Books that inspired you ?
The Books you read, that made you want to go fishing and changed your fishing ? Some of my favourites, in No order of preference. 1/.-- Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing--Bernard Venables 2/.-- Still-Water...
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We might be slipping into Tardis / A.E. Hobbs Territory now, but check out H.A. Gilbert's "Diary of a Wye Fisherman" (ancient title, I have the original). Featured in the book is one, Robert Pashley,...
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Not really my scene, but here are some books currently on Ebay. Etherington's roach and chub; Rickards's Walker; Crouch's Rivers of Blood whatever... http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZglavencarp
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I'm inclined to agree, rb. B.V.'s "Mr Cherry and Jim" and "Mr Crabtree and Peter" books got me started when I was a tiddler. Then, with some further help from the little "How to Catch Them" series, I...
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Good price I reckon Paul, I wonder what it will go for ? As for No Need to Lie -- Great book Richard Walker by Barrie Rickard-- will go up in demand Fred Crouch Book-- will indeed make £200.00 + in...
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Bait Boat wrote: As for No Need to Lie -- Great book Great indeed, Bob. I still have mine - 1st Edition, 1964 (?), minus its dust jacket (thrown away at the time by an earlier, childhood version of...
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Paul,.. Re-Robert Pashley,.... I was fortunate enough to be invited to fish the stretch of the Wye frequented by Pashley all those years ago a number of times in the early 80`s,... At that time the...
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The faves from my bookshelf,are When i was younger Still Water Angling Walkers pitch The Young Angler Carter Platts Fishing as we find it Peter Wheat and various Fishing here and there Fred J Taylor...
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Got to be MR CRABTREE hours sat reading a 1950s version, i still remember being slightly concerned about a par boiled potatoe and treble hooks for carp,but also remember the hours of dreaming after...
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Paul Boote wrote: Bait Boat wrote: As for No Need to Lie -- Great book Great indeed, Bob. I still have mine - 1st Edition, 1964 (?), minus its dust jacket (thrown away at the time by an earlier,...
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Just checked out the Ebay link that I posted a few days ago - http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZglavencarp - to find that there is now a copy of Tony Miles's "Elite Barbel" on offer. Only problem is...
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Oh I don't know Boote. I have several and if you ask nicely I'll let you have a look at my unsigned leather bound Richard Walker biography when it arrives.
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Testament of a Fisherman I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where crowds of people are found, which are...
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Paul, Thankyou. That is a lovely paragraph and so true of any kind of fishing, finding a quite spot is now near impossible in the vastly over crowded country. I will put it down on wish list. Bob
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For me, it has to be 'No need to lie' by Dick Walker. I remember being given it as a yoof and I still have it (with its 15 shillings price ticket). Great read where Dick told stories of all the best...
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Sqiffy, Indeed, dated, but still relevant- fish sizes may have got bigger, but the skill required in catching Big fish of so many species, still puts R. Walker - Head and Shoulders above any other...
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The Crazy River Book - I remember reading it virtually cover to cover without break and being enthralled ........and ever since never quite had the "energy" to read it again unlike all my other books...
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What I like about authors such as Richard Walker, Clive Gammon, Fred J Taylor, Zane Grey and Arthur Ransome amongst others is that they can enthuse and educate the reader whilst retaining their...
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hi, fishing famous rivers series of books,the main one being the hampshire avon,i think i was still wearing short trousers then. and of course stillwater angling.derek.
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