-0 from peg 16, just beating the 43-8-0 from Graham Roberts [PI Bold] at peg 18.

           

          The trip down from Wrexham was well worthwhile for Alun Jones on Saturday as he notched up a 92-11-0 best bag. Having pulled Willows peg 7 from the bag, Alun opted to fish shallow with waggler and maggot and was rewarded with a net of carp in the 7lb range.

          Steve Owen made the second of three visits to the prize list by adding a second place to his first of Thursday. He was on Sycamore peg 4 and fished maggot and corn close in and at 12 metres for 80-5-0 of carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs. Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] just squeezed out Les Thompson [Matrix] in the race for third by scaling 69-6-0 at Willows 16, while Les had 69-3-0 at Sycamore 22.

          Maggot and pellet found the fish for Andy Bishop [PI Bold] on Sunday to give a winning return of 98-6-0. The catch came from peg 32 on the Chestnut, where Andy presented his bait at 5 metres and close in to pick off carp 6lbs and bream to 2lbs.

          Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] caught on maggot at Sycamore 21, hooking carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs at 5 metres and close. He was left needing just one more carp when the scales stopped at 93-1-0. Steve Owen collected for the third time by weighing 81-2-0 at Chestnut 30, with Steve Lane [PI Bold] finishing things off with 66-13-0 at Sycamore 34.

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Hi Ed

 

No results yet.

 

Malc.

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Boldings report    11-10-17.

 

          The first winner's purse of the week at Boldings Pools went to Darren Warden [PI Boldings] when he put together a top score of 109-12-0 at Chestnut peg 7. Targeting carp and bream with pellet and maggot did the trick for Darren, bringing carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs to the net.

          Eric Bancroft [PI Bold] finished just shy of 100lbs with his top weight form the Beech, 99-5-0 from peg 7. Eric fished pellet and paste in the side for carp to 6lbs. Phil Shaw PI Boldings put a level 87-0-0 on the scales at Chestnut 21 to pick up third, and Les Willis made a full house of PI Boldings rods in the frame with 84-10-0 from Chestnut 32.   

 

                    With autumn making itself felt on Wednesday weights were down on the Willows and Larch Pools. The Willows produced the winner for Stuart Aston [Swan] in the form of carp to 6lbs and barbel to 3lbs at peg 13. Stu worked corn and pellet to the paddles and down the side to pick off 66-9-0.

          Graham Palmer [Fitters] put himself into the runner up spot with a pellet and maggot approach at Larch peg 8, where he banked carp to 6lbs from the 6 metre line as well as close in. Pete Sawyer [Bronx] was less than 3lbs adrift at Larch 26, where he scaled 53-11-0, and close behind him was Dave Brown [Maver] on 52-0-0 at Larch 22.

 

                    Dan Lee [Ludlow] topped the list on Thursday after he drew peg 33 on the Sycamore. Presenting pellet at 7 metres put him in contact with carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs, which he used to build a 105-6-0 winning bag.

          Brian Travis [Shrewsbury] topped the Chestnut Pool catches to fill second place, he had carp and bream to 7lbs and 2lbs respectively on pellet and corn in the side and at 7 metres to record 87-8-0 at peg 39. Eric Bancroft made the list again, finishing third this time by scaling 79-4-0 at Sycamore 13, and Dave Brown had another fourth thanks to 78-12-0 from Sycamore 48.

 

                    Saturday saw Alun Jones [Wrexham] take a turn at the top when his corn bait just put him ahead of Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Angling Centre]. Alun was on Beech peg 5 and had carp to 7lbs from the margins to weigh 90-3-0.

          Matt drew Oak peg 5 where caster fished shallow and in the side gave a catch of carp to 5lbs totaling 87-11-0. At Oak 16, Harry Colley [PI Bold] booked in 59-14-0 for third, which was closely followed by 57-6-0 from Steve Owen [Monkhall] at Oak 31.

 

                    Harry Colley moved up to first spot on Sunday when the Beech Pool again bettered the Oak. Harry Drew Beech 32 where he put corn to work at 4 metres and in the side to attract carp to 7lbs and a final tally of 79-2-0.

          Jack O'Sullivan [Oak Ang Cent] filled second with the best Oak Pool weight, 65-8-0, which consisted of carp to 5lbs, which were caught on pellet and maggot at 6 metres and close in at peg 29. Steve Owen had another pay out when he scaled 60-8-0 for third at Beech 3, and Dave Brown had another fourth, when he weighed 51-9-0 at Oak 16.

 

          The dates of the matches for the Boldings Winter League are Dec 2nd & 16^th, Jan 13th & 27^th, and Feb 10^th. Anyone wishing to enter please contact Rob Hancox, Dave Craggs or Boldings Pools. 

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On Saturday last week at Boldings Pools Scott Harding established himself as a comfortable winner of the open by finishing 30lbs clear with a level 100-0-0. He was pegged number 8 on the Larch Pool and caught on maggot, bagging carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs, by alternating between the 6 metre line and close in.

