I've been on a kick recently to try different types of vintage plugs, last year I gave the Flatfish a go and what do you know, they still work! One of his most memorable trips resulted in landing a 700 kilo (1,540lb) six-gilled shark in 1959 off Madeira, then the largest fish caught on rod and line in the northern hemisphere. THE CLOTH COVERED SPINE IS WORN AND STAINED WITH BUMPING AND SMALL TEARS AT BOTH ENDS, WHICH HAVE STARTED TO FRAY.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.I bought Fishing with Mr Crabtree in all waters to replace a copy that I had given to me as a boy, and this copy was in excellent condition.

As Crabtree was written just post-WW2, there may not be too many anglers still around who can answer your question from direct experience. Grouse is English so to make sure my boy grows up with the proper sense of his English roots, I bought Henry a copy of Bernard Venables Mr. INSCRIPTION ON REVERSE OF FRONT COVER PRESENTING THIS BOOK TO FORMER OWNER, OTHERWISE IN VG CONDITION.

The Mirror Group, Bernard's employer at the time, never bothered to retain such records, but it is surely the best-selling sports book of all time. I think to completely safeguard your offspring's heritage you should purchase a complete set of Bernard Venables' 'Lets Go Fishing with Mr Cherry and Jim' books ASAP, I know they are expensive but it's always better to be safe than sorry! He co-founded the Angling Times in 1953, was founder editor of Creel magazine in 1963, and wrote over 20 books. Whether he was writing or painting he was able to capture the moment, set the scene and draw us in to his world and we felt the tingle of excitement every time we believed that we too could catch that tench or a big roach or feel the power of a hard fighting barbel.