My Hobby Is Trout Fishing! |
Post Reply |
Author | |
Rod Bender
Unverified New Member Joined: 07 Nov 2013 Location: Shepparton Status: Offline Points: 63 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Posted: 28 Nov 2013 at 2:43pm |
Hi All
I went to visit a mate this morning. He does a bit of fishing and collects gear as well - possibly more collecting! I have seen his collection before but for the first time today, he showed me some books. He was very happy with this recent purchase from a local garage sale! As the pics shows, it appears to be signed as well. Anyway, I know nothing much about books - he apparently is never going to part with it! I just thought I would put a pic up here! cheers Jim |
|
murraycod
Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Location: Cohuna Vic Status: Offline Points: 722 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Guess Peter has two mates named Jim.
That was a great pick-up for him. Cheers, Jim |
|
puglee62
Stall Holder Fugly Lures Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: ipswich Status: Offline Points: 7937 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
cool, is it a first edition?
|
|
murraycod
Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Location: Cohuna Vic Status: Offline Points: 722 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
500 copies printed 1946
Wing Commander Wackett a WW1 pilot in Egypt who founded the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Book written in memory of his son a Squadron Leader fighter pilot out of Darwin who was killed in WW2 Cheers, Jim |
|
puglee62
Stall Holder Fugly Lures Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: ipswich Status: Offline Points: 7937 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
that's a great bit of history and its rare too,very nice!
|
|
murraycod
Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Location: Cohuna Vic Status: Offline Points: 722 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Wondering if there may be any SERIOUS fishing book collectors who are members of this lure collecting
forum. Do the names Bob Dunn (Also wrote the definitive reel collecting book), Jim Findlay (Price Guides) and Gordon Graham ( current owner of Bob's "Antiquarian Angler" business) mean anything to you? As there does not seem to be a forum specifically for this pursuit I think it is time we all came out of the closet and availed ourselves of this section that Tony has graciously made available. Do you know about the Joseland Society meeting coming up in Melbourne in July? Cheers, Jim Bond
|
|
kayargh1
Senior Member Joined: 04 Feb 2013 Location: Sydney NSW 2000 Status: Offline Points: 332 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Jim, I am also a reasonably keen collector of fishing books, mostly about trout. I work as a lawyer in Sydney and years ago I had some matters with Bob Dunn when he was still working as an insolvency partner at Ernst & Young. I bought quite a number of books from Bob over time and got to know him reasonably well. He died way too young. I also bought a copy of Jim Findlay's book on Fishing Books and their value from Mike Stevens. It is kind of the abbreviated Stanley & Gibbons of Australian fishing books. Mike's company, Stevens Publishing, is based in Tsmaania and as you know probably the largest of the small volume publisher of fishing books in Australia. While I am not a member of the Joseland Society, I know that it is a Melbourne centric group for those interested in collecting fishing books. It organises periodic auctions of members' books, that in the past included the sale of Jock Grey's collection after his passing. I am a past president of the NSW Rod Fishers' Society, the fishing club that Howard Joseland, then a prominent Sydney a architect, founded (with others) in 1904. It still continues to function today in Sydney. Mick Hall, the fly tyer who writes for Freshwater Fishing wrote a piece a few months ago about the Joseland Society encouraging people to join. I received the e-mail from the Antiquarian Angler recently with details of a collection that he has just catalogued and is selling down. In terms of collectibility it is probably the best selection of books that he has had in some time. I am not sure where, if anywhere, this post will go but I will put together something on a few of the very small print run books that I have acquired as I think they would probably be of interest to LL members generally. Regards, Ken
|
|
murraycod
Senior Member Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Location: Cohuna Vic Status: Offline Points: 722 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
G'day Ken,
Well that's two of us at least. I hear that Jim Findlay is going to be writing a column for Freshwater Fishing so that can only be good. I reckon Frank Prokop's series in the magazine was one of the big drivers of lure collecting. I had a bit of contact with Bob and after his estate auction in Melbourne I drove up to Sydney and purchased a lot of leftovers from his widow. My car was so loaded I was spotlighting possums all the way home. Cheers, Jim
|
|
Screamingreel
LureLovers.com Fanatic Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Location: Adaminaby, NSW Status: Offline Points: 6127 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
I came across some N S W Fish and Wildlife Gazette (Journal of the N S W Institute of Freshwater Fisherman small mags) from late 60's to early 70's.