          Chris Newbrook [Oakengates Ang Cent] had all carp to 6lbs at Larch peg 1, taking his fish on maggot and pellet at 8 metres and close in to record 71-11-0 for second. In between the top two, at peg 4 Richard Davenport [Oswestry] filled third spot with 60-7-0, with fourth going to a Chestnut top weight of 57-6-0 by Gary Hick [Oswestry] at peg 10.

 

                    Weights shot up on Sunday when Harry Colley put in a blistering performance with his pellet, corn and meat bait combination at peg 4 on the Sycamore, drawing in carp to 9lbs as well as barbel and bream to 3lbs to the close in line. By the time the finishing horn sounded, Harry had an impressive 201-5-0 to hand over to the scales.

          On the end of the pool, at peg 47, Eric Bancroft [PI Boldings] was also catching well with his pellet and paste approach, but gradually fell behind, ending the match with 131-12-0 of carp to 9lbs and barbel to 4lbs. Third came from the Oak Pool, where Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] was top man, his third overall 104-130 coming from peg 22. Back on the Sycamore, Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] scaled 96-12-0 at peg 22 to take fourth.

 

                    Phil Shaw [PI Bold] finished some way ahead on Monday by adopting a shallow approach to present his pellet and maggot bait duo at Sycamore peg 8. Carp to 8lbs responded to give Phil a return of 158-5-0.

          Eric Bancroft picked up another runner up pay-out when his pellet and paste accounted for 85-14-0 of carp to 7lbs at peg 16. Bronx grouped Dave Cole earned third with a level 54-0-0 at peg 25.

 

                    The first of two wins for Dave Brown [Maver] came on Wednesday after he drew peg 3 on the Ash Pool, which he tackled with maggot to fish at 6 metres as well as down the side to bag 124-12-0 of carp to 8lbs.

          Runner up Ron Clarke {PI Bold] offered pellet and corn at Beech peg 7 for a net of carp to 7lbs weighing 74-5-0, and at Ash peg 20 Scott Harding put himself in the frame again by scaling 65-3-0.

 

                    Dave Brown took complete charge of the Thursday open to record his second win of the week, and it was maggot which did the business again. This time Dave worked his bait shallow, alternated with presenting it at depth, and picked off carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs all through the match to end the day on 201-9-0 at Chestnut peg 39.

          At Chestnut 10 Mick Keene [Tricast Weston] combined pellet and maggot to fish at 5 metres and close in to net 115-8-0 of carp to 7lbs to claim second. Scott Harding paid his third visit to the prize table, courtesy of a Larch Pool top weight of 106-2-0 from peg 16, and also on the Larch was Steve Roberts, who collected his second fourth prize of the week thanks to 102-15-0 from peg 22.

 

          The dates of the matches for the Boldings Winter League are Dec 2nd & 16^th, Jan 13th & 27^th, and Feb 10^th. Anyone wishing to enter please contact Rob Hancox, Dave Craggs or Boldings Pools. 

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Boldings report    20-9-17.

 

          Bob Tromans [PI Boldings] came out top in a close finish to the Monday open at Boldings Pools when he finished one fish better off than the runner up. Bob was on peg 7 on the Willows Pool and enticed carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs by fishing pellet on the 5 metre line alternated with maggot in the margins, to end the match with figures of 85-8-0.

          On the other side of pool, at peg 16, Dave Olly [Salford AC] stuck to pellet on two lines, close in, and at 6metres, and he too netted a mix of carp and barbel, with samples to 6lbs and 3lbs returning 82-13-0. In third spot was Steve Owen [Monkhall] who weighed in 67-15-0 at peg 9. Tony Woolaston [Fatty's] was fourth with the best weight from the Beech Pool, 61-15-0.       

 

          The top two from Monday exchanged places on Wednesday when Dave Olly took over first at the expense of Bob Tromans.

          They also swapped sides on the Willows Pool, and Dave took his victory from peg 8, where pellet, fished across to the small peninsula resulted in 75-3-0 of carp and barbel slipping onto the scales.

          Bob was over on peg 19 and worked pellet at 8 metres and maggot down the sides for more carp and barbel, but smaller samples left him 10lbs short on 65-13-0. Pete Sawyer [Bronx] was only four ounces off second with his Sycamore Pool best of 65-9-0 at peg 16, and Tony Foster [PI Bold] was only another 5 ounces short on 65-4-0 at Sycamore 34.

 

          Dave Olly was in winning mode again on Thursday, this time on the Oak Pool, and with an increased margin over the rest. Pellet did the job again, accounting for carp to 6lbs, which came from the 5 metre line as well as the inside line, to give a total of 84-15-0 at peg 13.

          Dave Doughty [PI Bold] combined corn and pellet at peg 16 and found a better stamp of carp, fish to 7lbs, but not enough of them, which left him on 65-15-0. Graham Roberts [PI Bold] was a close third with his 64-12-0 at peg 29, which left Bolton AC visitor Paul Eckersall to pick up fourth for his 54-5-0 at peg 5.

 

                   Harry Colley [PI Bold] came up with the best weight of the week to easily win the Saturday open from peg 9 on the Chestnut. Pellet and meat brought carp to 8lbs into the margins, and Harry plundered 134-15-0 of them to win by 58lbs.

          Carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs added up to 76-15-0 at peg 30 for Paul Hemming [Monkhall] who caught on pellet at 5 metres and down the side. Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Angling Centre] had his third placed 56-11-0 from peg 16 and at peg 21, 49-8-0 gave fourth to Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent].

 

          Sunday saw another big winning margin as Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] cruised to victory on the Larch Pool. Maggot down the edge and at 4 metres found carp in the 7lbs bracket at peg 4 to give Gareth full control of the match, and he finished with 104-11-0.

          Harry Colley added a second to his first placing the previous day when his pellet, corn and meat put 59-8-0 in the weigh tub at peg 16. Colin Reynolds also made a second visit to the prize table by weighing in 53-2-0 at peg 22, with Kel Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] finishing things off with 50-3-0 at peg 14.

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Hi Ed

 

No results as yet this week.

 

Malc.

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Boldings report    6-9-17.

 

          Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] was the star of the Bank Holiday show at Boldings Pools with a 181-14-0 mix of carp to 8lbs and barbel to 5lbs securing victory in the BH Monday open.

          Drawn on Willows peg 8, Andy drew in the fish with a pellet and maggot bait combination, which he offered on the 5 metre line as well as close.

          Round at peg 13, Paul Hemming [Monkhall] presented maggot to each side of the peg, where he too found carp and barbel, with samples to 8lbs and 4lbs returning 134-0-0. Paul Evans [PI Boldings] was next to the winner on peg 7, but couldn't tempt as many fish, finishing on 96-7-0 in third. Over on peg 16, Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Ang Cent] collected fourth with his 70-14-0.

 

          Matt Edgerton converted fourth to first on Wednesday when his pellet at 5 metres and close in gave him 74-14-0 of carp to 6lbs to hand over to the scales at peg 13 on the Oak Pool.

          Peg 13 on the Beech provided Phil Shaw [PI Bold] with a close placed runner up weight of 71-10-0. Phil had his fish, carp to 5lbs, on close fished pellet. Along at Beech 7 Matt Stobbs [Oak Ang Cent] put his name on third with 55-15-0, and just behind him, on 55-5-0, was Mick Jameson [PI Bold] at Oak peg 8.

 

          Number one angler on the Chestnut open on Thursday was Eric Bancroft [PI Bold] who triumphed with a paste approach. Presenting the bait to each side of peg 4 found carp in the 7lbs range, which gave a final tally of 73-14-0.

          Matt Stobbs improved on his Wednesday finish by taking second this time. Matt was on peg 27 and fished to the island with pellet to net carp and bream for 64-10-0. Paul Evans [PI Bold] bagged 57-14-0 for third at peg 14, leaving Danny Boden [Oak Ang Cent] in a close fourth on 55-12-0 at peg 30.

 

 

          Dave Brown [Maver] tagged another win to his considerable list with victory in the Saturday open. The Larch Pool gave the top two catches, outshining the Sycamore, which came up with third and fourth.

          Brown was on peg 16 on the Larch, and worked his favourite shallow maggot and caster tactics to attract carp to 7lbs, which built into a winning total of 72-13-0.

          Over on peg 28 Tony Foster [PI Bold]opted for pellet and corn at 5metres and close in, which saw him through to second place with a weight of 67-7-0. Jamie Langford [PI Bold] had the top weight on the Sycamore, 63-6-0 from peg 4, which put into third overall. Fourth went to the 58-8-0 by Steve Owen [Monkhall] at Sycamore 21.     

 

          Eric Bancroft completed the second leg of a winning double when he secured victory in the Sunday open with a pellet and paste attack at peg 9 on the Ash Pool. Presenting his bait close in put Eric in contact with carp to 9lbs, which he used to build a final weight of 129-1-0.

          Paul Hemming [Monkhall] led the way on the Oak Pool where peg 13 was the best one on the pool again. Maggot, worked down the sides attracted 107-11-0 of carp to 8lbs, to put Paul into the runner up spot. Back on the Ash Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] had a level 87-0-0 for third and close behind him, on 83-14-0 at Oak 27 was Dave Doughty [PI Bold].

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Boldings report    31-8-17.

 

Sorry its late Ed, had a rough week.

 

          Caster was king in the Monday open at Boldings pools, setting Paul Evans [PI Boldings] on the road to victory at Chestnut peg 21. Presenting the bait down the shelf put Paul in contact with carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs as he built a 107-9-0 winning haul.

          Round at peg 30 on the same pool Jason Atwell [Kingswinford] went for a pellet and corn approach to bag 81-15-0 of carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs to fill second place. Peg 36 produced 73-11-0 to give Mick Foan [PI Bold] third, while a Sycamore Pool top weight of 68-0-0 from peg 13 put Danny Boden [Oakengates Ang Cent] into fourth.

 

          The Willows Pool was well below par for the Wednesday open and 64-8-0 saw Harry Colley [PI Boldings] record the first leg of a winning double. Using his standby bait combo of pellet, meat and corn, Harry found carp to 7lbs and some of the pools better barbel, fish to 5lbs, to end the day on 64-8-0 at peg 9.

