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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.