PIKE: THE PREDATOR BECOMES THE PREY. By John Bailey and Martyn Page.

(1985) 1993 2nd edition. 4to (180 x 262mm). Ppvi199. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

Considered one of Bailey's best books and certainly one of the better pike fishing books. With good contributions from Vic Bellars, Gord Burton and Frank Pennington, George Higgins, Mick Brown, Bob Mousley, Paul Snepp and Steve Harper. This second edition had revised and updated text and illustrations. Chapters include: Our stories; Getting to grips with larger pike; Advanced developments in methods and techniques; The Fens; Two inventive pikers; One way with Fenland pike; Lochs and loughs; Lomond and the lochs of Scotland; Lochs and loughs - further thoughts; An approach to Irish loughs; Trolling English style; River pike; Big river piking; Piking on the Wessex rivers; A new River Waveney record; Large stillwaters; The drifting technique; Reservoirs, gravel pits and large lakes; Trout waters; Jack livebaits; Norfolk Broadlands; Broadland piking; The challenge of Broadland; A modern Broadland master; Always Broadland masters; The use of artificials; The final meeting.