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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.