CARP CHALLENGE. By John Bailey.

1994 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp159. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations by Paul Groombridge, brief bibliography. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Carp are big, beautiful and hard fighting, and therefore are greatly sought-after by all coarse fishermen. As a species they are intelligent, making them all the more difficult to catch... It is on these serious challenges that John Bailey and his team of contributors [include many household names, such as Bernard Venables, Julian Cundiff, Chris Ball, Harry Haskell and Tony Miles.] concentrate. Over forty experiences tell of the waters, the fish, the problems encountered, and the solutions found. Carp Challenge tells of big and small fish, from large and small waters, old lakes and new pits, from the UK and overseas". A great read that covers carp fishing in the UK, Western and Eastern Europe and even a few mahseer in India.