James Holgate (52 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Severe printing error to page five (but still just about legible) else good, clean, second-hand paperback. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. .…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. James Holgate Freshman Football Coach Yale University & Illustrated.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo perfect-bound paperback (145 x 205mm). Pp86. B/w photographs and illustrations. Issue B. Matt white card covers printed in green. Slight wear to covers, one or two pages a little loose else good-plus. A cheaply produced book printed in relatively small numbers but very good articles from some of the leading lure anglers of the day. Now rather scarce. Chapters include: Lure of the Fens by Barrie Rickards; Small lake tactics by James Holgate; Gravel Pits by Chris Leibbrandt; Irish loughs by George Higgins; Big waters (from the bank) by James Holgate; Trolling by George Higgins; Canals by Dave Lumb. .…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st ed. Booklet in the Castabout series. 64pp. Illus photos & drawings + maps. Useful guide to fishing in lakes, rivers, canals & reservoirs in the county. Nice copy. Uncommon.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2013). (2007) 2013 Carp Fishing News new edition. 8vo paperback (149 x 211mm). Pp178 + 2pp ads. Colour & b/w photographs. Fine new copy. A new edition on better paper and with the photographs in colour. "In all aspects of tackle, tactics and understanding of our quarry, the sport of pike fishing has undergone massive improvements over the past quarter of a century. In that time the author of this book has been regularly contributing articles for a wide variety of angling publications. Here is a collection of the author's best and most thought-provoking written work. This frank and sometimes controversial collection cannot fail to give newcomers and old hands alike an appreciation of how pike fishing has developed over the past twenty-five years, with many useful and practical insights that are still highly relevant to the modern pike fishing scene." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 8vo paperback (147 x 208mm). Pp114. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Black card covers. Slightly bumped and rubbed else unread, very good paperback. "The European wels catfish (Siluris glanis) is without doubt one of the most exciting freshwater sport fish available today, and never before have so many opportunites existed for anglers to encounter arm-aching tussles with this predator". This is a detailed guide on where to go to find catfish, and what to do when you get there, with much on tackle, rigs and baits. The author also gives much useful advice on boats and their use on foreign inland waters, as well as drawing attention to the extensive, and varying, local regulations covering their use. Chapters include: Catfish tackle; Planning your trip; Handling and landing; Buoy rigging; Bank fishing methods; The power of pellets; Catfish afloat; Clonking for cats; Spanish gold; The French connection; The Italian job; Europe and beyond. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 8vo paperback (147 x 208mm). Pp114,ad. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Black card covers. Slight shelf-wear else fine new unread copy. "The European wels catfish (Siluris glanis) is without doubt one of the most exciting freshwater sport fish available today, and never before have so many opportunites existed for anglers to encounter arm-aching tussles with this predator". This is a detailed guide on where to go to find catfish, and what to do when you get there, with much on tackle, rigs and baits. The author also gives much useful advice on boats and their use on foreign inland waters, as well as drawing attention to the extensive, and varying, local regulations covering their use. Chapters include: Catfish tackle; Planning your trip; Handling and landing; Buoy rigging; Bank fishing methods; The power of pellets; Catfish afloat; Clonking for cats; Spanish gold; The French connection; The Italian job; Europe and beyond. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Sticker remnant to rubbed covers. Internally very good. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Slight crease to front cover, crease to p112 but very good. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2011). (2007) 2011 hardback edition. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp113,xiv[ads]. B/w photographs, line illustrations. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. End-papers slightly damp-stained otherwise a new unread hardback copy. "In pursuit of Europe's largest freshwater predator." "The European wels catfish (Siluris glanis) is without doubt one of the most exciting freshwater sport fish available today, and never before have so many opportunites existed for anglers to encounter arm-aching tussles with this predator". This is a detailed guide on where to go to find catfish, and what to do when you get there, with much on tackle, rigs and baits. The author also gives much useful advice on boats and their use on foreign inland waters, as well as drawing attention to the extensive, and varying, local regulations covering their use. Chapters include: Dedication to James Holgate (1957-2009); Catfish tackle; Planning your trip; Handling and landing; Buoy rigging; Bank fishing methods; The power of pellets; Catfish afloat; Clonking for cats; Spanish gold; The French connection; The Italian job; Europe and beyond. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Spine faded, covers slightly rubbed as usual. Internally bright and clean. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Small snag to cover but good clean copy. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. .…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Very good copy. Ownership signature of pike specialist Malcolm Bannister. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1990). 1990 1st edition. 8vo paperback (144 x 206mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue card covers. Signed by the author. Slight marks to cover, small chip to spine, internally clean and intact. Pike fishing from a boat on the large waters of Scotland, Ireland, the English Lake District and elsewhere. Good, practical information from a widely respected, no-nonsense author. A good book. Chapters include: Organisation, comfort and safety; Handling boat caught pike; Static boat fishing; Lure fishing afloat; Trolling: why bother?; Trolling techniques; Hooking trolled pike; Trolling terminal tackles; Downrigger fishing; Fish finders in perspective; Fish finders in practice. . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo paperback (142 x 205mm). Pp123. B/w photographs and illustrations. Yellow card covers. Spine faded, covers slightly rubbed as usual. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the author to title page. Bookplate of John Pringle to inside front cover. "Without doubt, lure fishing must be the most effective but under-used method of catching pike today. However, this highly practical new book should go some way to redressing this imbalance. .The author examines each basic type of lure as well as their more unusual variants, in the process building up a detailed picture about their practical applications to catching pike. It is a book which cannot fail to put the budding lure angler very firmly in the picture about this absorbing and highly exciting method." Chapters include: Basic lure tackle; Plugs & plug fishing; Spinners & barspoons; Spinnerbaits; Spoons & spoon fishing; Surface lure fishing; Jigs & other lures; Coping with snags; A general approach. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1990). 1990 1st edition. 8vo paperback (144 x 206mm). Pp140. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue card covers. Fine copy. Pike fishing from a boat on the large waters of Scotland, Ireland, the English Lake District and elsewhere. Good, practical information from a widely respected, no-nonsense author. A good book. Chapters include: Organisation, comfort and safety; Handling boat caught pike; Static boat fishing; Lure fishing afloat; Trolling: why bother?; Trolling techniques; Hooking trolled pike; Trolling terminal tackles; Downrigger fishing; Fish finders in perspective; Fish finders in practice. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo paperback (154 x 217mm). Pp130. B/w photographs, illustrations. Red card covers. Slight marks to top edge, internally clean. Good-plus. "Containing over 45,000 words and packed with useful diagrams and tips, this is very much a practical book intended for pike anglers who really want to get to know pike and the envionment they inhabit." Chapters include: Knowledge equals pike; Movement and location; The importance of bait; A word about rigs; Better bite indication; Hooking pike; Long range pike; Drifted baits; Lure fishing; Night fishing; Summing up. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2007). ND (2007) 1st edition. 8vo paperback (145 x 208mm). Pp178. B/w photographs. Slight use but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. "In all aspects of tackle, tactics and understanding of our quarry, the sport of pike fishing has undergone massive improvements over the past quarter of a century. In that time the author of this book has been regularly contributing articles for a wide variety of angling publications. Here is a collection of the author's best and most thought-provoking written work. This frank and sometimes controversial collection cannot fail to give newcomers and old hands alike an appreciation of how pike fishing has developed over the past twenty-five years, with many useful and practical insights that are still highly relevant to the modern pike fishing scene". . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo paperback (155 x 218mm). Pp130. B/w photographs, illustrations. Red card covers. Slight marks to covers but a very good copy. As usual, excellent no-nonsense pike fishing advice from James Holgate. Chapters include: Knowledge equals pike; Movement and location; The importance of bait; A word about rigs; Better bite indication; Hooking pike; Long range pike; Drifted baits; Lure fishing; Night fishing; Summing up. .…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this comprehensive guide to the sport of football, Holgate offers both novice and experienced players insights into technique, strategy, and gameplay. From running drills and pass plays to defensive formations and special teams, this book has something for everyone who loves the game.…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 8vo paperback (146 x 209mm). Pp99,ad. Colour photographs. Slight use. Very good second-hand paperback. "Over the past ten to fifteen years, pike fishing in Britain and Ireland has been transformed in so many ways, but none more so than in the spectacular success anglers have experienced catching big pike with artificial baits. This book will help put readers on the road to similar success. Covering all the major types of lure, each chapter is written by an angler who has a proven track record with each particular artificial bait. Crankbaits, soft plastics, jigs, jerkbaits, surface lures, spinnerbaits, spinners and spoons are all covered in extensive detail. Providing both the new and experienced lure anglers alike with practical advice on how to use these lures, when to use them and what tackle to use". .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo paperback (155 x 218mm). Pp130. B/w photographs, illustrations. Red card covers. Signed by the author. Previous owner's label to inside front cover. Very clean, intact paperback. As usual, excellent no-nonsense pike fishing advice from James Holgate. First editions are becoming harder to find, especially in good condition. Chapters include: Knowledge equals pike; Movement and location; The importance of bait; A word about rigs; Better bite indication; Hooking pike; Long range pike; Drifted baits; Lure fishing; Night fishing; Summing up. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo paperback (155 x 218mm). Pp130. B/w photographs, illustrations. Red card covers. A fine copy. As usual, excellent no-nonsense pike fishing advice from James Holgate. Chapters include: Knowledge equals pike; Movement and location; The importance of bait; A word about rigs; Better bite indication; Hooking pike; Long range pike; Drifted baits; Lure fishing; Night fishing; Summing up. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 8vo stapled paperback (145 x 211mm). Pp86. B/w photographs and illustrations. Issue A. Gloss white card covers printed in green. Ex libris of Derek S. Ainscough loosely laid in. Very slight tanning but very good. A cheaply produced book printed in relatively small numbers but very good articles from some of the leading lure anglers of the day. Now rather scarce. Chapters include: Lure of the Fens by Barrie Rickards; Small lake tactics by James Holgate; Gravel Pits by Chris Leibbrandt; Irish loughs by George Higgins; Big waters (from the bank) by James Holgate; Trolling by George Higgins; Canals by Dave Lumb. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2008). 2008 1st edition. Large 8vo (173 x 251mm). Pp143. Colour & b/w photographs throughout, adverts. Laminated boards. Small ink end-paper inscription to front paste-down, slight use but a very good copy. "This is the first in a series of books that find their source material in the monthly magazine Coarse Angling Today." A very useful collection of barbel articles, especially selected for their variety and for their practical content. Barbel fishing in Britain, Spain and elsewhere, with contributions from Len Arbery, Bob Morris, Chris Turnbull, Dave Burr, Stef Horak, Mark Halstead, Martin Bowler, Martin Porter, Paul Garner, Pete Reading, Alan Rawden, Ray Walton, Terry Lampard, Tony Davies-Patrick and Tony Miles. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1988). 1988 1st edition. 8vo perfect-bound paperback (144 x 206mm). Pp71. B/w photographs and illustrations. Issue A. Matt white card covers printed in red. Pen notes to end-paper. Slightly used and fading to cover but a very good copy. A cheaply produced book printed in relatively small numbers but very good articles from some of the leading lure anglers of the day. Now rather scarce. A companion to volume one, published a year earlier. Chapters include: The noise factor by James Holgate; Colour considerations by Barrie Rickards; More colour by James Holgate; Snagged by Barrie Rickards; Careful approach by Denise Webb; D.I.Y plugs by David Lumb; Budget lure fishing by Denise Webb; Reservoir lure fishing by Neville Fickling; The lure in winter by Bill Stephens; River lure fishing by Geoff Latham; Pike on the fly by Martin James. .…