TOPE: HOW TO CATCH THEM. By Bruce McMillen. Series editor Kenneth Mansfield.

1961 1st edition. Small format (95 x 168mm). Pp96. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Price 3s 6d.

. The first book to deal exclusively with tope, written by an angler with over thirty years experience of specialising in tope fishing, this remains a very useful guide. Chapters include: the tope, biological details; Habits, distribution and edibility; Tackle: rods, reels, care of reels, lines, hooks, gaffs, cast or trace, harness, rubby-dubby; Baits; Tope from the beach; Rock angling; Boat angling; Boat angling methods: drifting, float fishing, weighing the fish; Unusual experiences and final hints. Appendices include the Tope Angling Club of Great Britain; where to fish and some notable catches.