Neil Maidment
Moderator
A good article again Mark.
Back in the late 70's maybe 80's (it was definately post "size rule" era) I tagged along with the usual Christchurch crowd to several matches on the Thames (typically at Marlow or Cookham). I saw Ray Mumford in action several times "bleaking" his way to some big weights.
We tried to transfer those methods to the Lower Stour and for a while they worked. We used to reckon on around 60 Bleak to the pound and my best weight was 11lb+.
I recall one club match being won with 15lb+ with several double figure backing weights (from The Pony Fields).
I went out and bought my first "pole" (a heavy glass thing with a flick tip) in the forlorn hope of cracking the method long term.
I seem to remember both of us using somewhat similar methods at those Witley Park bank matches for the Rudd and Crucians.
Back in the late 70's maybe 80's (it was definately post "size rule" era) I tagged along with the usual Christchurch crowd to several matches on the Thames (typically at Marlow or Cookham). I saw Ray Mumford in action several times "bleaking" his way to some big weights.
We tried to transfer those methods to the Lower Stour and for a while they worked. We used to reckon on around 60 Bleak to the pound and my best weight was 11lb+.
I recall one club match being won with 15lb+ with several double figure backing weights (from The Pony Fields).
I went out and bought my first "pole" (a heavy glass thing with a flick tip) in the forlorn hope of cracking the method long term.
I seem to remember both of us using somewhat similar methods at those Witley Park bank matches for the Rudd and Crucians.