Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 I’ve pretty much re-read my collection of Carp books so I’m looking for recommendations. I’ve not read any of Shelley’s and I certainly don’t expect a literary classic but are they worth a punt, his latest is still available I believe? yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Jamie Clossick wrote one of his I think, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 If you are still planning on fishing at st Ives, you will find the bivvy tramps books interesting if you haven't read them already 👍 Pete Springate's Guns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, elmoputney said: Jamie Clossick wrote one of his I think, Yeah, I believe he ghost wrote the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 55 minutes ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: I’ve not read any of Shelley’s The first one is half decent. It covers Wraysbury, the 'Brooke etc. The 2nd one is OK, it has the Mere chapter. The 3rd one is OK at best. The 2nd two make you cringe a bit. He talks like he's a victim but you can tell he's anything but. There are much better books out there IMO. Pete Springate's Guns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, yonny said: The first one is half decent. It covers Wraysbury, the 'Brooke etc. The 2nd one is OK, it has the Mere chapter. The 3rd one is OK at best. The 2nd two make you cringe a bit. He talks like he's a victim but you can tell he's anything but. There are much better books out there IMO. I’ll give them a miss then! Any suggestions? I’ve read Hutchy, Maylin, Maddocks, Sharman, Hilton, Hearn, Lane, Holness, Gray, Penning, Warwick, Paisley, Dempsey, Yates, Crow and others I can’t remember! yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: Any suggestions? Darrel Peck's book is great. He's brutally honest in it. A really good read. Savay by John Harry is a must-read. Forgotten Chapters by Fareham/friends is brilliant if you've not read it. The Chronicles series (Wraysbury, Horton and Savay) are good - especially the Wraysbury one. The History of Yateley books are also good if you like reading about the old Yateley kippers. Looking at your list I suspect you'll already have got some of these tbh. Pete Springate's Guns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, yonny said: Darrel Peck's book is great. He's brutally honest in it. A really good read. Savay by John Harry is a must-read. Forgotten Chapters by Fareham/friends is brilliant if you've not read it. The Chronicles series (Wraysbury, Horton and Savay) are good - especially the Wraysbury one. The History of Yateley books are also good if you like reading about the old Yateley kippers. Looking at your list I suspect you'll already have got some of these tbh. Yeah, read Forgotten Chapters and Savay. Pecky’s book is one I’d like but only seen it for silly money. I’ll look out for the ‘Chronicles’ series👍 yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: Pecky’s book is one I’d like but only seen it for silly money. Yeah it's shot up this past couple of years. I think I paid 60 odd quid😣 Skeff's book A Fool and His Eel is good - a bit different to all the others. A work of art. Ritchie McDonald aint on your list either. Both quite cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmcee Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, yonny said: The first one is half decent. It covers Wraysbury, the 'Brooke etc. The 2nd one is OK, it has the Mere chapter. The 3rd one is OK at best. The 2nd two make you cringe a bit. He talks like he's a victim but you can tell he's anything but. There are much better books out there IMO. Regarding his books, like you say they are ok. Something to do to while away the hours. But as a person I found him to be a top bloke if I'm honest. When the rumours were about that he would be going to dinton when I was fishing there I just thought we don't need anyone like him on the lake. Though one angler who i knew and knew him well said don't believe all you hear and find out for yourself. And I found an all round decent bloke. One night on the lake a few of us were having a social with him and he was openly admitting that in his past he was a right ****.. and because of that if anything bad was said about him he was guilty full stop, yet it was a lot of the time made up to smear him or get him banned. Stories made up by numbers of anglers on certain lakes all backing each other up, he didnt stand a chance because of his past. Though he treated dinton and its anglers with full on respect, so can't knock him at all. And the man is one hell of an angler. I can safely say I've met other "named" anglers on there who are a damn site worse than Shelley. yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmcee Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Pete Springate's Guns said: I’ll give them a miss then! Any suggestions? I’ve read Hutchy, Maylin, Maddocks, Sharman, Hilton, Hearn, Lane, Holness, Gray, Penning, Warwick, Paisley, Dempsey, Yates, Crow and others I can’t remember! Have you read Micky gray's book "a merry old dance". The best book I've read