FISHING FOR BIG TENCH. Second edition, fully revised and enlarged. By Barrie Rickards, Ray Webb and Martin Gay.

(1976) 1986 2nd edition. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp208. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

A useful and popular guide to big tench fishing with lots of good advice, as well as anecdotes, drawn from the author's own experience. This second, revised edition, was brought out by popular demand and contains four new chapters, including contributions from Martin Gay, as well as new photographs. Contents include: Giant tench; Super giants; Basic tackle; New tackle and techniques; Food of tench; Tench swims; analysis of new water; Analysis of the finest tench water in history; Where and when to fish; Winter tench; Irish tench; Weather and water conditions; Playing tench; A tench trip; The Tenchfishers; Biology of the tench; Modern research; Tench fishing - the future.