THE SONG OF THE SOLITARY BASS FISHER: Ideas, tactics and experiences from the rocks and beaches of a frugal all-weather Cornishman. By James 'Leakyboots' Batty.

(2018) later reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp183+2pp ads. B/w photographs and drawings. Burgundy boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"This book's real focus is on understanding bass behaviour, then using that understanding to work out the place, time and method. Some bass-fishers obsess over conditions - too flat, too rough, too something. James Batty offers ideas as to how to catch bass in any weather or sea-state. Generous with his knowledge and full of fresh ideas, Batty catches bass with lures, flies and bait. It's a myth, he says, that you need expensive gear - he beaches plenty of big bass yet is a tackle skinflint. His book isn't just about the hows-and-whys of bass fishing, it is a wry look at life and it will make the reader laugh - a lot."