by a mile. No airs no Grace's, told exactly how it was. I couldn't put it down. Read it in a weekend. Martin Clarke's book is ok (his first one I've read). Mike willmott Nigel sharps book, living the dream yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, emmcee said: But as a person I found him to be a top bloke if I'm honest. In fairness you're not the only bloke that's said that to me mate. emmcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, emmcee said: Have you read Micky gray's book "a merry old dance". The best book I've read by a mile. No airs no Grace's, told exactly how it was. I couldn't put it down. Read it in a weekend. Martin Clarke's book is ok (his first one I've read). Mike willmott Nigel sharps book, living the dream Read Micky’s second book but not ‘Merry Old Dance’, again it goes for silly money these days. Read both of Wimott’s but not Sharpy’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, yonny said: Yeah it's shot up this past couple of years. I think I paid 60 odd quid😣 Skeff's book A Fool and His Eel is good - a bit different to all the others. A work of art. Ritchie McDonald aint on your list either. Both quite cheap. Borrowed and read Skeff’s- lovely. Forgot about old Ritchie-I’ll look out for it👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Don’t forget Ritchie has 2 books yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, framey said: Don’t forget Ritchie has 2 books That's news to me. I have Ritchie on Carp. What's the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Not about carp per se but with a few nods to it.... have a read of Rob Olsen's "Waterlust" Finished Rod Hutchinson's "Before I forget" and whilst the start of the book was great it was rather picture heavy and was basically unfinished and cut off without much preamble.... sad to see Rod meet his maker, but I think that this is a book that should not have been published as it is, but completed by a close friend or family or not at all..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, bluelabel said: "Before I forget" That sounds v disappointing mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, yonny said: That's news to me. I have Ritchie on Carp. What's the other? Ritchie on carp the whole story it also comes with a dvd I have both but haven’t even opened the 2nd one yet. I have loads That are still in the shipping packaging lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, framey said: Ritchie on carp the whole story Same book with an extra chapter at the end I thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 31 minutes ago, yonny said: That sounds v disappointing mate. It was Yonny.... and I'm a fan of Rod's stuff... if someone had finished it for him it would have been okay but it's ending was just abrupt and left the book incomplete yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Honestly can’t say sorry I only bought it because it was his lol yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Paws Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 A book I highly rate is "Rolling in the Deep" by Adam Penning. It's a right doorstop (will come in useful if we're in lock down for 6 months!) The fishing chapters are top quality and you get a grasp of what it takes to be top rod and the chapter on Wraysbury was almost painful to read, let alone endure it. But it's not all fishing. There are plenty of autobiographical bits that intertwine the stories and I felt they added to the book by relating how he managed to spend his spare time fishing and some of the sacrifices he made. Not cheap at £40 (with postage) but I read it 3 times last year and will probably do so again some time, a classic testament that it is worth the money. https://calmproductions.com/rolling-in-the-deep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Springate's Guns Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Golden Paws said: A book I highly rate is "Rolling in the Deep" by Adam Penning. It's a right doorstop (will come in useful if we're in lock down for 6 months!) The fishing chapters are top quality and you get a grasp of what it takes to be top rod and the chapter on Wraysbury was almost painful to read, let alone endure it. But it's not all fishing. There are plenty of autobiographical bits that intertwine the stories and I felt they added to the book by relating how he managed to spend his spare time fishing and some of the sacrifices he made. Not cheap at £40 (with postage) but I read it 3 times last year and will probably do so again some time, a classic testament that it is worth the money. https://calmproductions.com/rolling-in-the-deep Read it myself and enjoyed it a lot👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 16 hours ago, Golden Paws said: "Rolling in the Deep" by Adam Penning Everyone seems to really rate that book. I think it's decent, but not head and shoulders above most others tbh. 16 hours ago, Golden Paws said: chapter on Wraysbury Admittedly the bit with the Pug and the massive common was captivating lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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