THE MODERN SEA ANGLER. By Hugh Stoker. Sixth edition.

.# (1958) 1979 6th edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp239. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

.# A good, if slightly dated, introduction to UK sea angling. In this revised sixth edition "...most of the chapters have been completely rewritten to include the numerous developments in tackle, fishing techniques, and electronic navigational and wreck-finding aids which have influenced the art of sea angling in recent years. At the same time, many new line drawings and photographic plates have been included to illustrate the revised text". Chapters include:- For beginner's only; Making up the tackle; Baits; Pier and jetty fishing; Shore fishing; Rock fishing; Boat fishing; Boat-fishing techniques; Sea fish worth catching - and how to catch them; Night fishing; The fish's world; Sea-angling holidays; The sea-angler's workshop; Buying a boat; Boat maintenance; Cooking the catch. An appendix gives a list of British rod-caught record sea fish, compiled January 1979.