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I'd say the Tom Bankes Trilogy is up there with the best of them
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In reply to Post #19
Ok Kells. There is much to enjoy in The Still of the Night. It is very well written and It covers a young angler from the late 1950s to the late 1970s: so no hair rigs but plenty of dough bobbins and so on. I find I'm unsettled by the degree of obsession over one fish over several years, and the damage it does to the young man. Nothing to do with social media or peer pressure but a kind of helplessness. I find my feelings at the end of the tale are very different to those that I experience reading about the end of a TH quest.
The book is on Kindle if you are curious.
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In reply to Post #25
I'll sell my unopened copy for that lol
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In reply to Post #26
Rob Maylins Trilogy Fox Pool, Bazil's bush, Tiger Bay.
Simply the bollo*cks 
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In reply to Post #25
That's a chancer. You can get it for under £80
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The forgotten chapters is only £600 on Amazon for a used copy! 
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In reply to Post #15
An absolutely fantastic read. Greatest series I have read.
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In reply to Post #12
All names i would also recommend along with the addition of Mark Walsingham and Terry Hearn. Plenty more good, slightly less well known authors I would suggest but all packed up for a house move so can't refer back to them.
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Many great recommendations in this thread.
Some books that are suprisingly good but a bit overlooked.
Fallen Kings - Dave Levy.
Beauties and the beasts - John Claridge.
Catching Memories . Jerry Hammond.
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In reply to Post #15
I have only read the first series, bloody brilliant stuff.
Since then I always carry a granade, just in case 
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In reply to Post #15
Mark Cunnington is a top bloke. He's also a member on here. The books are all available on Amazon as audio books & on Kindle now too.
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In reply to Post #18
I've not read the book. I'm now intrigued.Why was you unsettled by it?? 
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How about Andrew Spreadbury, In the Still of the Night: The Story of She?
I find it a good read although strangely disturbing. Anyone else unsettled by it?
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Along fisherman's paths ,by Mike Winter
A fool and his eel ,by Mark Walsingham ,aka Skeff ,Mike Winters best friend ..
Cypry the Carp,by Peter Mohan
Confessions of a Carp Fisher ,by BB ,Denis Watkins Pitchford
The above ,share a common bond ,you won't understand it till you've read all four !
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Very surprised to not see any reference to Jack's "Quest for Carp"
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I started to reread the Syndicate series the other day (for the third time!) Don't think about it, get the rest, you won't regret it!
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Thanks all. A good few to choose from there! 
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Stuart Brookes books are very well written, Mike Wilmott, Dave Lane and also Dave Little
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Oz Holness' book, Forces of Nature, is up there with the classics imo.
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In no particular order...
The carp strikes back Rod Hutchinson
Carp amid the storm. Tim Paisley
A merry old dance. Mickey Gray. ( if you can get a copy )
In pursuit of the largest. Terry hearn
Tiger bay. Rob Maylin.
Right up there as some of the best. Happy reading..
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In reply to Post #7
Flick of l tail is fantastic
Redmirepool
Fox pool
Wraysbury chronicles
Rod pole or perch is excellent too
Canal carping
River Thames books are good too
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Pretty much anything by Tim Paisley
Mike Wimot and Bill Cottams books are good reads.
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Hutchies,
Rob Maylins trilogy Fox Pool, Bazils bush, Tiger Bay.
Walsinghams A fool and His Eel.
Elliot Symak My Water
None Carp Bob Roberts Mighty Trent
Pledger While my float still cocks
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I think there's 9 of the syndicate now so that will last a while lol.
But some others
Keith Jenkins
Bivvy tramps Martin Lawrence
Micky Grey
One of My personal fave although not strictly carp fishing per se Phil Escott An illusion of Maya.
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In reply to Post #1
Anything by Terry Hearn or Dave Lane. 'In pursuit of the largest' being the big carp bible
Forgotten chapters is pretty good,
Nigel Sharps is good
Darrel Pecks are good
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Hi,
Looking for a couple of books to buy.
Can you recommend any thats worth a read?
I have read The Syndicate Part 1 which i loved so might buy a couple of these but also looking for others.
Thanks
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