Derek Gibson
Well-known member
Anything by H.T.Sheringham, the angling writers writer.
Black pudding is a prime example...little bits of pork pork fat spices and pearl barly cooked with pigs blood in a nice tight length of gut membrane.
You must loan me one of his books sometime D-- you never know, I may just be given reason to change my mind.Anything by H.T.Sheringham, the angling writers writer.
You must loan me one of his books sometime D-- you never know, I may just be given reason to change my mind.
The best in angling writing then-- the one book or part of one that really got your angling juices going? For me it has to be Venables Mr Crabtree goes fishing, and the chapter covering the old "All England Championship" match on the Trent in John Hillabies "Within the Stream"
Ron- I know you hold venables with some disdain and I agree entirely with some of what you say but I asked for the writer that "got your angling juices" going and as a small boy living in a large industrial but angling mad city where you saw thousands of anglers alighting from "sharabancs"and trains every saturday and sunday evenings ,It was almost inevitable that I would follow in the same footsteps as them. (along with just about every male member of my family) Money was scarce and quality books by anglers were not even on the horizon so when "Crabtree" came along I was able for the first time to enter that magical world that we all love. ) Venables transported me to a world outside that where I lived and over the years the pages of that old book were worn,torn,lost.I owe him some credit for enthusing me with that fine illness for which we all know there is no cure.Have to disagree with you on the Venables bit.
My opinion of Venables is that he was one of the worst angling writers of the lot. He was a miserable old sourpuss and a plaigarist of the first order.
And that truly awful flowery "prose"
"UUUuuurrrggghhh!!
For me, the two greatest descriptive and evocative angling writers were HT Sheringham and Denys Watkyns-Pitchford. Both Streets ahead of Venables, who was a cruel *******, dressing poor little Peter in shorts on a freezing cold day!
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And the greatest angling writer of all time:
Only one man there, but I'll let you guess.
Ron- I know you hold venables with some disdain and I agree entirely with some of what you say but I asked for the writer that "got your angling juices" going and as a small boy living in a large industrial but angling mad city where you saw thousands of anglers alighting from "sharabancs"and trains every saturday and sunday evenings ,It was almost inevitable that I would follow in the same footsteps as them. (along with just about every male member of my family) Money was scarce and quality books by anglers were not even on the horizon so when "Crabtree" came along I was able for the first time to enter that magical world that we all love. ) Venables transported me to a world outside that where I lived and over the years the pages of that old book were worn,torn,lost.I owe him some credit for enthusing me with that fine illness for which we all know there is no cure.
Cruel to Peter making him wear short trews! Boys had to know their place back then(lol)
Best angling writer of all time? do tell. Was/is it a carp angler??
And the greatest angling writer of all time:
Only one man there, but I'll let you guess.
A bit like saTURDay-- always the worst day to go fishing.often ***p!Stir! Stir! Stir!
By crikey this turd really pongs!
Have to disagree with you on the Venables bit.
My opinion of Venables is that he was one of the worst angling writers of the lot. He was a miserable old sourpuss and a plaigarist of the first order.
And that truly awful flowery "prose"
"UUUuuurrrggghhh!!
For me, the two greatest descriptive and evocative angling writers were HT Sheringham and Denys Watkyns-Pitchford. Both Streets ahead of Venables, who was a cruel *******, dressing poor little Peter in shorts on a freezing cold day!
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And the greatest angling writer of all time:
Only one man there, but I'll let you guess.
Ronald! Go and stand in the corner!
£29-95 (99?) plus £6 p&p if not at the book launch, Bluenose.
The first book 'CHUB' didn't sell well at first and the publisher sold them off at £2-50. I did hear someone bought about 200, a lovely big profit. If any are still about they are now demanding £120-£140, I saw one advertised on a game fishing site at over £400.
There were some expensive lessons learned with the first book, this time the Group is doing the editing, proof reading, publishing and will retain ownership of all unsold stock.
There will be a link on the CSG web site to download the pdf Order Form but I have been asked not to accept orders from outside of the Group before 18th September, I could however e-mail the form to any FM members before then.
Paul W, The dust jacket artwork is by John Searl, angling artist and Group member. Everything apart from the actual print job (that's by John Mason) has been done within the Group.
The leather-bound was done in the finest skin of 16 year old Cornish virgins...a very short print run and all sold
"Personally I far prefer Waterlog for better writing and a wider variety of articles".
So you're the other one then Peter I cancelled my subscription after 12 months.