Isbn: 9780851155258 - pike (angling library) (7 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxiv,238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in slightly used, price-clipped dust-wrapper. "This is the first book to make so broad a study of pike." The author's survey the evolution of the pike, its distribution, controlling factors in pike development and go into pike behaviour in much detail. This approach shows the specimen hunter where to look for his quarry and how best to go about catching it as well as many thoughts on the conservation of the species. Chapters include:- Protohistory; History of pike and pike fishing; Esox lucius; Distribution of pike; Form and function of the lean hunter; Handling pike; Size of pike and factors affecting growth; Ecological role of the pike; Angling pressure and its impact; Main methods for their capture; Movement of pike when hunting and cruising; Problems with deep waters; Hotspots and holding areas: update; Feeding spells; Atmospheric conditions; Spawning; The deadbait trigger factor; Deadbaiting and angling pressure; Livebaiting; Artificial baits / lure fishing; Lure fishing afloat and other boating techniques. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-xiii, 238 pp, 30 photographs. A very good copy in a protected dust wrapper.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxiv,238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. "This is the first book to make so broad a study of pike". The author's survey the evolution of the pike, its distribution, controlling factors in pike development and go into pike behaviour in much detail. This approach shows the specimen hunter where to look for his quarry and how best to go about catching it as well as many thoughts on the conservation of the species. Chapters include: Protohistory; History of pike and pike fishing; Esox lucius; Distribution of pike; Form and function of the lean hunter; Handling pike; Size of pike and factors affecting growth; Ecological role of the pike; Angling pressure and its impact; Main methods for their capture; Movement of pike when hunting and cruising; Problems with deep waters; Hotspots and holding areas: update; Feeding spells; Atmospheric conditions; Spawning; The deadbait trigger factor; Deadbaiting and angling pressure; Livebaiting; Artificial baits / lure fishing; Lure fishing afloat and other boating techniques. .…

Hard Back. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. foreword by John Wilson. Angling Library Volume 1.

Hard Back. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. foreword by John Wilson. Angling Library Volume 1.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxiv,238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. From the library of pike angling writer Malcolm Bannister, with his signature & inscribed to him by Barrie Rickards. "This is the first book to make so broad a study of pike." The author's survey the evolution of the pike, its distribution, controlling factors in pike development and go into pike behaviour in much detail. This approach shows the specimen hunter where to look for his quarry and how best to go about catching it as well as many thoughts on the conservation of the species. Chapters include:- Protohistory; History of pike and pike fishing; Esox lucius; Distribution of pike; Form and function of the lean hunter; Handling pike; Size of pike and factors affecting growth; Ecological role of the pike; Angling pressure and its impact; Main methods for their capture; Movement of pike when hunting and cruising; Problems with deep waters; Hotspots and holding areas: update; Feeding spells; Atmospheric conditions; Spawning; The deadbait trigger factor; Deadbaiting and angling pressure; Livebaiting; Artificial baits / lure fishing; Lure fishing afloat and other boating techniques. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The book is dedicated to paul and signed by the late great Barrie Rickards. Inscribed by Author(s).