The Carp Store - 2015/16 Winter Catalogue

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The Carpers’ High Ali Hamidi £20.00 Is it a biography? Is it a technical book? Is it anecdotal and story-based? Quite simply, it’s all these things rolled into one. With a diverse geographical chapter base, from as far away as Japan, to Paris, Ockendon, and even Turkey, this book brings variety by the spodful as it charts how Ali achieved many of his finest moments and angling highs. This is a book which was written to inspire the working anglers, something that wants to make you laugh, while also giving a rare glimpse behind the scenes of Ali Hamidi’s working and fishing life.

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Fallen Kings Dave Levy £30.00 This brand-new title, Fallen Kings, is the story of debut author Dave Levy’s angling so far, and takes its title from the mirror and common carp under the king carp strain. It follows Dave from being a small boy who dreams of catching fish, angling in streams, who grows up to become a well-respected carp angler fishing some of the well-known big-fish waters in the country. What is most extraordinary about Dave’s story is the fact that he’s achieved his ambition of catching big carp while balancing everyday life that most of us face.

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Bivvy Three - The Final Countdown Tim Paisley £30.00 The final book in the Bivvy Trilogy. It is fitting that the Bivvy books have finished where they began, in Shropshire. I have travelled far and wide, but my memories of Snowberry in Bedfordshire, and Birch Grove and the Mangrove in Shropshire, eclipse all else in terms of the joy of simply being by the water, and trying to catch carp. Some captures are more significant than others, but if they bring you joy, then they are all meaningful. I guess that is the essence of carp fishing I’ve been trying to capture in the Bivvy books, and have come as close as I’m likely to get in this volume Tim Paisley.

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My Misspent Youth Darrell Peck £30.00 Reprinted in 2014

This is the story about Darrell’s carpangling life so far. The book contains some interesting tales, from starting out on a little-known Essex quarry, to competing with the big boys on some of the toughest waters in the UK.

Short Session Success Julian Cundiff Was £14.99 | Now £9.99

Carp Along The Way Rod Hutchinson £23.99 Volume 1

Rod Hutchinson - Carp Along the Way, Volume One is an autobiographical compilation of Rod’s published and unpublished material covering his formative years in life, and his carp-fishing exploits from the early sixties to the late eighties.

Carp Inspirations Rod Hutchinson £29.99

Almost 60,000 words in length with line drawings and illustrative pictures this is the book for all carp anglers of today. You want rigs, you’ve got them. Presentations and end tackles that genuinely catch carp, not just look good in print!

The consensus among Rod’s contemporaries who have fished alongside him is that Rod is the greatest carp angler ever. It is a must-have for any collector’s bookshelf. At nearly 300 pages and over 90,000 words this is a big, big read about carp fishing by the men who helped shape its development.

More From The Bivvy Tim Paisley Was £30.00 | Now £20.00

Every Bit of Blue My life as a Carp Angler Frank Warwick £30.00

The long-awaited sequel to 1994’s ‘From The Bivvy’ is finally here! For many anglers, carp fishing is simple really. Find a water, find the fish, and use a good bait and rig – game on.

Well I suppose at the start that’s all you need to concentrate on, and for many that’s all they need to ever think about.

This has been a very long awaited read and has something for everyone. The book has a technical aspect combined with the humour, antics and stories that we have come to expect from Frank. He allows us glimpses into his private life and shares some of his incredible thought processes which have made him the person he is today.

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The Big Interviews Tim Paisley Was £25.00 | Now £10.00

The most up-to-date guide to modernday carp rigs and how to use them.

Featuring favourite rigs from: Terry Hearn, Tim Paisley, Frank Warwick, Mark Pitchers, Terry Dempsey and others. Everything you wanted to know about rigs but was afraid to ask.

Featuring interviews by Tim Paisley and Jim Foster with the likes of Kevin Nash, Danny Fairbrass, Pete Springate, Rod Hutchinson, Martin Locke, Ian Chillcott, Lee Jackson, Dave Lane and Bob Davis. This book is a great addition to any collector’s book shelf.

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Based on interviews with Kevin Nash, Danny Fairbrass, Pete Springate, Rod Hutchinson, Martin Locke, Ian Chillcott, Lee Jackson, Dave Lane and Bob Davis

Interviews by Tim Paisley and Jim Foster

The Forgotten Chapters Gareth Fareham & Friends £30.00

The Keeper Keith Jenkins £20.00 It’s a decade now since the release of the first book The ‘Myth’ which is regarded as a highly original piece of angling fiction.

