reportBoldings report 8-3-17.
Boldings report 8-3-17.
Ian Hughes [Drennan] hit the hundred pound mark to win the Monday open at Boldings Pools from peg 18 on the Beech Pool. Maggot on the pole at 12 metres sorted out carp in the 7lbs range to give Ian a 102-8-0 top haul of the day.
Mick Foan [Rod & Gun] finished in second for the second Monday running, his 70-6-0 was made up with carp to 5lbs, which came to pellet and corn at Beech 5. Phil Rhodes [PI Boldings] had 58-11-0 from Beech 7 to claim third, just shading out Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] who had the top catch from the Hawthorn Pool, 58-6-0 at peg 1.
Steve Hall beat a trio of Willows Pool weights to take the Wednesday honours at peg 4 on the Sycamore Pool. Fishing corn and pellet close in, Steve contacted carp to 6lbs to put together 83-11-0.
Stuart Aston [Swan] squeezed into second by recording the best weight on the Willows, 73-8-0 at peg 5. Carp to 6;bs and barbel to 5lbs helped Stu to pip the 72-12-0 of Dave Brown [Maver] at Willows peg 16. At Willows 7 Graham Palmer [Fitters] had 62-8-0 in fourth.
Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] went for an up in the water approach to offer maggot and bread at peg 50 on the Sycamore Pool on Thursday, and got carp to 8lbs coming up for the bait. At the end of the match Clive had a level 93-0-0 to hand over to the scales, which put him top of the list.
Down at peg 24 Mick Jameson [PI Bold] worked pellet at 6 metres and in the side to pick off carp to 6lbs and barbel to 3lbs, but finished one carp short of the target when the scales registered 87-4-0. Colin Reynolds added a third to his earlier fourth place and had another pool best with 83-8-0 from Chestnut peg 30. Peg 21 on the Sycamore produced 78-3-0 to give fourth to Graham Roberts [PI Bold].
Morgan Davidson [Monkhall] filled the Saturday top slot by working maggot up in the water and close in the bank at peg 8 on the Sycamore to scale 109-14-0, which consisted of carp to 6lbs.
Simon Christian [Sedgley] was up at Sycamore 47 where maggot and pellet on the 12 metre line and close in gave a catch of carp to 7lbs totaling 87-5-0. Steve Owen [Monkhall] took third with a Chestnut best of 83-7-0 at peg 23, and back on the Sycamore Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] had 75-1-0 at peg 13 to finish in fourth.
Richard Guest [Maver] saved the best for last when he booked into the top weight of the week slot on Sunday, when he drew peg 31 on the Oak Pool. Maggot, fished in the margins to each side had the fish, carp to 6lbs, queuing up to gives figures of 158-15-0.
Along at Oak 24 Harry Colley [PI Bold] used corn, pellet and meat down the side to bring in 101-14-0 of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs. Les Thompson [Matrix] topped the Chestnut card with 85-8-0 to pick up third at peg 30, which left Jason Atwell [Kingswinford] to collect fourth with his 82-15-0 at Oak 22.