          Mick Foan made the mix again, picking up second this time with 60-10-0 of carp and barbel on corn and pellet waggler at peg 7. Graham Palmer [Fitters] was next door at peg 8, and had 54-10-0 for third, and Jason Atwell put in his second appearance in the frame by scaling 48-8-0 at peg 16.

 

 

          Harry Colley returned to top spot on Thursday, when the open was fished on the Sycamore. Harry drew peg 30, where close in tactics had carp and bream slipping over the rim of the net, with fish of 8lbs and 3lbs adding up to 94-13-0.

          Eric Bancroft [PI Bold] was tight behind in second, having netted carp to 9lbs on paste and meat in the sides at peg 8, he finished just over a pound short on 93-9-0. Third came from peg 34 when Jamie Langford [PI Bold] scaled 58-1-0 and opposite him, at peg 21 Graham Roberts [PI Bold] weighed 50-13-0 in fourth.

 

          The Willows Pool was coming back into form on Sunday and a mix of carp and barbel helped Mark Rathbone [St Francis] into the top slot. Pegged on number 17, Mark worked pellet and corn at 10 metres and down the side to net fish of 8lbs and 4lbs respectively, and ended the match with figures of 98-14-0.

          Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] finished one fish behind with a Larch Pool best of 93-2-0, having caught carp to 7lbs on close in maggot at peg 8. Back on the Willows Eric Bancroft made the list again, his 83-13-0 from peg 22 giving him third.

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Boldings report    15-8-17.

 

Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Ang Cent] had an outstanding week at Boldings Pool, with two first places and a second to his credit.

Monday saw Matt in action on the Willows Pool, bagging ghost carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs at peg 8. Pellet, fished at 5 metres and down the side accounted for the fish, which gave a total of 121-0-0 for a narrow victory.     

Stephan Davies [Shrewsbury] pressed his case all the way to the finish, and was less than a pound behind with 120-7-0 at Willows peg 16. Steph also caught on pellet, which he fished shallow, and in the side, for carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs. Eric Bancroft        [Rod & Gun] booked in 103-2-0 at peg 13 to finish third, while 77-11-0 from peg 5 handed fourth to Ralph Johnson [P I Boldings].

 

          In the Wednesday open on the Beech Pool Dave Brown [Maver] strolled to victory, leaving the rest of the field trailing in his wake. He was on peg 32 and presented pellet down the side, alternated with maggot at 5 metres, which put carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs in the net for a total of 121-14-0, more than three times the next weight.

          Nearest challenger Graham Palmer [[PI Bold] was a long way back on 37-10-0 at peg 16, having caught on pellet and corn, close in and at 6 metres. Mick Jameson [PI Bold] was just behind at peg 20 where he weighed 36-13-0, which left Matt Stobbs [Oak Ang Cent] to pick up fourth with his 33-13-0 at peg 9.

 

          Matt Edgerton was back at the top of the list on Thursday, this time on the Sycamore Pool, where pellet worked again. Matt worked the bait at 6 metres and into the corner at peg 50, where carp to 7lbs combined with barbel and bream to 3lbs to give a 107-12-0 winner.

          At peg 21 Paul Evans [PI Bold] fished caster, down the shelf to pick off carp to 8lbs on his way to a runner up 96-4-0. Dave Brown added a third to his win of the previous day, his 90-7-0 coming from peg 39. Up in the corner at peg 27, Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] took fourth with a level 71-0-0.

 

          Colin Reynolds made a triumphal return to the Sycamore on Saturday, exchanging his fourth place for a first after he drew point peg 13. Pellet, presented close in to each side of the point put Colin in contact with carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, which he used to build a 145-13-0 top weight.

          Matt Edgerton tagged a second place onto his double top with a pellet based 103-13-0 of carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs at peg 34. Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] filled third with the top catch from the Larch Pool, 63-14-0 from peg 8, and Graham Palmer made the frame again with 56-0-0 from Sycamore 8.

          The Sunday honours were shared between the Beech and the Larch pools, with the winner coming from the Beech in the form of Shane Rogers [Oak Ang Cent]. Drawn on peg 26, Shane offered pellet and maggot, close in to each side of the peg to net carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs as he put together 103-12-0.

          Colin Reynolds made his third trip to the prize table by recoding the top weight on the Larch, 91-7-0, which gave him second overall. Back on the Beech, Kel Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] scaled 90-4-0 for third at peg 7, which was followed by 85-2-0 from Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] at Larch 19.

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Boldings report    2-8-17.

Dave Doughty [PI Boldings] was in a class of his own at Boldings Pools on Wednesday and ended the day with double the weight of anyone else. Dave drew peg 21 on the Chestnut Pool and had the carp and bream feeding well on corn in the margins. Samples to 7lbs and 3lbs added up to 133-10-0 when the scales arrived.                                                                                                                 Graham Lewis [Dawley] combined pellet and corn to fish at 4 metres and down the side at peg 30, but couldn't get the fish going like the winner, and finished with 65-3-0 in second. Over on peg 10 Tony Foster [PI Bold] picked up third by scaling 51-10-0 and opposite him Ralph Johnson [PI Bold] completed the frame with 43-12-0.