Now, along comes not a sequel but a natural progression. The Keeper is not just another tale of friends chasing huge fish, but a story of new relationships, different challenges and changing priorities.

The forgotten chapters is an angling masterpiece compiled by angler and writer Gareth Fareham. With significant efforts from friends and developed in conjunction with Ali Hamidi, covering the journeys of dedicated carp anglers.

The Messenger Keith Jenkins £22.50

Illusion of Maya Phil Escot £15.00

Stan Peacock is concerned about the future of Felcham Mere. Not only because Peter is adamant about reinstating the sailing club, but also because the carp seem to have stalled in their growth.

We all look, but not everybody ‘sees’; time for The Messenger to lift the veil...

An Illusion of Maya, by Phil Escott, is a carp fishing novel, but not just any carp fishing novel. It’s a carp fishing novel for grown-ups. It’s a carp fishing novel for people who realise that there is so much more to going fishing than just catching fish; who realise that there is so much more to life than just living.

A great fictional easy read!

BOOK OFFERS - BUY BOTH BIVVY TRAMPS SOFTBACK FOR £20.00 Bivvy Tramps A Fenland Tale Martin Lawrence £11.99

Bivvy Tramps II The Ultimate Rig Martin Lawrence Softback £11.99 Hardback £15.99

Bivvy tramps Kes Waterman and Steve Banks are stoked as they head off into France in search of x-treme carp adventures. Their epic winter journey takes them south to the Grand Lac and a chance encounter with elusive cult carp legend Chris Springson. Where has he been all these years? Why did he quit the UK carp scene and what new edges has he been conjuring? Little do they know what trials and tribulations lay ahead, as they glimpse the promised land of an ultimate rig and monster carp but quickly become entangled in a web of crime, violence and jealousy, which leads them all the way back to England and campaigns for the scaly jewels of Fen Drayton and St Ives.

Softback Only Martin Lawrence caught his first carp, aged 10, in 1975, and has been infected with a bad case of carp fever ever since. He works at the Natural History Museum in London and lives with his long suffering family in carping paradise, aka St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Bivvy Tramps – The Ultimate Rig was written on the banks of St Ives Fjords and Meadow Lakes when he should have been watching the water, and on the train between Kings Cross and Huntingdon. His search for the ultimate rig has been abandoned.

Bivvy tramps Kes Waterman and Steve Banks are stoked as they head off into France in search of x-treme carp adventures. Their epic winter journey takes them south to the Grand Lac and a chance encounter with elusive cult carp legend Chris Springson. Where has he been all these years? Why did he quit the UK carp scene and what new edges has he been conjuring? Little do they know what trials and tribulations lay ahead, as they glimpse the promised land of an ultimate rig and monster carp but quickly become entangled in a web of crime, violence and jealousy, which leads them all the way back to England and campaigns for the scaly jewels of Fen Drayton and St Ives.

This totally original book will quickly find a cult following from the legions of carpers who share Kes’ aspirations and love of carp fishing.

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The Savay Chronicles £30.00

The Wraysbury Chronicles £22.50

For many carp anglers, Savay Lake is as mystical a place as Redmire Pool; a lake that few have fished but where many would dearly love to. With over 600 photos, stretching back to the very first carp stockings in the early fifties, this is a must for carp anglers young and old.

This is a history book now, and although that mystery may have dispersed a little, this book, like Redmire Pool, is testament to the fact that it did exist and maybe, just maybe, is waiting patiently to return.

If you’re not sure about that then have a look inside and have your mind changed.

A Fool and His Eel Mark Walsingham £30.00 ‘A Fool and His Eel’ by Mark Walsingham charts a life spent in awe of nature, and all it has to offer, but mainly spent in pursuit of fish – all manner of fish. Definitive sensory delight to make you feel as if you are there, right next to him.

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Monster Carp Tim Paisley, Steve Briggs & Thomas Duncan-Dunlop Was £30.00 | Now £20.00 With contributions from Alijn Danau • Daniel Calleja • Sandro di Cesare.

This astonigshly detailed and heavily researched book contains details of almost 700x 70lb+ carp captures, including approaching 200x 80lb+ carp.

New Moon Rising Pete Springate £30.00

Romancing The Carp Dave Jones £25.00

This second of three books sees Pete reach highs he could have only dreamt of, and lows that are anyone’s worse nightmares. From the capture of a record-shaking Wraysbury carp, to the loss of a river monster WHICH still leaves him shaking. Highs and lows which don’t just involve his fishing, but all aspects of his life.

The arrogant, interfering hands of undercover fish stocking finally put paid to all but one or two of the surviving legendary carp at Little Frensham Pond. The tragedy and the loss to the small band of anglers who had clung desperately to the dreams attached to encountering these creatures are impossible to translate.

River Carping Rob Maylin & Friends £29.95

More River Carping Rob Maylin & Friends £29.95

River carping has never been more popular. The scramble to get the going swims on traditional carp venues has forced many anglers to turn their backs on their local lakes and gravel pits and seek the quieter side of carp fishing on rivers and canals, where at least there are swims available on a Friday afternoon.

This has been a very long awaited read and has something for everyone. The book has a technical aspect combined with the humour, antics and stories that we have come to expect from Frank. He allows us glimpses into his private life and shares some of his incredible thought processes which have made him the person he is today.

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Carp Fishing Masterclass Ali Hamidi £13.99 This book is focused on outlining the most important processes of carp fishing. It dispels myths about tackle and baits and helps to describe the best way to approach your angling. The detail of knowledge that Ali passes on has to be read, to be, believed.

Cassien... and Beyond Steve Briggs Was £30.00 | Now £20.00 For many people carp fishing becomes an obsession, a way of life almost, and that was how it was for Steve from an early age. But it was when he travelled down to Lake Cassien for the first time that he knew his life would never be the same again.

Carp: Location, Feeding and Bait Jon Wood Softback £17.99 Hardback £22.99 Although techniques and baits have changed over the years, the same questions are at the forefront of the carp angler’s mind: Where are the fish? What’s happening under the water? What bait should I use?

Advanced Terminal Rigs Rob Maylin & Friends £29.95 Advanced Terminal Rigs is the definitive encyclopaedia of today’s hi-tech carp rigs, so don’t expect any floating crust or luncheon meat rigs in these pages. Everything from presentation, hook choice, lead choice and hooklink choice are explained in detail with easy step-by-step photo sequences.

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French Carping Clive Williams £15.00 French Carping has a directory of commercial carp waters in France, compiled by Clive Williams, and based on his Sussex Carping book. This book details over 200 venues, with more than 300 lakes, and something for anyone thinking about a fishing holiday in France.

The Lost Diary Chris Yates £12.99 In June 1980, when he was thirty-two and had just caught what was then the largest British carp ever, Chris Yates wondered if his obsession had been cured. But then he had a mad idea that, having landed a fifty-pounder, he could now dream of capturing Redmire’s real monster, the King.

Carp Fishing Science Jon Wood £19.99 Carp anglers talk about watercraft all the time. But what exactly is that? Some would say it’s applying understanding of the environment in which the carp lives and the fish itself to catch more of them. And how do we improve our watercraft? By studying how the behaviour of the carp changes as environmental variables fluctuate daily and seasonally.

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Tiger Bay Rob Maylin & Friends £22.95 The author of this book is already established as one of the leading carp anglers in this country. Rob Maylin has been carp fishing for a number of years and in this time has caught nearly 100 20s and 17 30s, most of them from the hard-fished large gravel pits of the Colne Valley.

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Big Carp Rotary Letter £29.95

Big Carp Rotary Letter £29.95

Volume 1

Volume 2

Over 400 pages of ‘ Original Thought ‘ by the greatest angling thinkers this country has ever known make this the book which every carp angler regardless of experience, will want to own. A unique piece of carp-angling history with superb photography throughout.

Whereas the Rotary Letter Volume 1 was written largely whilst Rob was fishing in the Colne valley rubbing shoulders and bouncing ideas off the Savay and Harefield anglers, Volume 2 was spawned when Rob resurrected it some time later having moved to the Black Water Valley.

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Living The Dream Nigel Sharp £27.00

Bazil’s Bush Rob Maylin £22.95 Rob has fished most of the hard southern waters during this time and accounted for no less than thirty English carp over thirty pounds, the biggest being the legendary Bazil from the Yately North Lake at 45lbs 6oz.

Nigel Sharp is regarded by those in the know, as one of the finest carp anglers of all time. This opinion has been formed for many reasons, not least because Nigel has caught every carp he’s set out to capture, and because he’s done so through his unique combination of talent, knowledge, and sheer hard graft.

Strictly Carp Martin Clarke £22.95

Essex Carp Hunters Was £24.95 | Now £15.00

Strictly Carp is a mixture of diary-style sessions on a variety of waters and comprehensive technical sections focusing on bait and rigs. There is also a diverse guest section with articles by many of Martin’s friends, including Gary Bearman and Danny Fairbrass. A must-read.

Essex Carp Hunters features some of the finest anglers in the whole country, along with some of the greatest and best-loved carp that England has ever known. The stories are written in each angler’s own words.

Featuring: Derek Ritchie, Dave Levy, Darrell Peck, and many others.

BIG CARP LEGENDS SERIES

Big Carp Legends Series From £24.95 Big Carp Legends is a series of carp books featuring a few of the carp world’s legendary anglers: Bruce Ashby, Albert Romp, Dave Lane, John Harry, Lee Jackson, Mike Wilson, Pete Springate, Rob Maylin, Ritchie McDonald and Steve Briggs.

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Happy Days Chris Haswell £17.99 Softback Only

There is much to be learned from this book, even by today’s hardened carp angler, about rigs, bait and bait ingredients, and from Chris’ observations of carp behaviour over rigs and bait.

Chris has been carp fishing for 47 years.

Casting For Cloopers Trevor Pritchard Was £27.95 | Now £24.95

Great Days Des Taylor £29.99 In this, his first book, Des writes about some of the great days he has had out there in the name of fishing. This is not an instructional book, although the reader will find some excellent angling tips within these pages.

Instead, he tries throughout the book, to inspire the angler to try their hand at different species and travel to different venues.

Carping Aside Bob Morris £30.00

This is Trevor’s first carp book and will captivate the reader from the outset with its down to earth style and humorous theme. It will appeal to the ‘Average ‘ carp angler because Trevor is, like most of us a hard working family man, with a passion for big carp.

Although not an autobiographical work as such, Bob’s collection of angling stories, which span the last five decades, paint a picture of how his emerging interest in fishing during the late fifties developed from a childhood obsession with nature and wildlife.

Carp Addiction Craig Lyons £19.99

Heads Up Tails Down Martin Clarke £30.00

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Carp Addiction is a book about a man obsessed with carp fishing since his boyhood. At the lakes he fished he was mentored by a couple of experts with whom he still remains friends today. It was not long before he was catching few larger fish and moving on to better waters.

This book contains a mixture of old and new methods, a sprinkling of valuable tips and tricks and there is something for everyone. Within these pages, you will find the nuts and bolts of fishing for carp, including many lessons learned along the way as we look back, and predict what might happen in the future.

BIG CARP HUNTERS SERIES Big Carp Hunters Series From £24.95 Big Carp Hunters is a series of carp books featuring a few of the carp world’s legendary anglers: Dave Mallin, Derek Rance, Nick Helleur and Craig Lyons.

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Catching Memories Jerry Hammond £27.00

Ritchie On Carp Ritchie McDonald £25.00

In this long-awaited book, the irrepressible Jerry Hammond shares his memories of some outstanding sessions on both prestigious and lesser known waters. He tells of his successes and failures, the good mates he’s met along the way, and even includes a chapter about his years as a film actor.

For anyone involved in carp fishing in the 1980s and ‘90s, the name Ritchie McDonald needs no introduction. He was one of the biggest names in the sport, with a personality to match, and an inspiration to a generation of young carp anglers.

Off The Beaten Track Rob Maylin & Friends £29.95

Further Off The Beaten Track Rob Maylin & Friends £29.95

Some would say that all the mystery in carp fishing has long gone. These days the carp all have names, and we know all there is to know about them: weight, age even their shoe size. But what if I were to tell you that there is another side of fishing where ‘mystery’ is still a key factor?

The term feral is defined as ‘especially an animal or fish in a wild state, uncaptive, undomesticated, untamed, unused to humans, resembling or characteristic of a wild animal’. Do you see where we are going with this now? Further Off The Beaten Track epitomises the feral carp.

Watercraft Rob Maylin & Friends £29.95

The Carp Years Tony Miles £24.95

There is a lot more to watercraft than just finding the fish, a mistake many anglers make. Finding the fish on a sunny day around a well-stocked lake in the summer can be relatively easy once armed with a decent pair of sunglasses and sometimes a decent vantage point, whereas a large low-stocked pit in the depths of winter can be a totally different proposition.

Tony takes us through the early years on various waters, until that magical day in 1984 when he caught his first twenty pounder.

