In this, their first book for Crowood, World Champions Rob Hughes and Simon Crow explain the methods and techniques which have brought them success on many waters around the world. Topics include: the importance of strategy; carp and its environment; the next generation of carp; tactics, rigs, bait and location of feeding areas and a full account of how the authors won the 1996 World Championship. Profusely illustrated with photographs - many in colour- Strategic Carp Fishing is written for the angler of today. AUTHOR: Rob Hughes is a carp fisher of twenty years' experience and a highly successful angler. He is a leading writer for many of the world's foremost angling magazines. Simon Crow has been catching carp since 1980 and has caught fish from over 150 waters around the world. He is regarded by those who know him as a genuine thinking angler as well as a highly successful writer. He is a qualified fisheries scientist. b/w photos