A strange request / question

[Geodark]

Evening everyone, got a bit of a weird question for you all... And I am not on the cadge before anyone asks

My father in law was always a keen fisherman, in his time he has done shore, boat, river and still water fishing. Anyway a good few years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Over this last year or two it has got so advanced he has had to go into specialised care. We were trying to think of something to get him for Christmas and he wife has suggested a book on fishing. Fishing is about one of the only things he can remember, and that includes his family!

Now for the strange bit...

Since he likes to carry his favourite things around with him in his pockets the book has to be thin - probably no more than 100 pages or so, it has to be a paper back so he can easily get it in his pocket - and since his eyesight is really bad now there has to be lots of pictures, preferably more pictures than words. It doesnt matter if it is about sea, shore, river or still water as long as it relates to fishing - Does anyone have any ideas???

Thanks in advance

Pete

 

[Phil83]

The codling crouch, great book. Stores on here may be able to point you in the direction of one as he wrote it I think !

 

[waco]

Evening everyone, got a bit of a weird question for you all... And I am not on the cadge before anyone asks

My father in law was always a keen fisherman, in his time he has done shore, boat, river and still water fishing. Anyway a good few years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Over this last year or two it has got so advanced he has had to go into specialised care. We were trying to think of something to get him for Christmas and he wife has suggested a book on fishing. Fishing is about one of the only things he can remember, and that includes his family!

Now for the strange bit...

Since he likes to carry his favourite things around with him in his pockets the book has to be thin - probably no more than 100 pages or so, it has to be a paper back so he can easily get it in his pocket - and since his eyesight is really bad now there has to be lots of pictures, preferably more pictures than words. It doesnt matter if it is about sea, shore, river or still water as long as it relates to fishing - Does anyone have any ideas???

Thanks in advance

Pete

have got the complete fishermsns hand book, if any good you can have it
if you want tehm, check it out out google or ebay see if its any good for you
there is bout 75 little pamphlet type books books

also got a rigs and bait book aswell , slightly larger but would be canny for rainy day

 

[regpude]

great read.

great read.

The codling crouch, great book. Stores on here may be able to point you in the direction of one as he wrote it I think !

dont think you could fold it up easily in your pocket.ps sorry to here about your father in law pete,hope you get sorted though.

 

[regpude]

nice offer bob.

 

[Geodark]

have got the complete fishermsns hand book, if any good you can have it
if you want tehm, check it out out google or ebay see if its any good for you
there is bout 75 little pamphlet type books books

also got a rigs and bait book aswell , slightly larger but would be canny for rainy day

Fantastic offer fella, but it looks a bit big for his pocket (he has a thing about pockets at the minute - likes to keep all his stuff in them.)

Its something with not too many pages, lots and lots of pictures, and can slot into a pocket. unfortunately he doesnt have the capacity to read much now, he has very little attention span left - which is why a book with mostly pictures would be best for him. Something he could pull out, have a quick peek through and then put away.

 

[Scrubbs]

is this any good? I think he has some others as well 14cm by 10 cm 6" x 4" in old money

this

 

[Scrubbs]

here


another one

ok... I'll stop now

 

[Geodark]

is this any good? I think he has some others as well 14cm by 10 cm 6" x 4" in old money

this

That looks absolutely spot on! I am off to order it now

He will be over the moon with that

 

[Geodark]

I went for the freshwater one in the end, from the same guy, as it was freshwater he spent the most time doing - was a fantastic with a fly rod in his time.

Cheers for your help everyone

Pete

 

[dale19]

hi m8 I have the Guinness book of sea fishing you can have it for nowt if it will help your dad .
some good pictures and reading just give me a PM
after reading your thread again possible the book will to on the large side not pocket size but you are still welcome to have it

 

[waco]

Fantastic offer fella, but it looks a bit big for his pocket (he has a thing about pockets at the minute - likes to keep all his stuff in them.)

Its something with not too many pages, lots and lots of pictures, and can slot into a pocket. unfortunately he doesnt have the capacity to read much now, he has very little attention span left - which is why a book with mostly pictures would be best for him. Something he could pull out, have a quick peek through and then put away.

what about the collins pocket book of seafish lots of pics , they also do fresh water aswell and would not be surprised if they had one with all sea creatures e.g. whales sharks dolphins etc great books . i have british birds one and one of the whole of british country wildlife aswell for grandaughter they are brill

 

[Geodark]

what about the collins pocket book of seafish lots of pics , they also do fresh water aswell and would not be surprised if they had one with all sea creatures e.g. whales sharks dolphins etc great books . i have british birds one and one of the whole of british country wildlife aswell for grandaughter they are brill

Managed to find a couple on ebay yesterday - it has big pictures of the fish and then a little description on where they are found etc - so hopefully this will do him - size etc was fine.

Thanks again for your help though, shows the kind of people we get on here.