Price 6cents
Some interesting ads , book reviews, and articles with black and white photos for the period. Shall place some pictures of the front pages here, when the sun returns. Regards John |
|
MXB
Senior Member Joined: 03 Dec 2009 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 923 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Time to resurrect this post - this is one of my favourite books and lucky to own a copy.
Jim apart from lures I have secretly been collecting books too . . . MXB
|
|
Screamingreel
LureLovers.com Fanatic Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Location: Adaminaby, NSW Status: Offline Points: 6127 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Those that have an interest in collecting older Fishing books may locate what they are chasing on a face book site I have been told about.
There is a Face book group that are devoted to discussing Australian Fishing Books. If you understand how to play in that arena. Regards John |
|
MXB
Senior Member Joined: 03 Dec 2009 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 923 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Yep its a great page John
MXB
|
|
Steve Burke
Unverified New Member Joined: 17 Jul 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Although I'm a keen UK lure angler I found this site via Google. I've a copy of My Hobby is Trout Fishing by Wing Commander Wackett and was going to ask where would be the best place to sell it.
It looks to be in somewhat better condition than the one above. If anyone's interested I'd be happy to post photos.
|
|
Screamingreel
LureLovers.com Fanatic Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Location: Adaminaby, NSW Status: Offline Points: 6127 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
Hi Steve
Passed your details onto a mate of mine that collects trout books. matt.evans1971@gmail.com> He is not on Lurelovers he asked me to send you his email address for photos and a bit more info. I am Screamingreel have put up a lot of old info on lures from my early Australian fishing Mags I have collected from the late 40's. Have not been as active on the site in recent years. Now retired and live 8 klms From lake Eucumbene (trout Territory ) one of our Hydro dams which when full (not that often) is 9 times the size of Sydney harbour. Fly fish during summer , plenty of spinning not much with Devons now a days used them more in rivers when the white bait came into spawn in Tasmania Have my own metal jig to make brass and copper Devons. Bought some wooden Devons from UK in the 80's never seen them before made out of wood. All ours are plastic / metal. Recently bought five Devons off Ebay very rare only had one wing and a slot up the side to carry an additional treble. Not aware that they were ever released to the public. ( Perhaps swimming problems) Keen to try out and see how they swim when weather improves. regards John Eales
|
|
Steve Burke
Unverified New Member Joined: 17 Jul 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Many thanks indeed, John.
|
|
Fysshe Salmon
LureLovers.com Fanatic Fysshe Lures Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Location: Taylors Beach Status: Offline Points: 2746 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
G'day John, good to hear you're still active! Probably a tad cool down there at the moment. Cheers Ian...
|
|
Fysshe
|
|
Screamingreel
LureLovers.com Fanatic Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Location: Adaminaby, NSW Status: Offline Points: 6127 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Hi Ian
Aged and active. It never occurred to me I was getting old. Until someone brought it to my attention this year. I continue being very active on a good day (weather wise) collecting . cutting two large trailer loads of dried wood off a farm in the area and stacking it when I get home. -8 .7 C here yesterday heavy frost Browns are starting to show up most lack condition. A nice 2.7kg landed by a visitor on bait recently full of yabbies probably early spawner came back sat on a yabby bed and gorge herself. Lake already rising very early for this time of the year. Locals will probably commence fishing more seriously around early to mid August subject to the weather. Regards John (The Trout Whisperer)
|
|
Post Reply | |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |