2018 – Christmas Is Coming Blog
Okay, you win, I give in. So many people have asked me what happened to the blog. Well, I’m not going to shirk the answer. Compiling the blog is Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Bob
Final Heads To KJS Aston Springs
KJS Aston Springs will host this year’s Daiwa sponsored Club Match Angler Championship final on Sunday June 3rd, 2018. We’re heading back to the venue that staged this same match Continue Reading →
Time To Book Your Place
Roll Up For The Final Showdown It’s Semi Final time in the Club Match Angler Championship and if you have any designs on lifting the coveted Colin Dyson Memorial Trophy Continue Reading →
Len Gurd – Goodbye Old Friend
Len Gurd – A Tribute Yesterday (10.03.2018) I learned of the passing of an old friend. As near as I can recall I first met Len Gurd in 1991 when Continue Reading →
Winter Survival Gear
Fishing images have all-but disappeared from my social media feeds this winter but there’s no need to give up providing you wear the right gear. Okay, I’ll only set out Continue Reading →
2018 Semi Finalists
Daiwa Club Match Angler Championship It’s that time of year again folks when I have the pleasure of informing those who are fortunate enough to have qualified for the Daiwa Continue Reading →
Billy Makin Gets Political
Following on from the first article where Billy told us how Ivan Marks revealed the secret of catching bream, here he reveals the winning format for all bream matches and Continue Reading →
Billy Makin’s Masterclass
I’m fortunate to have lived through a great era in angling and during that time I’ve met and frequently fished with many, if not most of the greats yet today Continue Reading →
Give Mud And Scratches The Boot
You’re packing up after a glorious day’s fishing. It didn’t matter that the rain never let up because you were catching, but oh dear, your peg’s like a battlefield with mud Continue Reading →
Five Easy Pieces
I’m having the most fantastic season. It’s still only August and I’ve caught 500 barbel already! And it’s all because I use Fred Bloggs’ boilies with his special dip, only Continue Reading →
A Fist Full Of Barbel
I don’t think there can be any doubts, the River Trent is by far and away the UK’s finest barbel river. There, I’ve said it. Number One. Top Dog. The Continue Reading →
Green Un Finals 2017
Being hospitalised and laid low with a series of persistent superbugs is no excuse for not updating everyone on the outcome of the 41st Green Un Club Match Angler Championships. Continue Reading →
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
You know, the more I think about it, the more I become convinced that anglers worship false idols. Blame it on social media if you like, or the ridiculous cult Continue Reading →
Ramblings From A Hospital Bed
It’s funny what goes through your head when you’re stuck in hospital and trying hard not to get too bored. Clearly this is not one of my usual blogs but Continue Reading →
Club Match Angler Championship Update
Green Un/ Sheffield Star Club Match Angler Championship Sponsored by Daiwa Sports The eagerly anticipated 41st Club Match Angler Championship is almost upon us and I can now confirm the Continue Reading →