BIG BARBEL: BONDED BY THE CHALLENGE. Edited by Bob Church. Contributors: Peter Reading, Guy Robb, Ray Walton and Brian Dowling.

2005 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

Bob Church starts with a chapter about his barbel-fishing experiences on the Great Ouse. Peter Reading takes us through the barbel-fishing year and discusses different barbel rivers; the Great Ouse, the Hampshire Avon, the Dorset Stour, etc. Guy Robb talks about hard-to-catch big barbel on heavily fished waters. Ray Walton explains his successful specialised "roving and rolling" method of locating and catching big fish. Finally, Brian Dowling provides a comprehensive historical record of barbel fishing in England and Wales with the complete UK barbel record list. The foreword is by Peter Wheat.