books

[neilson]

books tae read.

fishing`s strangest days.by tom quinn....a intresting and funny book of fishing stories from 1800-1986.i am half way thru the book and is a really good read with some realy funny and intresting stories(put one on the forum a while ago about a young lad who got draged under by a pike)..........he lived.

mr crabtree goes fishing.need i say more.

books being written, never tae be read....how tae catch fish....by mepstar.
tell us your fav fishin book

[lgf]

Mr Crabtree goes fishing ;D

i've been trying to push this book as vital reading for years now...i must get myself another copy....

i started on small streams and rivers and the cartoon style layout of the book was ideal for reference especially for learning where to fish on different parts of the water

[neilson]

got the book think its in the loft,its been a few years since a read it will need tae read it again,cannae mind the young lads name thu.
think it was his grandson.heard that j.r hartley book got published but have never seen it any where

[lgf]

peter....yep i was that influenced i still remember after all these years

[neilson]

aye thats his name.....the chub is just under that overhanging tree......

[lgf]

jsut done some research here and got a book review on the book....also available through amazon.com and similiar sites

www.first-nature.com/books/venables1.htm

but i'm gonna try get a copy via a RealTime shop

[neilson]

mine has a different cover tae the one on the web page am sure mine has mr crabtree and peter.the pic on the web page looks like a cd

[lgf]

neilson said:

mine has a different cover tae the one on the web page am sure mine has mr crabtree and peter.the pic on the web page looks like a cd

the one on that page is the 50th anniversary edition....i had the original too.....giving to me many years after it came out ..(before anyone says)...i'm not that old

[neilson]

just past the 50 mark, am an old fart

[lgf]

neilson said:

just past the 50 mark, am an old fart

funny that...i asked jock if he'd ever read it....he'd never heard of it ;D

[Jock]

There is a fair hike in price 5 bob to a tenner for a relaunch your originals must be worth 50 quid to a collector a quid for each year.
A had a gid book about hill walking it was about a guy walking hills in alphabetical order and they changed the names of some just as he was about to Finnish them and ended up jumping of the last one he had to do as he was ready to publish a book

[neilson]

he must be tellin fibs obody kens mr crabtree

[lgf]

neilson said:

he must be tellin fibs obody kens mr crabtree

tightlines for your trip

you are the first in a long line that i have asked that has known the book.....compulsive reading as a kid and untill it was lost in my late 20's...

aye and check your copy....might be a first edition... ;D

[Jock]

Listen Bud what age do you think a am, Mr. Crabtree?
I have heard of a crab appil but no a crabtree.
Lgf got his copy of his Grandad and you got yours for your 9th birthday a first edition to boot
Wur did Kasta go he should be guid at fishing with a name like that.

[neilson]

aye right jock he, he,this is my last post of the night.tight lines fur the morra.
will chek the book when a come back frae the fishin lgf