TO CATCH A CARP. By Tim Paisley and friends.
1997 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Pp224. Colour and b/w photographs, line drawings by Frank Warwick. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt.
"For the majority of anglers with a limited amount of time and money to spend, the first objective is quite simply to catch a carp. In this book, Tim Paisley and his distinguished contributors explain how this can best be achieved through a better understanding of what is happening above and below the water." Chapters include: Terms of reference; Basic approach; Some painless bait theory; What's in a bait? Undertones and overtones; Instant carp baits by Rod Hutchinson; The life of a bait; The pressure cycle; Presentation: The last yard; Presentation: The hooklink; Presentation: My way with rigs by Kevin Nash; Presentation: Rig compilation by Frank Warwick; PVA: The confuser of carp; Mechanics of bait application; Accurate casting by Paddy Webb; Long-range casting; Natural hot spots; The disappearing food source: Creating a hot spot; Short session fishing; Overnight session fishing; Long session fishing; Big carp from mixed waters; Big carp from big carp waters; Carping from gravel pits by Martin Clarke; Carp from small waters by Mike Willmott; Carp from day-ticket waters by Rob Hughes and Simon Crow; Cold water carping; Carp on the bank and miscellaneous matters; When it nearly comes right: Summer; When it all comes right: Winter; Reflections.
"For the majority of anglers with a limited amount of time and money to spend, the first objective is quite simply to catch a carp. In this book, Tim Paisley and his distinguished contributors explain how this can best be achieved through a better understanding of what is happening above and below the water." Chapters include: Terms of reference; Basic approach; Some painless bait theory; What's in a bait? Undertones and overtones; Instant carp baits by Rod Hutchinson; The life of a bait; The pressure cycle; Presentation: The last yard; Presentation: The hooklink; Presentation: My way with rigs by Kevin Nash; Presentation: Rig compilation by Frank Warwick; PVA: The confuser of carp; Mechanics of bait application; Accurate casting by Paddy Webb; Long-range casting; Natural hot spots; The disappearing food source: Creating a hot spot; Short session fishing; Overnight session fishing; Long session fishing; Big carp from mixed waters; Big carp from big carp waters; Carping from gravel pits by Martin Clarke; Carp from small waters by Mike Willmott; Carp from day-ticket waters by Rob Hughes and Simon Crow; Cold water carping; Carp on the bank and miscellaneous matters; When it nearly comes right: Summer; When it all comes right: Winter; Reflections.
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Book Code
41483
Author | Paisley (Timothy Mark) and friends. |
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Book Code | 41483 |
ISBN | 1861260814 / 1861260814. |
Book Description | Good-plus in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. Signed presentation inscription from the author, Tim Paisley, to a former owner. . |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1997 |
Publisher | The Crowood Press. |
Place | Ramsbury, Marlborough. |