Things were more even on Thursday, although match winner Paul Evans [PI Bold] did give himself  a 14lb buffer between him and a close battle for the rest of the places.                                                                                                                                        Paul was on Sycamore peg 48, where caster, down the shelf attracted carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, which added up to 139-4-0.                                                      

Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Ang Cent] went for a pellet approach at point peg 13, working the bait to each side to pick off carp to 8lbs and barbel to 4lbs to scrape in front of Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] who was on the point, peg 8. Matt finished on 125-7-0, and Colin on a level 125-0-0. Fourth went to an Oak Pool best of 120-7-0 from Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] at peg 22.

 

Colin Reynolds moved to the top of the list on Saturday, when he drew the same peg which gave him third in the week, Sycamore 8. The pool was in a much more subdued mood for this match and Colin needed less than half his mid week weight to win. Pellet at 4 metres and in the sides put 60-13-0 on the scales for the victory.     

Les Thompson [Matrix] worked pellet at 12 metres and close in at peg 18 to net a runner up 54-11-0 of carp to 5lbs. Steve Owen [Monkhall] was a fish behind with his 5213-0 at peg 44. Mick Foan [Rod & Gun] finished things off by scaling 40-5-0 at peg 42.     

                    Eric Bancroft followed the example of Colin Reynolds to convert his mid week fourth to a Sunday first, and he did it with the best weight of the week, 181-11-0. Fishing paste to each side of Chestnut peg 21 saw Eric netting carp and bream, with fish to 8lbs and 3lbs making up the catch.

          Jack O'Sullivan [O'gates Ang Cent] included carp, barbel and bream in his pellet based runner up 136-0-0 at peg 26. Up at peg 4 91-11-0 gave third to Adam Jones [Willenhall] with Kelvin Emlyn [O'gates Ang Cent] fourth at peg 32 where he weighed 86-11-0.

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Boldings report    26-7-17.

 

Honours in the Wednesday open on the Sycamore Pool at Bodings Pools went to Ron Clarke [PI Boldings]  at corner peg 4. Pellet and meat fished in the sides resulted in a catch of carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs which gave Ron figures of 137-2-0.

          Just around at point peg 8 Dave Brown [Maver] fished to each side of the peg with pellet and maggot for a similar catch and figures of 122-15-0 to take second prize. Opposite the winner, at peg 50, Rich Pedlar [PI Bold] weighed 107-12-0 in third and at peg 13 Nige Clarke [Monkhall] had 100-9-0 for fourth.

 

                   On Thursday Dave Brown moved up from second to first by recording the best weight of the week. Pegged in the corner at number 50 on the Sycamore, Dave worked pellet into the corner  to rouse the interest of carp to 8lbs, which he used to build a winning haul of 175-10-0.

          In the diagonally opposite corner, at peg 30, Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] caught carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs on paste in the edges to fill second spot with 108-14-0. Peg 18 saw Paul Evans [PI Bold] scale 101-6-0 for third and Danny Boden [Oakengates Ang Cent] took fourth with 84-10-0 from peg 4.        

         

                   Willows peg 7 provided Tony Woolaston [Fatty's] with a Saturday winner when his pellet and maggot, fished at 5 metres and close in put 119-9-0 on the scales.

          At the next peg, number 8, Clive Wright [ABC] offered corn and pellet across and close in for a mix of carp and barbel weighing 100-15-0 which put him into second. Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] picked up third thanks to 84-5-0 from peg 14, while at peg 4 Nathan Spain [Tricast Weston] scaled 75-5-0 in fourth.

 

          Willows peg 4 hit better form on Sunday for Graham Roberts [PI Boldings] who found carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs using pellet in the side. At the end of the match Graham had 172-14-0 to hand over to the scales.

          Eric Bancroft picked up another second prize when he weighed in 148-11-0 at Willows peg 7. Eric caught on paste at 5 metres and in the side, and included carp to 8lbs barbel to 4lbs and bream to 3lbs.Across on peg 17 Harry Colley [PI Bold] scaled 130-1-0 to finish third, while an Oak Pool top weight of 106-8-0 put Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] into fourth.

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Boldings report    12-7-17.

 

          Phil Shaw [PI Bold] got the ball rolling at Boldings Pools with a Willows Pool win on Monday, when shallow pellet did the business at peg 5. Picking off carp to 7lbs on a regular basis saw Phil put together a level 137-0-0 for his win.

          Danny Jones [PI Bold] had carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs on corn and pellet in the margins at peg 13 to edge second with 118-7-0. Less than a pound behind was Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] on 117-9-0 at peg 19, and next to the winner, at peg 4, Steve Owen [Monkhall] completed the line up with 111-3-0.

 

The honours were shared between the Oak and Beech Pools on Wednesday when Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Ang Cent] top weighted from Oak peg 16. Pellet and maggot fished down the side put 86-1-0 of carp to 7lbs in the bag for Matt.

Tony Woolaston [Fatty's] went for a pellet and corn approach on the 8 metre line and in the margins at Beech peg 15, and had 76-2-0 of carp to 5lbs to fill the runner up spot. Third came from the Oak when Mick Jameson [Preston I Bold] weighed 66-1-0 at peg 13, and a level 63-0-0 gave Ralph Johnson [P I Bold] fourth at Beech 26.

