The Osprey group was formed by a group of specimen hunters and built around the pursuit of ‘significant’ fish and it rapidly became a diverse fellowship of like-minded anglers who shared their passion and expertise. The group are now pleased to announce the launch of their much anticipated book: ‘The Osprey Specimen Group and Friends’, possibly the first ever specimen group book of its genre!
Simon King was the records officer of the Osprey Group, as well as a being a unique and accomplished angler and fellow members past and present have gathered via the book to pay tribute to his memory.
There are contributions from well known anglers from the specimen fishing world including: Chris Yates, Bob Buteux, Martin Bowler, Chris Turnbull, Len Arbery, Tony Gibson, Neill Stephen, Bob Morris, Chris Ball and many more; there are also offerings from some brilliant anglers who have not written in a book before. Authors well known to FishingMagic readers include the late Simon King himself, Bob Hornegold, and Christian Barker and it should appeal to anglers of all backgrounds as it draws its inspiration from a variety of the traditional, modern, historic and pleasure angling genres.
The official book launch is to take place on 31 May 2014 at the Lands End Inn, Twyford, Reading, Berkshire RG10 0UE from 12 noon.
The selling of 50 first edition cloth copies will take place at the event; no pre-orders will be taken for these and they are on sale on a first come, first served basis priced at £40, inclusive of a numbered and signed certificate. Twenty leather bound copies, priced at £180 have also been produced, which will be available on general sale through Calm Productions.
The standard copy is priced at just £25 and will be available on the day as well as from Calm Productions (P&P applies) HERE or via telephone on: 0845 408 2606 or 0208 320 3886
Chris Turnbull’s chapter in the book includes a painting and the original painting, along with the leather bound copy of the book numbered ‘one’ will be auctioned by way of a blind bid. Anyone wishing to take part in the bidding can do so by emailing an offer to: products@mpressltd.com and leaving their contact details as well as their bid.
The email option will close at 5pm on Friday 30 May and blind bidding will continue throughout the day at the Lands End Inn. The Auction will conclude at 4pm where the highest bidder will be announced. A reserve price of £800 has been applied.
Many other attractions will take place on the launch day including a selection of paintings by Chris Turnbull and the chance to purchase other specimen books at a reduced price, plus much more. A special split cane rod has also been made in memory of Simon King, with further details to be announced in due course.
