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Boldings report    26-4-17.

 

Harry Colley [PI Boldings] continued his run of successes at Boldings Pools by winning the Monday open from peg 8 on the Sycamore Pool this week. Using his usual combination of pellet, meat and corn, Harry took control of the match with a steady supply of carp to 9lbs and bream to 3lbs, which he built into a 152-11-0 winning total.

          Runner up Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] was top man on the Chestnut Pool with an all carp 126-15-0 from peg 32. Andy worked the margins with maggot and pellet to find carp to 8lbs. Also on the Chestnut was third placed Dave Hailey [PI Bold] who scaled 109-3-0 at peg 39, to stay in front of Tony Woolaston [Fatty's] at Sycamore 21, where he weighed 97-9-0.   

 

Things were much more subdued on Wednesday when Dave Mortlock [PI Bold] won in a close encounter with Simon Christian [Sedgley]. The Sycamore Pool gave the top weight again, with Dave bagging 49-4-0 of carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs at peg 21, where maggot at 5 metres accounted for the fish.

Simon was on peg 13 on the Chestnut and finished just 12 ounces behind on 48-8-0. He caught on maggot and pellet at 5 metres and close in, and had all carp to 5lbs. Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] wasn't far off the pace with his 45-11-0 at Chestnut 21, and Harry Colley was in the prize list again with his fourth placed 44-8-0 at Chestnut 6.  

 

 

          Things were close again on Thursday when the action switched to the Willows and Ash Pools and two pegs close together  on the Willows gave the first two weights. Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] claimed the top prize with a mix of carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs which gave a weight 76-6-0 at peg 12. Eric took his fish on pellet, worked at 5 metres.

Just round at peg 14 Mick Keene [Tricast Weston] fished up in the water with pellet at 5 metres to contact an all carp 73-15-0, which was made up with fish in the 5lbs bracket. Matt Stobbs collected another third when he recorded an Ash Pool best of 72-12-0 at peg 16, and Tony Woolaston had another fourth for his 71-6-0 from Willows 19.        

 

          Andy Price [Oak Ang Cent] didn't let things get too close on Saturday when he finished 26lbs clear of fellow Oakengates Centre rod Alan Naylor. Andy drew peg 25 on the Sycamore and fed maggot and pellet at 6metres and close in to the bank to pick off carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs on his way to 93-5-0.

          Alan operate with the same bait combo at Larch peg 1, where carp to 5lbs came from close in and off the 10 metre line to give figures of 66-12-0. Larch 19 produced 58-5-0 to hand third to Mick Jameson [PI Bold] and at Sycamore 8 Steve Hall [Oswestry] had 42-6-0 in fourth.       

 

          Richard Guest [Maver] pinched the top weight of the week from Harry Colley when he topped Harry's Monday winner by just under a pound. Peg 26 on the Beech Pool responded to the shallow maggot tactics employed by Richard, who had carp to 7lbs eager to snap up his bait, which he also worked down the edge for a haul of 153-10-0.

Dave Lloyd [Maver] had carp to 6lbs on maggot at 6 metres and in the side at Beech 11 to weigh 121-14-0 for second, ahead of Terry Edwards [Swan Elite] whose 112-6-0 came from peg 5. Clive Wynn [Tri West] completed the action with 105-3-0 for fourth at peg 20.

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Boldings report    19-4-17.

 

 

                    The Monday open gave the best frame at Boldings Pools and included the top weight of the week, 134-5-0 by Ralph Johnson [PI Boldings]. The match was staged on the Ash and Hawthorn pools, with Ash peg 18 providing Ralph with his haul, which consisted of carp to 7lbs, which he enticed with shallow caster.

          A pellet, corn and meat bait combination accounted for the top catch from the Hawthorn, 112-8-0 of carp to 8lbs, which put Harry Colley [PI Bold] into second at peg 9. Third also came from the Hawthorn when Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] handed 103-8-0 over to the scales at peg 3. Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] completed an all ton frame by scaling 100-10-0 at Ash peg 23.