 

          The Sycamore Pool provided Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] with a top spot on Thursday when carp and bream made up a top catch of 116-7-0. Corn and maggot down the sides had samples to 8lbs and 3lbs respectively dropping into the net to give the victory at peg 30.

          Over at peg 24 Dave Craggs [Maver] worked caster and maggot, shallow and in the side to bag 95-15-0 of carp to 7lbs. Up at the other end of the pool, at peg 47, 65-6-0 put Paul Evans [PI Bold] into third, just ahead of Les Willis [PI Bold]on 63-2-0 at peg 50.        

 

          Top weight of the week at Boldings went to Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] whose Sunday best of 175-8-0 from Beech peg 20 left him well clear of the rest. Andy's catch consisted of carp to 9lbs, which fell to maggot fished in the edges of the peg.

          Shane Rogers [Oak Ang Cent] had the best of a trio of weights from the Willows, which filed the rest of the frame. Shane was on peg 19 and included some good barbel to 5lbs along with carp to 7lbs in a net of 109-5-0, which came to corn at 14 metres and maggot down the edge. Over on peg 8 Graham Roberts [PI Bold] just topped the 100lb mark with 100-1-0 to take third, leaving Bill Rathbone [PI Bold] to collect fourth for his 87-4-0 at peg 5.

 

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          The Monday honours at Boldings Pools went to Shifnal rod Dave Mortlock who put a pellet and worm combination to good use at peg 18 on the Chestnut Pool. Carp and bream moved in on the bait, which Dave presented at 4 metres and in the margins, and at the whistle, he had slipped the net under 105-3-0 under samples to 7lbs and 3lbs respectively.

          Along at peg 13 Steve Owen [Monkhall] had a mix of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs on corn and pellet to finish second on 94-8-0. Over on peg 36 Graham Roberts [PI Boldings] put 79-12-0 in the weigh sling to pick up third, with Tony Foster [PI Bold] filling 4^th from peg 16 where he scaled 73-1-0.

 

                    Dave Brown [Maver] added another win to his 2017 list on Saturday, when carp to 12lbs helped push his weight to 113-1-0. Pegged on the Sycamore, at peg 28, Dave worked shallow maggot to attract his fish.

          Steve Owen picked up another second by topping the Larch Pool card. He worked corn down the edge at peg 1 to tempt 88-12-0 of carp to 6lbs. Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Angling Centre] was at peg 19 on the Larch and had 67-1-0 to collect third, and close behind was Harry Colley [PI Bold] on 64-7-0 at Sycamore 13.        

         

                    On Sunday Tony Woolaston [Fatty's] fished pellet and corn at 8 metres and along the side from corner peg 32 on the Oak Pool to finish in the number one spot.   Carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs added up to 112-1-0 to hand the victory to Tony.

          Larch peg 1 filled second again when Bob Baker [PI Bold] swapped between shallow pellet and corn down the side to net a level 96-0-0 of carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs. Dave Brown tagged a third place onto his first by weighing 92-4-0 at point peg 29 on the Oak, while a Hawthorn top score of 89-8-0 gave Dave Lloyd [Maver] a close third.

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Boldings report    14-6-17.

 

Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] decided on a paste approach to the Monday open at Boldings Pools, having been successful with maggot last week. His decision paid off handsomely with a 143-6-0 winner, which came from peg 8 on the Oak Pool. Eric worked his paste to each side of the peg and picked off carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs in putting together his top catch of the day.

          Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Angling Centre] was over on Oak peg 24, where pellet at 5 metres found carp to 6lbs made up a runner up 115-3-0. Peg 31 produced a level 90-0-0 to give third to Dave Cole [Bronx] and up at the other end of the pool Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] was just behind on 87-7-0 at peg 22.

 

          Boldings were hosts to a Fish 'O' Mania qualifier on Wednesday, an event which attracted an entry of over 80 anglers, all vying for the coveted place in the £62,000 final, in which the winner will collect a cool £50,000.

          With only the winner of the qualifier going forward to the Grand Final, it was all to play for at Boldings and it was Chris Weeder [St Helens] who triumphed with a weight of 132-2-0 from peg 20 on the Ash Pool. Chris swapped between fishing shallow maggot in open water, with pellet on the inside line to keep carp to 6lbs coming to the net.

          For Andy May [MAP] it was a case of so near yet so far, as he finished two fish behind the winner with 122-1-0 of carp to 6lbs. He was on Chestnut peg 23 and fished to the island with shallow caster and maggot. Simon Christian [PI Boldings] finished in third at peg 1 on the Acorn Pool where he scaled 114-6-0, and frame regular Dave Brown [Maver] had 101-10-0 in fourth at Chestnut peg 7.

 

          Eric Bancroft was back at the top of the card on Thursday with a weight which was less than a pound different from his Monday winner. This time he was Chestnut peg 23, but stuck to a paste attack to bag carp to 8lbs and barbel to 3lbs on his way to 144-4-0.

