Mr Crabtree Style Books

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Luke
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Re: Mr Crabtree Style Books

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Fishing with Emma and Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree are two recent books that are very similar in style.

A couple of older ones come to mind too such as On the Line by John Mitchell and Angler's Mail Coarse Fishing Year edited by Roy Westwood.

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Tony Whieldon did at least one. Keith Linsell did another with Trevor Housby; I remember this one because my junior school had it when it came out. Mr Field and Bob.

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Forgot about Angling with Mr Field and Bob. That's a really nice book.

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Re: Mr Crabtree Style Books

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Cartoon strip type books that I have which include Mr Crabtree types...

Lets go Fishing No1 and No2 which include Mr Cherry and Jim strips by B Venables.

Fishing with Terry and Son by Conrad Frost and illustrated by Ronald Embleton and Alex Jardine. Very B Venables like.

Better pole fishing by Dave Coster and Tony Whieldon also Keith Arthur and Kim Milsom. More modern, but comic strip style articles included like B Venables but in colour.

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Re: Mr Crabtree Style Books

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how about fishing with mr cherry

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Re: Mr Crabtree Style Books

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Tony Whieldon's course fishing was my first book on fishing and it lived in my tackle bag for a long time until I has mastered all the techniques within it. I would like to see an updated version come out and more youngsters learning the basics. His roach fishing book is also a cracker and well worth tracking down on ebay.

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Favourite book covers

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A few have tried to emulate Bernard Venables, but in my most humble opinion no one has come close to the master.
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What a beautiful cover. Bernard Venables is king!!
Trouble is, the fish just don't read the books......
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Re: Mr Crabtree Style Books

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Below are the venables cartoon books.

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I think this one is the nearest I've found to the Mr Crabtree/Mr Cherry style. It's by Hugh Stoker, the artist is Arnold Wiles published in 1966.

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