The next target, a thirty pounder, follows in 1996 and then, in 2003, the first forty pounder. As well as that, a trip to France results in an unforgettable encounter with a 58lb monster.

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In Pursuit of the Largest Terry Hearn £24.95

Still Searching Terry Hearn £29.99

The outstanding lists of accolades that Terry Hearn has already earned bear testimony to this angler’s exceptional carp fishing ability. At the age of just twenty six, he had already achieved capturing seven different 40lb+ carp from six of the country’s hardest waters, both on and off the busy southern circuit.

Terry Hearn is a carp-angling phenomenon. More than an angler, Terry is an accomplished carp hunter, with a hunter’s eye, dedication and instincts. He has an uncanny ability to tune in to his quarry’s environment, and he makes full use of what he learns.

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Fishing In The Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree John Bailey £26.99 Fishing in the footsteps of Mr. Crabtree is written by author, international fishing guide and TV presenter John Bailey, with cartoon strips, illustrations and flourishes by artist, designer and writer Rob Olsen. A contemporary homage to Mr. Crabtree Goes Fishing, packed full of useful tips for the modern angler as well as many reverential nods to the original classic, Fishing in the footsteps of Mr. Crabtree is both a pleasure and an informative read for everyone from the complete novice to the compleat angler… Containing previously unpublished photographs from Bernard Venables’ private collection and contributions from some of our angling royalty.

Memoirs of a Carp Fisher The Demon Eye Kevin Nash Was £29.99 | Now £20.00

Top 100 Day Ticket Carp Waters Paul Martin Was £12.99 | Now £9.99

The Carp world has been waiting a long time for Kevin Nash to put his story down on paper, Memoirs of a Carp Fisher starts when Kev was just a kid and follows his journey through the pioneering years of carp fishing up to the 1990s.

Top 100 Day Ticket Carp Waters details the very best day-ticket venues in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. The book also contains information on watercraft, rig-tying, and long-range casting.

Totally Immersed Martin Bowler £30.00

Talking Carp Ian Chilcott Was £19.95 | Now £15.00

Nobody experiences more angling adventures in a year than Martin Bowler, and after reading this book you will find it very hard to disagree with that statement. These pages bring to life what it’s like to be a professional, all-round angler trying to seek out adventures

Begins with a brief history of carp angling and includes the dramatic changes which have shaped the sport into what it has become today. This is an indispensable guide for both the beginner and the established angler alike.

THE SYNDICATE SERIES The Syndicate Series 1-7 Mark Cunnington From £9.95 The Syndicate collection has become widely recognised as seven of the most original books ever to be written.

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LATEST RELEASE Scratching The Surface Dr. Paul Garner £30.00 Covering the last thirty years of Paul’s specimen fishing in the UK and around the world, Scratching the Surface covers a massive 43 chapters and 320 pages, covering species as diverse as rudd and roach to the legendary common skate and catfish.

Scratching The Surface details the lessons learnt whilst in pursuit of specimen fish of many species from one of modern angling’s best known all-rounders. From his early days of pond-dipping, fishing with his dad, and eventually becoming a teenage carp addict, to later adventures spent both at home and abroad in search of monsters in both fresh and saltwater, Scratching the Surface is more than just a compendium of angling tales.

It’s a Long Old Road - A Tribute to Steve Edwards Steve’s Family & Friends £29.99

All Ways Carping The Carp Tapes Was £24.95 | Now £15.00

Although he mostly fished for carp and pike he caught lots of specimen fish of other species and made many true and lasting friends over the years including a lot of very well-known personalities.

All Ways Carping is a book based around a series of in-depth interviews with four of England’s best-known carp anglers. It not only gives the reader an insight into the anglers’ mindset, but also to their angling roots.

A Flick Of The Tale Dave Lane £25.00

Pike Fishing in The UK & Ireland Steve Rogowski £19.95

If you’ve read Dave’s first, highly acclaimed book, ‘An Obsession with Carp’, then you’ll have a bit of an idea what to expect from this.

If you haven’t read it, then this will really open your eyes to the world of ‘specimen’ carp angling.

This fascinating book takes a geographical approach.

It covers several of the most important pike fishing waters in the British Isles.

However, this is not simply a ‘where to fish’ book.

