Carp Fishing Books

What are your favourite carp related books? Instruction wise and Fishing tale related etc?

gravel pit carp by jim gibbinson, think thats how his names spelt... great read..

One of my favourite Carp books is actually more of a teaching manual rather than a straight out book. Its the Fox complete guide to Carp Fishing.

Its a softback with 243 pages of high quality photos with some great illustrations as well.

Its a great book if you have only just started carp fishing as the level of teaching is fairly basic but its got some great advice in it. Even if you are an intermediate angler its still failry useful though

It costs £17.99 and is available on the fox website and some tackle shops.

One of my favourite books is Carp Fever by Kevin Maddocks. I got this book when I was a kid and it opened my eyes! I think its out of print now but theres still a few copies of it floating around on the net.

And after i see him hold a 30 with no mat and walk it back to the water i turned off and i aint watch it since or the rest.................

dont forget some of these videos are years old ..maybe before mats came out as for handling fish with out one ....us older anglers ..have caught and handled 100's of Carp with out a mat ...and they all went back in to fight another day in perfect condition



here is one from over 20 years ago ...no mat but the fish was fine

[quote="Big Ron"]

And after i see him hold a 30 with no mat and walk it back to the water i turned off and i aint watch it since or the rest.................

dont forget some of these videos are years old ..maybe before mats came out as for handling fish with out one ....us older anglers ..have caught and handled 100's of Carp with out a mat ...and they all went back in to fight another day in perfect condition


Ron,
I had my fist unhooking mat which was wierd looking back now as (it was a black and silver Nash unhooking mat.)

Now I got that in in about 1985 I think so when did unhooking mats come out?

When was your vid made Wrongen?

his names lee farley(northern wooley back lol)

YES that name rings a bell as I worked all over the Jag in my role ...was his dad named Roy and a forman there in the Paint Shop ? if so I used to live buy them also

Ron,
I had my fist unhooking mat which was wierd looking back now as (it was a black and silver Nash unhooking mat.)

Now I got that in in about 1985 I think so when did unhooking mats come out?

Not realy sure ? but I can rember using them 25 years ago

How mad,what a small world we live in lol

Yes it is ....him and his dad both brought some stuff of me when I worked at Jaguar as an Engineer
and I was only talking to Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath last month ...I grew up next door to him in Park Lane Aston, and the group used to practice in my house in the old days before they became rich and famous

as for videos/dvd and books

here are a couple worth a look as Im in them LOL LOL

here is a new one

The syndicate series,,

http://www.carpbooks.com/

By far the funniest series of books i have ever read...

11 / 10 cant wait for the next one...

Reviewed by Jeff Hall on the 29th June 2009

Carping Journeys by Jason Ryder & Friends is now out and I was one of the lucky few to be sent a preview 1st edition copy of this great book.

When the book arrived I knew it was going to be something special by the sheer size and volume of tis book. With over 368 pages of text and photos this book is packed with info and is great value.

The book is a collection of short stories around some the worlds greatest Carp Venues. The stories are told by some of the most accomlished Anglers and reveals many of their tactics and tips. It is an essential purchase if you plan or indeed fish on the continent or even if you just dream of it!

One of my favourite chapters was the chapter by Keith Moors about how he found a lovely lake in France and subsequently purchased it and moved to France to live and make a new life.

A great insight can be gained into the methods and tactics that are needed to successfully tackle the lakes and rivers of Europe.  

The book features many overseas anglers some of whom are fishing in their own back yards. First and foremost it is a publication devoted to the pursuit of big Carp and is far more than a holiday fishing guide. Over 120,000 words, more than 200 colour photos with 20 different authors. Carping Journeys visits two dozen venues across the continent in search of monsters and unique Carping experiences.

Including chapters from Chris Woodrow, Shaun Harrison, Jim Lightfoot plus many more! "

The book is great value for money and really screams quality!

All in all I would recommend this book for anyone considering a trip abroad !

Buy it here

http://www.booksoncarp.co.uk/

While this book is a far better quality than book one ....I was not so Keen on my pictures not being in my story, as it was in book one I can see why it has been done ( to reduce costs ) but being disleic I find it very very hard to read a full page of words without pictures to support it.

Quest for Carp by Jack Hilton. A classic.


As for ANYTHING by Fox International.......NO NO NO ! Absolute rubbish! I don't believe half the rigs in that book have ever been tried by anyone at Fox.............Probably just copied from somewhere else.

Weve now added a new section to the website where you can purchase Carp Fishing book

the link is

http://carp-lakes.co.uk/#/carp-books/4535057264