MATCH FISHING: A GUIDE TO COMPETITIVE ANGLING. Edited by Kevin Wilmot with a foreword by Dave Roper. Improve Your Coarse Fishing series.

1993 1st edition. 4to paperback (183 x 262mm). Pp127,ad. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations by Malcolm Lane. Laminated card covers.

A good solid introduction to the match fishing scene as it was in the early 90s. In recent years match fishing has changed greatly with most of the emphasis now being on carp. This book, published in 1993, concentrates mainly on the other coarse species such as bream, roach, chub etc. that an angler can build up a good weight of. It does however contain several sections on carp too. Chapters include: How to start; Tackle; Floatfishing; Polefishing; Legering; Bait; Rivers; Stillwaters; Canals; Fishing a national.