Barbel book recommendations

[piker60]

Any recommendations for a good barbel read gents?

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

I would start off with this one if I were you, you will learn a lot about all fishing with this one, its quite old now but will set you off down the right road!

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/book ... gLmZPD_BwE

Cheers Alan

[Duncan Holmes]

Quest for barbel, west and miles.

An inspirational book for me back then...

[delboy]

Them 3 books by Steve Stayner were very interesting boy and different

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

Quest for barbel, west and miles.

An inspirational book for me back then...

That was the other one but I couldn't remember the name, as you say inspirational, the mind set that is adopted by some anglers in their quest is truly inspirational!

I'm glad I read the Fred crouch book 1st and the Miles and West one second, old school to new school!

I definitely caught more big barbell because of these writers!

Cheers Alan

[davelumb]

Them 3 books by Steve Stayner were very interesting boy and different

Had some strange ideas, but his basic approach was spot on.

Everything I've read by southern barbel anglers has been b******s as far as fishing northern rivers is concerned.

[steve28fishing]

Another thumbs up for the Steve Stayner books .. particularly as a lot of it is based
on fishing the Trent my local river, found a lot of useful suff in there.
Archie Braddock books are good as well if you fish the Trent.

Tony and Westy's book , although excellent, is geared to the small rivers they fished.


Didn't someone say the Undestanding barbel book ... should have been named Understanding Fred Crouch ?

Wise words.

[Mike J]

I only have two, Tony and Trefor's and Fred's.
I prefer Fred's because he was fishing the rivers I know and his methods more reflective.

The 'sight' fishing list collectors you can keep!

[delboy]

Another thumbs up for the Steve Stayner books .. particularly as a lot of it is based
on fishing the Trent my local river, found a lot of useful suff in there.
Archie Braddock books are good as well if you fish the Trent.

Tony and Westy's book , although excellent, is geared to the small rivers they fished.


Didn't someone say the Undestanding barbel book ... should have been named Understanding Fred Crouch ?

Wise words.

Love them Archie Braddocks books as well boy,He makes you really believe that them flavours work,had his tench one,was it called summer surprise or something ?

[piker60]

I would start off with this one if I were you, you will learn a lot about all fishing with this one, its quite old now but will set you off down the right road!

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/book ... gLmZPD_BwE

Cheers Alan

Purchased it Alan thanks for the link

[piker60]

Another thumbs up for the Steve Stayner books .. particularly as a lot of it is based
on fishing the Trent my local river, found a lot of useful suff in there.
Archie Braddock books are good as well if you fish the Trent.

Tony and Westy's book , although excellent, is geared to the small rivers they fished.


Didn't someone say the Undestanding barbel book ... should have been named Understanding Fred Crouch ?

Wise words.

Which of SS's would you recommend?

[delboy]

Just looked,there was 4 of them and a little one ,Don't know what that was all about,Think he was just milking it with that one,Barbel,A thirst for knowledge,I didn't like

[davelumb]

Steve Stayner did one which was a compilation - that's the one to get - Barbel : Obsession

[piker60]

Steve Stayner did one which was a compilation - that's the one to get - Barbel : Obsession

[steve28fishing]

Yes as Dave says Obsession contains most of the stuff from the other books.

[piker60]

Yes as Dave says Obsession contains most of the stuff from the other books.

[Nobby C]

Barbel- A lifetimes addiction by Trefor West.
Informative work but fragile binding.

[steve28fishing]

Another good little book is the amazing meat book by Andy Orme if you are using meat as bait.

Shouldn't think you'd need to pay more than a fiver for a copy.