Books

intheshed · #1 (**permalink**) 03-05-2012, 17:47

Book recommendations for a beginner on the river please.

goonch · #2 (**permalink**) 03-05-2012, 17:54

intheshed · #3 (**permalink**) 03-05-2012, 18:08

Thank you very much.

mark brailsford 2 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-2012, 18:17

welcome to the forum mate,
A really good selection of books can be found on the GIFTS 4 ANGLERS website (not just carp books!) they have a huge selection of books (and DVDs) and I am sure you will find something to tickle your fancy. Oh, Amazon have a good selection too.
I could not advise on a general ''river'' book as I tend to go for the species guides.
anyway, good luck and I hope you find what your looking for, I am sure there will be someone on here that will help you.

intheshed · #5 (**permalink**) 03-05-2012, 19:26

Cheers mate.

alan whittington · #6 (**permalink**) 03-05-2012, 21:13

Welcome ITS,its not quite so easy,for as Mark says,target species have to be taken into account,also your intended approach needs to be considered,ie if you intend the match angling type trotting or feeder attack,or the specimen anglers way,it would be a very large collection of books to show all aspects,it may be better to put a search on FM for say 'chub fishing' and scan the results,even open a thread asking others favourite techniques,if you could bear sift through it all,lol,all the best on your search,Alan.

Mark Wintle · #7 (**permalink**) 04-05-2012, 11:03

There are plenty of useful books but choosing the one that suits what you are after isn't easy. One cheap way to find out more without spending anything is to visit a decent public library - my local one has 20 fishing books and you may find a search facility for other libraries in the same area. They will probably have some general books by the likes of John Wilson or John Bailey and these might help. When you have more idea on the sort of help you need then you can spend the money.

itsfishingnotcatching · #8 (**permalink**) 04-05-2012, 11:24

Try markets and charity shops, there are sometimes some real bargains to be had

Titus · #9 (**permalink**) 04-05-2012, 19:28

The trouble with that is since the advent of ebay etc those bargains very rarely appear, everyone's an expert these days and the charity shops sift with an ever finer sieve, if you were to add up the hours spent looking at tat and give yourself an hourly rate of a couple of pounds you would be better off going straight to a dealer or doing an online search.

Fred Bonney · #10 (**permalink**) 04-05-2012, 21:11

You could try and get hold of John Wilson's Coarse Fishing Method Manual
it covers a bit of everything.