Pikelines Magazine
For those who may not be aware the Pike Anglers Club (PAC) produces four superb magazines each year, proper glossy jobs and well worth reading. It’s well worth joining just to get hold of the mag but if you’re wondering what the fuss is about then why not take a look for yourself. The PAC [...]
Piking Guidelines – Part One
Hats off to the Pike Anglers Club Of Great britain for allowing me to publish a whole series of their guidelines here on the web site. Over the past year I have gained a little insight into how the PAC goes about its business and I have come to admire its professionalism. Consequently I’m more [...]
Astonishing Barbel Video Clip
The filming of our new DVD project, Caught In The Act, continues apace. There will be far more to it than catching barbel but old Bertie is a species we cannot ignore, so just to whet your appetite, take a look at this astonishing footage of barbel and chub sheltering in a snag. And if [...]
Daiwa To Sponsor Championship
The worldwide tackle giant, Daiwa Sports has generously agreed to take over as competition sponsor for the Green Un Club Match Angler Championship in a move that recognises the popularity and importance of this long-running event. The competition is aimed right at the very lifeblood of match angling – club match anglers! Indeed, open match anglers, [...]
A Gallery Of Sorts
For those who have no experience of web site design, the first page you land on, the ‘front page’ (or home) has a ‘theme’. It is the design scheme that gives the site its identity and you recognise subconsciously. Unfortunately ‘themes’ are like clothes – they go out of style fairly quickly. New fashions arrive [...]
Standards In Angling Today – an essay
I’ve been hanging back on this article for a day or two, partly because it keeps growing as incidents happen and partly because I was wondering whether I was completely out of step with the rest of the angling world. Then I read a post on Fatwa World by Jon Frisby called, ‘Bad Angling, Muppets [...]
2011 – Green Un Club Match Angler Championship Final
Brian Gets Searle Of Approval Green Un Final – Aston Springs Fishery, Snake Lake Report and pictures by Bob Roberts For the past 14 years I’ve run a match fishing competition that aims to promote club match angling in the South Yorkshire and North Notts region. It has involved hundreds of angling clubs and many [...]
Wye Coaching – It’s Another Sell-Out!
The Wye Valley Experience – 2011 Wow! It was my intention to announce the dates of this year’s coaching session on the Wye today but there’s no point – it’s a complete sell-out! A tentative announcement was released two weeks ago but no dates or prices were set. However, for those people who got in touch to say they [...]
Dinsmores Launch Bait Bropper
When Thamesley ceased trading the race was on for anglers to snap up every last remaining bait dropper. Stu Walker bought every single one he could find and I’m told Steph Horak did the same. But droppers are expendables. You lose them, especially when there are rocks and snags to contend with. 18 months ago [...]
Bob’s 2011 Calendar
I had a message through the site last night from Graham Parry asking I would be creating another calendar this year. I replied to the effect it hadn’t crossed my mind but he shouldn’t rule anything out. Well, 12 hours later, here it is! Unfortunately, being a mad, impulsive plonker I’ve only rushed the design, uploaded it, sat [...]
