'How to Catch Them' Series

[Pyrethrum5]

Hi,

After many years of consciously not buying any of the HTCT series, I succumbed and bought my first last week (Fixed Spool). The hesitance to start collecting titles from these series is that I know that it’s a slippery slope leading no doubt to mild madness and definitely leakage of finite funds.

This notwithstanding, and by way of inspiration, I was wondering if any TFF members have a complete set of these little books and if would be willing to post a picture of them in their entirety?

I hesitate to ask, but those with a full set, how much did you conservatively pay in toto?

Best wishes,

Mark

[Phil Arnott]

Mark, I have a set but they would not be easy to photograph except sat on a shelf where you wouldn't see them properly.

Fortunately I collected them before they greatly increased in price. Prices vary greatly dependent on edition, condition, dust wrapper and how many were printed. Last time I checked about 7 were rare and expensive.

This is a list of the series, the dates being that of the first edition. The number of editions and reprints varied.

Regards,

Phil

How to Catch Them Series No. in Original series 44 Medlar modern additions 6

Artificial Flies L Vernon Bates 1956
Barbel S, Donald Stone 1955
Bass Alan Young 1955
Bream Peter Tombleson 1954
Brook Trout Leslie Baverstock 1958
Carp D. L. Steuart 1955
Chub Michael Shephard 1954
Coarse Fishing J G Roberts 1962
Coarse Fish Baits Frank Oates 1958
Cod Winston Hall 1969
Dace William J. Howes 1958
Eels Raymond Perrett 1958
Elements of Nymph Fishing Oliver Kite 1966
Fishing in Ponds David Marlborogh 1966
Fixed Spool Reel, The Peter Tombleson 1961
Flatfish “Sea Angler” 1957
Fly Fishing For Coarse Fish William J. Howes 1959
Gravel- Pit Coarse Fishing A. E. B. Johnson 1964
Grayling H. G. Claypoole 1957
Grey Mullet Alan Mitchell 1961
Loch Fishing R. C. Bridgett 1962
Mackerel John R. Fethney 1963
Match Fishing Ken Smith 1964
Pike A. L. Ward 1954
Perch Kenneth Mansfield 1954
Pollack and Coalfish Ken Nicholas 1960
Rainbow Trout W. T. Sargeaunt 1960
Reservoir and Gravel Pit Trout W. T. Sargeaunt 1963
River Fly Fishing Leslie Baverstock 1961
Roach Capt. L. A. Parker 1954
Rods and How to Make Them J. B. Walker 1959
Rudd J. G. Roberts 1957
Salmon Coombe Richards 1956
Sea Angling For Beginners Alan Young 1965
Sea Fishing Baits Alan Young 1957
Sea Fishing Tackle Bruce McMillen 1965
Sea Trout F. W. Holiday 1956
Small Fry and Bait Fish Kenneth Mansfield 1958
Specimen Fish Peter Stone 1969
Spoons Spinners and Plugs L. Vernon Bates 1960
Tench Harry Brotherton 1954
Tope Bruce McMillen 1961
Trout W. A. Adamson 1955
Trout Flies C. F. walker 1965

Medlar additions
How to Catch Them Guide Eddie Chambers 2009
Catfish John Langridge 2011
Gilthead Bream Francisco Suay 2009
Sharks John Langridge 2012
Zander Barrie Rickards 2011
Specimen Fish Peter Stone 2012

[Carp Artist]

Phil, thanks for submitting the full list, I'm sure this will be helpful for all budding collectors of the series

[Woolly Bear]

Im sure I had one entitled how to catch bass or am I wrong . Woolly Bear .

[Paddex]

Specimen Fish Peter Stone ????

2012

[Phil Arnott]

Im sure I had one entitled how to catch bass or am I wrong . Woolly Bear .

One of the first I got having collected books on bass fishing. It is there author - Alan Young.

I spent ages putting in spaces and lining everything up and when you post it the extra spaces disappear.

[Pyrethrum5]

Dear Phil,

Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to post the list. I appreciate it must have taken some time to do

On a general note which ones would you say are the rarest/most desirable? Peter Stone's 'Specimen Fish'??

Best wishes,

Mark

[Marc]

Ha, I bought my first the other day too, Tench, I'll fight you for the rest....

[Pyrethrum5]

Ha, I bought my first the other day too, Tench, I'll fight you for the rest....

I think things might rapidly spiral out of control......

[NiceRoach]

You can even get new reproduced dust jackets http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOW-TO-CATCH- ... 485fece65a