The way of the Toad - thoughts on BIG ROACH a book by Mark Wintle
A very disappointing read it just was not a long enough book it ended far sooner than I wanted it too, you should read it you'll be sure to enjoy the depth of details and the attention to Mark Wintle's expeditions. So Mark Wintle come on get writing its sequel. I do not know the author Mark Wintle and my first contact with him was long after I had read his first independently authored book Big Roach, our first contact was to gently cross swords over a point of description, that being I do not call a Roach under 3 ½ lbs a big Roach…hehehe…each to his own.
Many of you who know me will know I am an angler and some might say to a point of being a Roach fanatic of nearly 60 years standing.
The book like a few of the books that over the years that have been written on the very specialist subject area of a single fish species in this case big Roach fishing was little short of amazing. Being a far more enjoyable read than the expected rather dry treatise, I was anticipating when I first saw the book for sale. Surprisingly Mark Wintle’s book Big Roach took me on a journey from the basics of learning about a particular fish species and various things that effect its growth and development through tackle, hookbaits and groundbaits to techniques. Then comes the adventures and experiences as we journey from Mark Wintles early beginnings to more recent times visiting places that will be well known to a good few touching here and there on striking moments and eventually coming to a mention of some very good anglers and Roach specialists. The book has numerous black and white and many colour plates throughout.
A very good work and a very remarkable one for the first solo book from this author. What do I think about it, its certainly an essential book for any serious Roach angler and the would be specimen hunter as it is a book that teaches without being a tutorial or a dry scholastic work and is a must have book for all serious and pleasure river anglers alike regardless of what species you are after. For those anglers who would like to catch a 2lb Roach or larger this book will certainly help you to get nearer to achieving your dream. I have already read the book twice and I expect I will read it again over the coming dark nights of winter well when I am not out chasing my favourite quarry. I am sure anyone reading this book will enjoy it as much as I have.
A very disappointing read it just was not a long enough book it ended far sooner than I wanted it too, you should read it you'll be sure to enjoy the depth of details and the attention to Mark Wintle's expeditions. So Mark Wintle come on get writing its sequel. I do not know the author Mark Wintle and my first contact with him was long after I had read his first independently authored book Big Roach, our first contact was to gently cross swords over a point of description, that being I do not call a Roach under 3 ½ lbs a big Roach…hehehe…each to his own.
Many of you who know me will know I am an angler and some might say to a point of being a Roach fanatic of nearly 60 years standing.
The book like a few of the books that over the years that have been written on the very specialist subject area of a single fish species in this case big Roach fishing was little short of amazing. Being a far more enjoyable read than the expected rather dry treatise, I was anticipating when I first saw the book for sale. Surprisingly Mark Wintle’s book Big Roach took me on a journey from the basics of learning about a particular fish species and various things that effect its growth and development through tackle, hookbaits and groundbaits to techniques. Then comes the adventures and experiences as we journey from Mark Wintles early beginnings to more recent times visiting places that will be well known to a good few touching here and there on striking moments and eventually coming to a mention of some very good anglers and Roach specialists. The book has numerous black and white and many colour plates throughout.
A very good work and a very remarkable one for the first solo book from this author. What do I think about it, its certainly an essential book for any serious Roach angler and the would be specimen hunter as it is a book that teaches without being a tutorial or a dry scholastic work and is a must have book for all serious and pleasure river anglers alike regardless of what species you are after. For those anglers who would like to catch a 2lb Roach or larger this book will certainly help you to get nearer to achieving your dream. I have already read the book twice and I expect I will read it again over the coming dark nights of winter well when I am not out chasing my favourite quarry. I am sure anyone reading this book will enjoy it as much as I have.
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