 

                    Three out of the four frame weights came from the Willows Pool in a close Wednesday open, in which Tony Foster led the way from Willows 16. Pellet and corn fished at 5 metres, as well as close in to the bank had carp to 7lbs and barbel to 5lbs feeding, to give a return of 94-3-0.

          At Larch peg 16, Graham Palmer [Fitters] worked with the same bait combo, offering his at 8 metres, and close in, to pick off carp in the 6lbs bracket for a total of 90-14-0. Back on the Willows, at peg 13, Mick Jameson [PI Bold] booked in 88-9-0 for a close third, with Ken Gutteridge [PI Bold] fourth on 74-9-0 at Willows 8.      

 

          On Thursday Harry Colley and Colin Reynolds both improved on their Monday placings to fill first and second places. Harry enjoyed catching carp to 9lbs at peg 31 on the Sycamore Pool, where pellet and meat on the inside attracted the fish, which gave final figures of 130-8-0.

          Colin had easily the best weight from the Chestnut Pool, 120-6-0 at peg 30. He caught on corn, fished to each side of the peg, and his catch featured carp to 8 lbs together with bream to 3lbs. After the top two there was a big drop to the 74-13-0 which gave third to Steve Owen [Monkhall] at Sycamore peg 34 and the 71-15-0 which put Matt Edgerton [OAC] into 4^th at Chestnut 9.

 

          Colin Reynolds took his turn at the top on Saturday when he included carp to 10lbs in a winning net of 99-6-0 at Sycamore peg 22. The fish came to maggot, presented to both sides of the peg.

          Out on the point at peg 13 Andy Williams [Vespe] worked maggot and corn to each side of the point to net a mix of carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs to finish with 94-4-0 in second. Rob Hancox [B&H Floats] was third overall with the top score from the Chestnut, 88-12-0 at peg 23, and just behind him, on 86-1-0 at Sycamore 39, was Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling].

         

                    Dave Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] made the most of a good turn out on Sunday, when he edged the win by less than a pound. He was drawn on Ash peg 20, and switched between offering maggot down the side with shallow maggot at 4 metres. Carp to 6lbs responded, and at the whistle Dave had 83-6-0 in his net.

          At Larch peg 6 Morgan Davidson [B&H Floats] worked maggot to each side of the peg to finish with 82-7-0 of carp to 7lbs. An even 74-0-0 from Ash 14 gave third to Richard Guest [Maver] and at Ash peg 7 Dave Lloyd [Maver] scaled 67-12-0 in fourth.

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Boldings report    12-4-17.

 

Ralph Johnson [Preston Inno Boldings] squeezed into first place in a tight finish in the Wednesday open at Boldings Pools, when his shallow caster tactics at Beech peg 5 gave him the edge over Steve Hall [Oswestry]. Ralph ended the match with 115-15-0 of carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs.

Steve was round at peg 18 and offered maggot and pellet at 10 metres and down the side to finish just over a pound and a half behind on 114-5-0, having netted carp to 7lbs. Mick Jameson [PI Bold] claimed third with a level       105-0-0at peg 26, leaving Paul Evans [PI Bold] to pick up fourth with his 87-12-0 at peg 20.

 

          Dave Brown [Maver] used his favourite shallow maggot and caster tactic to full effect on Thursday to win the open on the Sycamore Pool. Carp to 7lbs homed in on the bait at peg 24 to give figures of 126-9-0'

          Dave Doughty [Woodend] was over on corner peg 30 where he worked corn and pellet down the sides and out at 5 metres to find 113-7-0 of carp to 8lbs. Gary Steele [Swan] and Steve Owen [Monkhall] had a close race for third spot, with Gary scaling 83-13-0 at peg 13, just ahead of Steve on 81-11-0 at peg 33.

