TENCH. By Len Head.
(1986) 1989 reprint. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp207. Colour and b/w photographs, line drawings. Olive drab boards, spine titled in gilt.
Angling author and one time secretary of the Tenchfishers Club, Len Head, "not only distils a lifetime of his own experience in the pursuit of Tinca tinca, he also draws on the painstaking analytical work of the Tenchfishers and on the knowledge of his European correspondents, and includes important contributions from six other leading exponents of the art". Chapters include: Distribution; Physical characteristics; Diet and behaviour; Reproduction; Growth and longevity; Tench myths; Fisheries - A decade of tench; What makes a good tench fishery; Gravel pits; Reservoirs; Lakes and rivers; Tackle; Float fishing; Legering; Traditional baits; Modern baits; Groundbaits; Winter tench; Giant tench; The future.
Angling author and one time secretary of the Tenchfishers Club, Len Head, "not only distils a lifetime of his own experience in the pursuit of Tinca tinca, he also draws on the painstaking analytical work of the Tenchfishers and on the knowledge of his European correspondents, and includes important contributions from six other leading exponents of the art". Chapters include: Distribution; Physical characteristics; Diet and behaviour; Reproduction; Growth and longevity; Tench myths; Fisheries - A decade of tench; What makes a good tench fishery; Gravel pits; Reservoirs; Lakes and rivers; Tackle; Float fishing; Legering; Traditional baits; Modern baits; Groundbaits; Winter tench; Giant tench; The future.
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Book Code
10103
Author | Head (Len). |
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Book Code | 10103 |
ISBN | 0946284725 / 0946284725. |
Book Description | Spotting to edges, spine slightly cocked. Good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1989 |
Publisher | The Crowood Press. |
Place | Ramsbury, Marlborough. |