BIG CARP LEGENDS: MIKE WILSON. Big Carp Legends series no. 8. De luxe limited edition.

2012 1st edition. De luxe issue. Small 8vo (152 x 217mm). Pp184. Colour and b/w photographs. Camouflage-patterned cloth binding, end-papers and slipcase, all edges gilt, silk marker. Loosely inserted limitation slip.

De luxe leather-bound edition limited to 60 copies. To "celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Big Carp magazine, this series of books entitled 'Big Carp Legends' will encompass the greates names in carp fishing history over the past two decades. The content of the books in this series will be a mixture of articles from the archives of Big Carp, life histories of famous anglers and original articles specially commissioned for the series." Told in his own words, this is the story of the fishing career of Mike Wilson. Chapters include; the spin-off - my first trip to Savay; the early sixties - the carp stock grows by 2000; lobworms and swan mussels - carping in earnest; quest for carp - I'd clasp my hand over the spool and strike; ringing the bell - the Baiting Pyramid; Dick and pastures new - my love of fishing; thinking outside the box - life after Savay; the Rotary Letter - drop me a line; the Carp Society - correspondence with Matthew Black; Sally - pride of the valley; these days - the specialist angler.