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Essential. This book will make anyone who has ever fished for, or caught a salmon, green with envy --Best of British
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Fred Buller has spent four decades pursuing stories of Atlantic salmon weighing 50lb and more - sometimes a great deal more. He produced the first volume of "The Domesday Book of Giant Salmon" in 2007, which immediately became a classic of angling history. As a result of the first volume's publication, yet more extraordinary salmon catches have come to light. In this new second volume, Buller collects the tales of capture of yet more Atlantic salmon over 50lb caught in Europe and North America, including those caught on the fly, by rod, or by other means. Each capture is carefully researched and examined for veracity, and confusions dismembered. All the case histories feature original photographs where available of the catches, their locations, the fishermen, and irreplaceable artefacts; along with snippets of fascinating background information. Much of the book is a testament to a world that has almost disappeared - of great catches and huge fish taken on legendary rivers: the Grand Cascapedia, Restigouche, Tay, Alten, Namsen and Vosso in their heyday between 1880 and 1930. It is a work of loving dedication and a deserving tribute to the king of fish, which will fascinate anglers of every persuasion. Praise for "The Domesday Book of Giant Salmon": 'An utterly absorbing book full of relentless imagination, stories, excitement and great white hunter photographs, it is a "must read" for every salmon-fisher - this book is a masterpiece' - Trout and Salmon. 'Years in the making, this is a fisherman's treasury, the definitive collection of every recorded landing of a giant Atlantic salmon and the stories of their capture whether on the fly or by other means' - "The Economist". 'Remarkable ...a wealth of wonderful stories and pictures' - "Financial Times". 'An anecdotal delight' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'This is not only the factual Wisden of salmon angling ...but also the ultimate album of the sport' - "Irish Times". 'If you're a salmon fisherman, it's a must' - Ian Botham, "The Times".
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another amazing record of large Atlantic Salmon caught and some of these are very recent. Excellent photographs are contained in the book. It is a book that one can dip in and out of but unless you have read volume 1 you could end up frustrated as there are many references in volume 2 to passages from the first edition.
I enjoyed it very much indeed and can appreciate the amount of resarch that must of gone into it.
I enjoyed it very much indeed and can appreciate the amount of resarch that must of gone into it.
Format:Hardcover
Thoroughly enjoyed the 1st book of Giant salmon and was looking forward to this one. As previous excellent. All the fish carry fascinating tales with them. Recommend to any salmon fisherman!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Not easy to redo so long after, but I can add some more now after X-mas. Now it is available for 18 £!!! - before X-mas they were out of stock for more than 35 £. And the retail was 35 £ I think. Well, nice to see the prize has dropped!.
The book as an idea is great!. And a fine supplement tol Vol.I. BUT, and that is why it is not worth more than 10 £ - TOO MANY of the photos in it are so very poor, and that fact quickly takes away all the good feelings you should have looking through a book like this. Too bad work at the printhouse or from the quality control or whatever..
And it is now printed in China!!. One should not fall to cheap tricks on books like this, I think. Especially if that is the reason for such a bad result. It should be printed in the UK, from where the whole tradition of salmonfishing started. Salmonfishers WILL pay for quality.
I am disappointed by the way such serious matters are handled so carelessly.
The book as an idea is great!. And a fine supplement tol Vol.I. BUT, and that is why it is not worth more than 10 £ - TOO MANY of the photos in it are so very poor, and that fact quickly takes away all the good feelings you should have looking through a book like this. Too bad work at the printhouse or from the quality control or whatever..
And it is now printed in China!!. One should not fall to cheap tricks on books like this, I think. Especially if that is the reason for such a bad result. It should be printed in the UK, from where the whole tradition of salmonfishing started. Salmonfishers WILL pay for quality.
I am disappointed by the way such serious matters are handled so carelessly.
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