As the favourite summer species of many big fish specialist anglers, tench offer some of the most interesting and challenging fishing available. In response to many environmental changes, tench have in recent years achieved enormous growth potential - and they are getting bigger all the time. Records are constantly being broken as more and more enormous specimens are landed from a widening range of waters. If the angler has any chance of achieving regular success with tench, he must study its behaviour thoroughly, and master a practical knowledge of a wide variety of angling skills. New ideas, methods and approaches are constantly being developed to cope with the demands of the various waters. In this book, the author and a number of people prominent in the world of tench-fishing examine the traditional methods and the revolutionary advances in tackle and techniques that have led to spectacular catches in recent years.