Vg, Djkt Splits & Nicks. First Edition In 1949.100 Pp. B&w Illustrations Delightfully Humorous Throughout. To the uninitiated and unenlightened Coarse-Fishing is the eccentric pastime of eccentric people who like to spend their time sitting beside a river, canal or reservoir, for hours and hours and hours, catching nothing better than a chill. But is there nothing more to it than that?