Willow Pitch VI – Crucian Renaissance

Post by **Mark** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:00 pm

Willow Pitch VI – Crucian Renaissance

Just pre-ordered a copy of the Limited Edition Hardback, the only format that is still available.

https://thelittleegretpress.co.uk/pre-orders/

Aitch · Post by **Aitch** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:51 pm

Just ordered one... thanks for the heads up Mark

Duckett · Post by **Duckett** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:07 pm

Thanks for the tip off Mark. Just ordered!

Phil

Tengisgol · Post by **Tengisgol** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:25 pm

I’ve got one on order now too - but I still don’t know why they have to call it ‘Willow Pitch VI’ though - it’s a book about crucian, and what is a very real crucian renaissance, and nothing to do with the Willow Pitch! Unless someone can enlighten me?

Can’t wait to get it and read it though.

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:05 am

Is it just me? I really dislike that cover image, the pectoral fins are out of line with each other and the pelvics giving it an unnatural twisted appearance. I'm sure the content will be excellent but the cover

AshbyCut · Post by **AshbyCut** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:27 am

Dave Burr wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:05 am Is it just me? I really dislike that cover image, the pectoral fins are out of line with each other and the pelvics giving it an unnatural twisted appearance. I'm sure the content will be excellent but the cover

For me, I think the spacing of the rays of the left pectoral and pelvic fins compared to those on the right, and the positioning of the fins, give a sense of movement to the fish which I like ... and I can't wait for my to arrive !!!

Tengisgol · Post by **Tengisgol** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:25 pm

I always had an issue with Chris Turnbull’s illustration of a roach on the rear of ‘Gentle Giants’. One day however I got to watch a huge river roach very close up, for a good half an hour, in shallow clear water. In fact it was a shoal of roach but four of them were really big and close or over two pounds. The largest I watched for a long time.

I confessed to Chris that I felt at first he’d got that illustration wrong but, in fact, I realised after watching those roach in the water that he’d got it (and the fish’s movement) spot on.

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:57 pm

So it is just me then

Tengisgol · Post by **Tengisgol** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:57 pm

Dave Burr wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:57 pm So it is just me then

I thought you might like this Dave. This particular lake has very few crucian but they're all monsters! I got to watch these in the water close up one day. Look at that dorsal!

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:05 am

Tengisgol wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:57 pm

No problem with the dorsal Phil..... and when do we start fishing for that beauty?

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