A History of Pike Fishing Volume I by Graham Booth

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Thanks to all who have recently helped in my reserches for Volume II (out in August all being well)
 
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Graham, given my love for pike fishing, and upcoming birthday, the wife has been forwarded the link as a hint!

Look forward to reading it, especially after this review


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Yes Graham, I'll be picking up volume II.... can't wait..... August is great, Coincides with trips to the Waveney... get the kettle on!
 
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I was thinking of having a copy of Vol 1. I'm not a piker but I do love to read about "the old times". Objective review anybody ? Everything so far strikes me as a teensy bit gushy.

Ok...I will come clean.It looks/sounds a lovely book BUT 40 sovs is a lot of money . Is it worth it ?
 
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S-Kippy said:
I was thinking of having a copy of Vol 1. I'm not a piker but I do love to read about "the old times". Objective review anybody ? Everything so far strikes me as a teensy bit gushy.

Ok...I will come clean.It looks/sounds a lovely book BUT 40 sovs is a lot of money . Is it worth it ?
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Yup! its a good book.... nice pictures... nicely made.... well researched. Its not one your gonna buy and pop on ebay tomorrow and get a three figure sum for.

Good marketing, buy volume 1.... your gonna want to buy volume 2....

but in all fairness... far too much info for one volume - so justifies the second volume.

For me personally?

I'm looking forward to volume 2 more.... Dennis Pye, Derrick Amies, Neville Fickling, Fred Buller etc etc.... A number of the piking greats are not without their controversy - so should be interesting.
 
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Thanks Christian. I'm just a bit wary of books like this...there have been a few publications lauded on here and elsewhere that when I've got hold of & had a look at I've been rather disappointed by. I wont name them but none of them have been cheap.
 
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Tell you what S-Kippy - why don't you buy volume II first.... just a thought... I bought Vol.I in anticipation of the second volume... I love fishing history, but its the era around the 50's and 60's that really fascinates me.

Volume 1? Its a niche book and has not from what I understand sold out..

I had to get both volumes, because I collect books.....
 
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S-Kippy said:
Thanks Christian. I'm just a bit wary of books like this...there have been a few publications lauded on here and elsewhere that when I've got hold of & had a look at I've been rather disappointed by. I won't name them but none of them have been cheap.
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I suppose it depends on what you expect. Low volume means a high cover price unfortunately. Few fishing books sell into the thousands any more unless by a big publisher, and they're not interested in highly specialised books nor do they pay much at all hence the expensive (comparatively), low print run books by specialist groups and anglers. If you do 500 books at £15 you'll be lucky to break even if you sell the lot and a few out there are struggling even to sell the 500, hence the typical £30 price which makes them a commercial proposition.

They're not all bad, and sometimes you only really appreciate a book when you get down to read it thoroughly, at least that's what many people have told me. There are one or two I wouldn't touch and I'm getting fussier in what I buy but can't recall any stinkers that I have bought in the last 5 years.
 
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chav professor said:
Tell you what S-Kippy - why don't you buy volume II first.... just a thought... I bought Vol.I in anticipation of the second volume... I love fishing history, but its the era around the 50's and 60's that really fascinates me.

Volume 1? Its a niche book and has not from what I understand sold out..

I had to get both volumes, because I collect books.....
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Nope...it would be Vol 1 or nothing for me as I'm much more interested in the historical aspect than the actually species itself. Older the better for me.
 
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S-Kippy said:
I was thinking of having a copy of Vol 1. I'm not a piker but I do love to read about "the old times". Objective review anybody ? Everything so far strikes me as a teensy bit gushy.

Ok...I will come clean.It looks/sounds a lovely book BUT 40 sovs is a lot of money . Is it worth it ?
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chav professor said:
Yup! its a good book.... nice pictures... nicely made.... well researched. Its not one your gonna buy and pop on ebay tomorrow and get a three figure sum for.

Good marketing, buy volume 1.... your gonna want to buy volume 2....

but in all fairness... far too much info for one volume - so justifies the second volume.

For me personally?

I'm looking forward to volume 2 more.... Dennis Pye, Derrick Amies, Neville Fickling, Fred Buller etc etc.... A number of the piking greats are not without their controversy - so should be interesting.
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I agree that the Buller, Pye Fickling period was probably the most interesting era in pike fishing. And I am not a big lover of the earlier tedious and possibly plagiarist works of Cholmondeley-Pennell. But what makes this new book different from Buller's excellent historical works?
 
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chav professor said:
For me personally?

I'm looking forward to volume 2 more.... Dennis Pye, Derrick Amies, Neville Fickling, Fred Buller etc etc.... A number of the piking greats are not without their controversy - so should be interesting.
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We're kindred spirits my friend - I am thinking exactly the same.
 
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I have the hardback and it a great book and as its just been reduced ive just splashed out on the leather as harper fine anglings leathers are superb
 
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