SPECIAL BOOK OFFERS - ONLY £3.00 EACH Carp Baits Uncovered Angling Publications Was £9.95 | Now £3.00 All the secrets of modern carp baits; boilies, particles, pva, rolling your own, seeds, pellets, doppel-ganger hookbaits, groundbaits, dips, soaks. Includes reviews of all the off-the-shelf baits.

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Carp Tales 2 Paul Selman only £3.00 The sequel to Carp Tales. Humorous stories of carp fishing by Jim Gibbinson, Des Taylor, Brian Skoyles, Julian Cundiff, Tony Miles, Tim Paisley, Dave Lane, Chris Ball, Paul Selman and Chris Tarrant. “A hugely entertaining read, which will at times reduce the reader to fits of laughter!

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LATEST RELEASE Moon River Pete Springate: £30.00 This may be Pete’s final book, but it is far from the final chapter in his angling career, and there is no doubt that he is far from hanging up his rods. Having been bitten by the ‘river bug’, Pete now takes a major step in tackling a wild Sussex river by buying a boat, in partnership with his mate, Kev. This, however, is just the start of another adventure and it soon becomes apparent that using a boat on the river causes as many problems as it solves. But, through that adversity, the capture of huge barbel and carp make the effort all worth while. This new passion, however, does not divert Pete’s attention from the stillwaters, and not only does he catch carp larger than anything he’s caught for a couple of decades, but specimen tench, perch and zander also grace his net.

Fox Pool Rob Maylin: £22.95

River Carping Neil Wayte Was £19.95 | Now £9.95

The Rob Maylin Trilogy reprinted - Finally! Fox Pool is the first of the three highlyacclaimend books from Rob to go to reprint! Fox Pool is a timeless classic which every carp angler should read.

Neil Wayte has collected twenty-one chapters by different authors on a variety of river and canal carp venues. Locations covered are the Rivers Arun, Hampshire Avon, Bristol Avon, Gipping, Suffolk Stour, Medway, Nene, Rother, Severn, Manchester canals and the Royal Military Canal.

Big Pike Bob Church £10.00

Great Modern Pike Anglers Barrie Rickards & Malcolm Bannister £19.95

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Second only to carp fishing by its popularity, piking continues to be of increasing interest not only in the UK and Ireland but also elsewhere in Europe and North America. The demand for expert information is also growing and this book will be welcomed by pike anglers everywhere.

The Great Modern Pike Anglers examines all of the discoveries in pike fishing techniques that have taken place since 1950. It discusses how, and why, new approaches developed and who was responsible for the breakthroughs. Includes brief biographies of the piking giants, Fred Buller and Bill Giles.

SPECIAL BOOK OFFERS Reflections on the Beauty of Angling Alexander Schwab Was £19.95 | Now £10.00 This book finds a common theme in hundreds of different fishing experiences and in the paraphernalia that surrounds fishing. And that theme is beauty.

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Come along on the journey and accompany German anglers Mark Doerner, and Volker Matthias looking for winter carp on Spanish Riba Roja reservoir. Experience first-hand how difficult and demanding winter fishing can be.

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Frank Warwick is joined by Martin Bowler to reveal what it takes to catch big carp.

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SHOP RIDGEMONKEY AT THE CARP STORE AND EARN LOYALTY POINTS RidgeMonkey have brought a range of thoughtful and innovative products to the marketplace that make a difference to anglers on the bank. They have created a cult following of savvy carp anglers who know exactly what they want from a product.

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With a diverse geographical chapter base, from as far away as Japan, to Paris, Ockendon, and even Turkey, this book brings variety by the spodful as it charts how Ali achieved many of his finest moments and angling highs.

This is a book which was written to inspire the working anglers, something to make you laugh, while also giving a rare glimpse behind the scenes of Ali Hamidi’s working and fishing life. More importantly, it is a book littered with angling edges and technical advice, to help anyone reading it put more fish on the bank. It is built around Ali Hamidi’s angling adventures since 2005, a period which saw him join tackle giants Korda, an era when he helped bring Thinking Tackle, Underwater 7 and 8, The Big Fish-Off, and numerous other highprofile angling projects to your TV screens.

It has been over a decade of pressure cookercarping which has drawn tactical guile, effort and innovation from the author; vital lessons and stories that he wants to pass on.

This book is dedicated to and focused on working anglers. A richly illustrated 400+ pages which will not only help you catch more under time constraints, but will also have you laughing, sighing, and relating to much of what you read. Frank, honest, detailed, technical, and varied just about begins to describe the nature of The Carpers’ High.

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