 

          The Sycamore came up with the goods again on Saturday when Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] recorded the top catch of the week, 158-6-0 at peg 25. Clive bagged up on shallow maggot, with carp to 8lbs making up the catch.

          Matt Eggerton [Oakengates Ang Cent] had carp to 7lbs, with barbel and bream to 3lbs in his 122-15-0 runner up at peg 48. His fish fell to maggot, pellet and corn. Round at peg 39 Morgan Davidson [Monkhall] scaled 118-9-0 in third, with Dave Lloyd [Maver] one fish behind on 115-1-0 at peg 36 on the Chestnut Pool.      

 

          The high average frame weight continued on Sunday when Andy Williams [Vespe] made Willows peg 9 outshine the Sycamore. He took victory with 148-14-0, which constituted a mix of carp to 7lbs and hard fighting barbel to 5lbs, all caught on maggot and corn fished down the sides.

          Carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs made up the second placed 137-4-0 from Bob Baker [Wolves] at Sycamore peg 33. Bob worked with maggot and pellet at 6 metres and in the margins. At peg 4 on the Sycamore Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] put 130-14-0 on the scales for third, and at peg 49 Dave Bowater [PI Bold] weighed 115-10-0 in fourth.

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Boldings report    5-4-17.

 

First winner of the week at Boldings Pools this week was tony Woolaston [Fatty's] who finished 20lbs in front of a bit of a scramble for the rest of the frame places.

          Tony was on peg 7 on the Beech Pool and included bream to 2lbs with carp to 7lbs in his top net of 89-6-0. Corn down the side was the successful tactic.

          The same tactics accounted for the 68-2-0 which handed second to Tony Foster [PI Boldings] at Beech peg 26, where all carp in the 6lbs bracket made up the weight. Beech peg 16 came up with 65-5-0 to give third to Phil Shaw [PI Bold] and tight behind him was Owen Boswell [Shrewsbury] who had a Larch Pool top weight of 64-7-0 at peg 14.

 

          The rest of the matches all produced mainly 'ton up' frames, starting with the 114-8-0 top score by Gary Steele [Swan] on Thursday.  Gary won from peg 8 on the Sycamore with a catch which featured carp to 8lbs and barbel 4lbs, which homed in onto maggot, fished at 4 metres and 10 metres.

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] had all the ones at Sycamore 22, weighing in 111-11-0, which was made up with carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, which Steve attracted with corn at 6 metres and close in to the bank. Top man on the Oak Pool was Dave Brown [Maver] whose 104-5-0 gave him third overall, while 95-12-0 fro Sycamore 33 put Rob Hancox [B&H Floats] into fourth.

 

          Top spot on Saturday was taken over by Simon Christian [Sedgley] who beat three weights from the Sycamore with his 115-15-0 from peg 17 on the Willows. Shallow pellet got the fish, carp to 7lbs, feeding for Simon, but he needed every one of the fish he landed as runner up Bob Baker [Wolves] finished only 3lb behind.

          Bob was drawn on Sycamore 34 and used shallow caster to take a net of carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs totaling 112-9-0. Steve Roberts [Oakengates Angling Centre] was even closer behind in third, with his 110-15-0 at Sycamore 24, and Ralph Johnson [PI Bold] kept things tight with 106-11-0 for fourth at Sycamore 31. 

 

                    The best weight of the week, and the biggest winning margin came on Sunday and fell to Darren Warden [Pool Hayes]. Working the 5 metre line and into the side at Sycamore peg 21 with pellet, Darren picked off carp to 8lbs and barbel to 4lbs regularly, but then his day was highlighted when a carp of 18lbs joined in to give battle, but ended up on the scales with the rest of Darren's catch.

          Just along the bank at peg 24 Morgan Davidson [Monkhall/OAC] caught carp to 9lbs and bream to 2lb on maggot down the side to scales 111-10-0 for second. Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] topped the Chestnut card with 108-8-0 to finish third, and 104-7-0 from Sycamore 33 put Andy Williams [Vespe] into fourth.