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Boldings report 8-3-17.
Dave Cole [Bronx] claimed the coin in the Monday open at Boldings Pools, taking the honours at peg 23 on the Beech Pool, where corn at 10 metres had carp to 6lbs feeding to the tune of 76-4-0.
Mick Foan [Rod & Gun] was just around at peg 18, to the right of the winner where slightly smaller carp, fish to 5lbs, responded to pellet and corn at 12 metres as well as on the inside line, to ease Mick into second with 70-10-0. Stephan Davies [Shrewsbury] took third with 65-2-0 from peg 7, opposite the winner and two pegs away from him, Mick Keene [Tri Cast Weston] had 56-13-0 in fourth.
Neil Jones [Tricast Weston] registered a clear win on Wednesday when he employed a pellet and maggot attack at peg 29 on the Oak Pool. Baiting at 12 metres and close in at the point peg, Neil attracted carp to 5lbs to put together his 95-14-0 top weight.
Last Wednesdays winner Dave Brown {Maver] finished in second this time, he up at peg 22 on the Oak, and he also offered pellet and maggot to entice carp to 4lbs from the 8 metre line and from close in. At the finish Dave had 66-2-0 to hand over to the scales. Danny Maxfield [Maver] was some way behind in third with his 42-6-0 from Oak peg 4, while Mick Jameson [PI Boldings] was only 5 ounces behind Danny with his Ash Pool best of 42-1-0 from peg 14.
Dave Brown upped his game on Thursday to finish in top spot, 26lbs in front of the rest. Staked on peg 4 on the Larch, Dave alternated long and short pole to present pellet long and maggot short to pick off carp in the 5lbs bracket for final figures of 91-7-0.
Andy Williams [Vespe] was on peg 26 on the Beech where maggot and corn put 65-2-0 on the scales for second. Third was shared by Dave Doughty [Wood End] and Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] who each weighed in 56-12-0. Dave's catch came from peg 16 on the Larch, and Eric was on peg 9 on the Beech.
It was tight at the top on Saturday with only two pounds between first and second. First went to Morgan Davidson [Monkhall] at Larch peg 26 where maggot and pellet, close in and at 13 metres brought carp to 7lbs together with roach and bream to the net for a total on 73-3-0.
Over on Larch 16 Gary Morris [PI Bold] worked corn and pellet at 10 metres and close in to bag carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs which gave a level 71-0-0. Larch 4 came up with 59-3-0 to give third to Steve Hall [Oswestry] third, with a Willows top weight of 55-4-0 handing fourth to Matt Stobbs [Oak Ang Cent]
Nige Clarke [Monkhall] blitzed the opposition on Sunday to record top weight of the week for the second week running. On a wet and windy match, Nige had carp to 6lbs feeding on pellet and corn at peg 38 on the Chestnut Pool and plundered 96-3-0 of them from the 12 metre line, as well as from the inside.
