Anyone read it?

Worth buying?

Always been fascinated with this period of fishing any comments gratefully rec'd.

Cheers

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Screaming Reels did a short piece on this including some archive footage of huge tuna being caught and it was fascinating - men were men in those days!! It's worth remembering that a bigger bluefin than was ever caught in Yorkshire was caught close to the West Coast of Ireland a few years ago, it was 968lbs as I recall.

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I'm a Scarborough boy and my mothers family were fishermen. She said her uncle was on the boat when Mitchell Henry caught his record fish. He is one of the blokes in this photo.....haven't a clue which one though.

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I wish I knew more about it

Regards
Peter

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I have lived in Scarborough all my life ,When I was a kid there used to be a shed on the Harbour side that used to exhibit the stranger items that came in with the fishing fleet. ( there was a big fleet still in the 60s. ) I can remember seeing the odd big Tuna on the ice from time to time. I also used to love to look at Mitchell Henrys cased fish with the rod and reel he used in the local museum.

My Grandfather used to tell me stories of how he used to see the Tunny coming in and been weighed on the quayside. He loved sea angling and took a keen interest in the tunny fishing. ( he was born in 1899 ) . There was obviousley many many fish caught and supported quite a tourist industry for a few years till the herring and tuna were decimated

I have considered buying the book you refer to myself. But have not read a review of it. So would be interested in anyones opinion. I already have a title called "Tunny fishing for beginers" By fred J Taylor printed in the 30s its a fascinating read.

You may find the clip below interesting its from the Yorkshire Film Archive...

Yorkshire Film Archive Online

and also:

http://www.fileybay.com/tunnyfish/index.html

There were reliable reports of Tunny been seen around the fishing boats of Scarborough around ten years ago to the extent that two friends of mine went out with a trawler armed with suitable gear but sadly during a 4 day trip there was no sighting of any fish. They did however enter in to the spirit of the time eating quails eggs and champagne during their trip...

Andy

Thanks for the 'heads up' Loopy. I just found this review: Cermele: The Glory Days of Giant U.K. Bluefin | Field & Stream looks like it's packed with photos, a must read I suspect.

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I haven't read it yet but have a copy reserved for me at the moment. Had a flick through and on the face of it it does look a fascinating read. I'll take it home next week and sit down for a proper look.

If you click on this link:
The Glory Days of the Giant Scarborough "Tunny" | Field & Stream

you'd swear it was John Wayne on the book front cover sitting in that boat!

I've just about read through my copy now and can honestly say it's the best thing I've read in a long time, and I've had my head in books quite a lot lately. It's beautifully laid out from the beginning and is littered with high quality and atmospheric photos. It contains a lot of quotes taken from hotel guestbooks, letters between the anglers, local media, books and the angling press (mainly the Fishing Gazette) of the time. All that combined with the photos really helps to bring that bygone era back to life.

That might sound like it's all show and no substance but that couldn't be further from the truth. It's clear that the author has put in a hell of a lot of time and effort to research the subject before going to print and he's managed to collate all that information into a very readable piece of work.

I could go into further detail but feel it would spoil it for anyone waiting to read their copy Needless to say, if you have the slightest interest in the subject then Mark Ross' book gets a big thumbs up from me.

On the subject of price, at £89 it ain't cheap by any means but the fact that only 250 copies have been printed (along with 20 leatherbounds) means it's probably not going to go down in value. So one for the collector as well if you're into that kind of thing.