Mr. Crabtree Goes Fishing: A Guide in Pictures to Fishing Round the Year

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Crabtree explains what cast to use, but what I'm wondering is why was that casting technique advantageous? This first series saw presenter John Bailey, [4] an internationally renowned fishing guide, fishing and walking in the footsteps of his angling hero, Mr. John guides his young protégé with good sound advice and simple tackle and tactics; it’s a reminder that fishing isn’t all gadgets and fancy rigs. Spine-strip slightly chipped as usual, slight creasing to cover but a good clean copy of the scarce first edition.

The action of a split cane Avon rod is entirely different to it's modern equivalent so perhaps this alongside practice might be of key importance when attempting to use traditional methods. Of course, I've enjoyed reading this much more than Henry has, part of that is probably that we are still stating his age in months instead of years, but hey it's good to start reading to them at the earliest age, so may as well read something about fishing right? The method that JohnH describes is known as a Nottingham cast and is absolutly fine until you are required to cast any sort of real distance, that is when you wish you had learned to Wallis/Avon cast. I acquired a copy of this latest print so as to preserve my original copy which is, I think, about 42 years old now. SIZE IS 10" X 8", 96pp WITH SEVERAL FULL COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS, THE TECHNIQUES NEEDED TO KEEP FISHING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ARE TOLD IN PICTORIAL STRIP PICTURES, AS MR.

Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing has since gone on to sell more than 2 million copies worldwide, and in recent years has inspired the well-received television series – Fishing in the Footsteps of Crabtree, under the watchful guidance and steady hands of John Bailey . The Crabtree and the Mr Cherry series of books inspired my childhood , Yes the Royalty is still there and as popular as ever I was in Christchurch at easter and enjoyed a walk along it and gazed longingly at the parlour pool, I was also able to fritter some hard earned away in Davis fishing tackle which is a few hundred yards away. year-old Tadhg from Oxford accompanies John to the riverbank for a series of lessons in watercraft and the signs of a healthy waterway. Secondly, what is the casting technique he details and was it largely rendered obsolete with the coming of monofilimant lines and modern casting or spinning reels?

It doesn't include the sea fishing section but the freshwater section was always what this book was really about. I simply delight in being out there fishing and soaking up the sights and sounds that go with this great pastime. This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear and a little grubby on the page edges.

The Mirror Group, Bernard's employer at the time, never bothered to retain such records, but it is surely the best-selling sports book of all time.