          Runner up Bob Baker [PI Bold] had carp to 9lbs in his 140-6-0, which came to pellet, worked at 5 metres and down the side at Sycamore peg 24. Steve Owen [Monkhall] picked up third with 117-15-0 at Chestnut 39, which edged out Colin Reynolds for the second time. Colin was only three ounces behind on 117-12-0 at Chestnut 32.    

 

          Top weight of the week came on Sunday, and it came from the Fish 'O' winning peg, Ash 20. Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] drew it this time, and a maggot and pellet combination worked again to give figures of 175-1-0.

          Andy Williams [Vespe] fished to each side of Larch peg 16 with corn and maggot to bag carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs which made up his second placed 129-3-0. Dave Brown framed again, filling third this time by weighing in 120-4-0 at Larch peg 1, while a Willows Pool best of 89-3-0 put Kel Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] into fourth.

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Boldings report    8-6-17.

 

 

          Clive Wright [Ind] collected the main prize in the Bank Holliday open at Boldings Pools by overshadowing three weights from the Sycamore Pool. Clive was on the Chestnut Pool, peg 20, and operated with shallow caster to bag 124-10-0 of carp to 6lbs to establish a 28lbs advantage, and put his name against the top weight of the week.    

Roger Gamblin [Tricast Weston] led the way on the Sycamore to take the runner up pot. He was on point peg 13, and presented pellet and corn to each side to bring in carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbswhich gave a final weight of 96-2-0. Richard Guest    [Maver] was involved in a close fight for third with Tony Wollaston [Fatty's] a fight which he won by 67-15-0 to 67-2-0.

 

          Les Thompson [Matrix] scored the first of two victories for the week when he topped the Wednesday card from Beech peg 32. Carp to 7lbs made up a net of 87-7-0, which Les attracted with pellet, fished at 8 metres.

          The next three weights all came from the Ash Pool, where Andy Williams [Vespe] led the way. He was on peg 18 and combined corn and pellet at 6 metres and on the inside line to record 75-3-0. Over on peg 9 Simon Christian [Sedgley] put 71-2-0 on the scales to put his name on third, while up at the end of the pool Carl Pugh [PI Bold] had 57-10-0 for fourth at peg 23.         

 

          The winners laurels went to Eric Bancroft on Thursday when the Sycamore was the host pool, and Eric drew peg 21. Maggot in the margins sorted out carp to 8lbs and barbel to 3lbs and the 71-8-0 recoded against Eric's name gave him a fairly comfortable margin.

          Along at peg 24 Harry Colley [PI Bold] employed his meat, corn and pellet combo close in to fill second with 55-15-0 of carp to 7lbs. Steve Owen [Monkhall] had a level 52-0-0 for third at peg 4, and a level 38-0-0 handed fourth to Dave Brown [Maver].

 

 

          Saturday saw Les Thompson back in the driving seat, this time at peg 4 on the Larch. Going out to 16 metres to present pellet, up in the water, got carp to 6lbs feeding to give a winning total of 84-13-0.

          Graham Roberts [PI Bold] fished to the island with corn and pellet to bag 66-6-0 of carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs at Chestnut peg 23, to claim second. Back on the Larch Graham palmer [Fitters] snatched third with 62-0-0 from peg 28, with Tim Cadwallader [PI Bold] hot on his heels on 61-8-0 at Larch 26.

 

Oakengates Angling Centre rods mopped up the prizes on Sunday, with Matt Edgerton adding to his recent triple success with a narrow victory.

          Carp to 7lbs and barbel to 2lbs put in an appearance at peg 6 on the Larch, where Matt was pegged, and he snapped up 118-12-0 of them using pellet at 5 metres.

          Across at peg 24 Steve Roberts fed maggot and pellet down each side of the peg to find carp to 8lbs together with bream and barbel to 3lbs, and one more of any of the three species would have changed the result  as Steve finished with 115-15-0. Less than 3lbs behind second was Kel Emlyn on 113-4-0 at Larch peg 16, while a Sycamore Pool best of 97-6-0 gave fourth to Gareth Emlyn.

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Boldings report    10-5-17.

 

             The bank Holiday honours at Boldings Pools went to Jamie Langford [Preston Inno Boldings] by courtesy of 104-3-0 from peg 30 on the Sycamore Pool.  Pellet and maggot alternated between the 8 metre line and in the margins resulted in a net of carp to 7lbs, together with barbel and bream to 3lbs.

             Maggot and corn was the bait combo selected by Andy Williams [Vespe] to fish at 5 metres as well as close in at Sycamore 16. His tactics resulted in a bag of carp to 7lbs which gave a total of 89-15-0and second spot.  Dave Pritchard [PI Bold] claimed third by scaling 81-7-0 at peg 21, leaving Harry Colley [PI Bold]to take home fourth thanks to 74-5-0 from peg 13.

 

          It was on the Wednesday open that Dave Brown [Maver] set the best standard of the week, and he did it from the Ash Pool, which hit form again after playing second fiddle to the Beech recently. Dave drew peg 3, which he tackled with maggot, fished shallow, and down the side to make a terrific haul of carp to 6lbs totaling 167-14-0.

