BIG CARP TECHNICAL PRESENTS: SYNDICATE TACTICS AND TALES. By Rob Maylin and friends.

2017 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 216mm). Pp304. Colour photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Syndicate carping has become the backbone of our carp scene in recent years. Not that syndicates are a new thing... far from it, as they date back to the 1950s at Redmire and probably earlier than that. However a syndicate gives the serious carp angler many benefits - security for cars, tackle and even the angler himself, camaraderie while fishing with a group of like-minded friends, the opportunity to work at certain areas or swims with respect from your fellow fisherman and an open exchange of information and catches, which benefits both the anglers with only limited time and those with more fishing time on their hands. ...There also appears to be a more gentlemanly attitude to other syndicate members; the cutthroat, fish-at-any-cost ethos so common in today's scene is not apparent... or at least I hope so! This journal is the seventh in our technical series and not only offers some very useful technical advice from Wayne Iszatt, Steve Briggs and Barry O'Connor but contains a host of chapters dedicated to many of the UK's top syndicate venues including maps, photos of the stock, details of the facilities, history of the venue, how to join and also some great tales from anglers who have fished the venues over the years. These venues include Farriers, Horton, Wellington, Rockford, Roach Pit, Grenville, Ashmead, Catch 22, Burghfield, Manor, Cleverley, Dinton and Fryerning with a star-studded list of anglers who have been successful on these awesome syndicate fisheries. This book is a must-read for every carp angler who is serious about his sport." Chapters include: Section 1 - Tactics and technical: Syndicate tactics by Wayne Iszatt; Syndicate fishing by Barry O'Connor; Syndicate waters by Steve Briggs; Section 2 - Farriers Lake: Farriers - The golden lake by Mike Jones; A new season by Jensen Mannings; Section 3 - Horton Church Pool: Horton hauling by Greg Ellis; Restricted time by Dan Cleary; Section 4 - Wellington Country Park: Tailes from Welly by Mike Jones; Section 5 - Rockford Lake: The best of Rockford by Tim Jackson; Section 6 - Roach Pit: Red letter days by Andy Muir; A tail of three forties by Shane Hillman; Section 7 - Ashmead: Ashmead by Daniel Smith; Section 8 - Burghfield: Burghfield common by Dave Lane; Section 9 - The Manor: The highs and lows by Matt Hart; Section 10 - Cleverley Mere: Hendrix by Ben Lofting; Section 11 - Dinton Pastures: On a Black Swan mission by Mark Cripps; Black Swan magic by Mark Cripps; Section 12 - Fryerning Fisheries: Fryerning by Adam Penning; Section 13 - Grenville: Quest for a Grenville 40 by Trevor Pritchard.