          Further along the same bank, Dave Doughty  [Wood End] operated with pellet and corn to net 100-12-0 of carp to 7lbs which made him the runner up. Third man Stuart Aston [Swan] was top of the Beech card with 85-13-0 at peg 7, while back on the Ash Bob Tromans [Fiery Holes] had 80-50 at peg 23.   

 

          Switching between 5 metres and 8 metres with pellet, maggot and corn at Willows peg 5 kept Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Angling Centre] one step ahead of the opposition on Thursday, by putting 107-15-0 of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 5lbs on the scales.

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          Morgan Davidson [Monkhall] fell 17lbs short with his 90-15-0 of carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, which he tempted with maggot, fished to each side of Sycamore peg 13. Back at Willows 16, Steve Owen [Monkhall] booked in 75-4-0 to fill third and a level 72 from Willows peg 9 put Dave Mortlock [PI Bold] into fourth.

 

                    Sycamore peg 21 came up with a winner for Ian Kull [Chestnut AC] on Saturday, responding to his close in corn approach to give a return of 131-7-0 of carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs.

          Jack O'Sullivan [Oak Ang Cent] was three pegs away at peg 24, and worked with maggot and corn which he offered at 5 metres and in the margins to bag 97-5-0 of carp to 7lbs. Morgan Davidson made the list again, his Chestnut best of 89-2-0 giving him third. Sycamore 13 gave fourth again, this time for Joe Brennan [PI Bold] who recorded 72-12-0 at the peg.

 

Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] made Hawthorn peg 1 a winner on Sunday when his 90-2-0 from the peg outshone the weights on the Sycamore. Working along the sides with maggot put Gareth in touch with carp to 7lbs on his way to victory. 

Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] used the same maggot tactics at Sycamore 21 to tempt carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs, which made up a total of 84-10-0, which fended off Graham Roberts [PI Bold] who had a level 83-0-0 at Sycamore 27. An even 72-0-0 from Sycamore 16 gave fourth to Shane Rogers [Oak Ang Cent].   

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Boldings report    3-5-17.

 

 

 

          The Monday open on the Willows Pool at Boldings Pools produced a close battle for first place between Phil Shaw [PI Boldings] and Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun].

          Both caught carp and barbel, and while Eric had a better stamp of fish, it was quantity not quality which prevailed, with carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs, all caught on shallow caster, which gave Phil a return of 114-11-0 at peg 5.

          Eric had his fish, carp to 7lbs and barbel to 5lbs, on maggot in the margins at peg 13, but fell one fish short with 112-12-0 at the whistle. Bewdley rod Paul Evans was next to winner on peg 4, where 101-14-0 put him into third, just ahead of Graham Roberts [PI Bold] who had 99-8-0 at peg 8.       

 

 

                   The Beech Pool outshone the Ash on Wednesday to give the top two places, and again there wasn't a lot between first and second.

          Darren Warden [PI Bold] put his name on the main prize by scaling 84-5-0 at Beech peg 5 to fend off Mick Perry [PI Bold] who weighed in 79-7-0 at Beech 20 to collect second. Third went to the top catch from the Ash Pool, 59-11-0, which gave the place to Ron Clarke [PI Bold]. Fourth also came from the Ash when Graham Palmer [Fitters] recorded 55-8-0 at peg 6.

 

                    Weights climbed on Thursday when the spoils were shared between the Chestnut and Sycamore Pools with Chestnut peg 17 providing Dave Brown [Maver] with the top catch of the day, 118-14-0.

          Point peg 13 on the Sycamore yielded the runner up weight of 111-6-0 to Steve Owen [Monkhall]. Eric Bancroft tagged a third place onto his earlier second when he booked in 102-4-0 at Chestnut 21, and peg 21 on the Sycamore helped Darren Warden add to his Wednesday win with a total of 82-4-0.

 

          Jason Atwell [Kingswinford] established the biggest winning margin of the week when he took the laurels on Saturday from peg 39 on the Chestnut. Maggot, presented at 5 metres brought carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs onto the feed to give Jason figures of 91-14-0 and an advantage of just under 22lbs over the rest.

          Peg 13 on the Sycamore came up with second place again, this time for Joe Brennan [PI Bold] who also caught carp and bream on maggot, which he worked at 4 metres. Samples to 6lbs and 2lbs respectively added up to 70-2-0 for Joe. Round at Sycamore 16 Keith Powell [PI Bold] filled third with 59-1-0 and 45-11-0 from Chestnut 21 put Morgan Davidson [Monkhall] into fourth.

         

          Sunday came up with the best weight of the week again, and again it was 150lbs plus which took the accolade, which went to Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling].

          He was drawn on peg 39 on the Sycamore and attracted carp to 8lbs and barbel to 4lbs with corn, pellet and caster, fished to each side of the peg. Fish came to the net regularly and at the finish Andy had 156-4-0 to hand over to the scales.

          Matt Edgerton [Oakengates Ang Cent] was over on corner peg 4 on the Sycamore, and he too caught well to finish with 142-4-0 of pellet fed carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs. Third man Simon Christian [Sedgley] was top rod on the Chestnut with 107-2-0 from peg 30, and back on the Sycamore Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] rounded off the line up in the prize list with 95-5-0 at peg 33.