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Category Archives: Tench

Reflections – 2013 – (Part 2)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Bob — Leave a reply

I needed a break. High water levels made it nigh on impossible to get near the Trent and the tributaries were no better. Match results from local stillwaters were pretty Continue Reading →

Posted in Carp, Chub, Other Species, Tench, The Vault | Tagged anglers paradise, Caught In The Act DVD, chub in the snow, filming, linear carp, Rollover indicators, Trent zander | Leave a reply

Matt Brown’s Guide To Spodding

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Bob — 6 Comments ↓

A purpose design spod rod and big pit reel will allow you to throw a fully loaded, full size spod very far indeed and with great accuracy after surprisingly little Continue Reading →

Posted in Bream, Carp, Tench | Tagged Adam Roberts, Baiting, Daiwa Spod Reel, Kryston Quicksilver, Mahin Knot, Marker Float, Matt Brown, Shockleader, Spod, Spodding | 6 Comments ↓

Travelling for Tench – Matt Brown

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Bob — 5 Comments ↓

Every couple of months or so I take a couple of days of work and venture south in the hope of catching a really big fish or two. I see these Continue Reading →

Posted in Tench | Tagged Daiwa Caldia, Daiwa Infinity, Delkim TXi, Drennan Barbel Hooks, Gamakatsu GP202, Matt Brown, Solar Quiverlocks, Sywell Reservoir, Tench | 5 Comments ↓

Tench Fishing Special

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Bob — 7 Comments ↓

Sywell Spectacular An article describing how Matt Brown and I tackled the spectacular tench shoals of Sywell Reservoir in Northamptonshire. First published in Coarse Fisherman, you can see the full Continue Reading →

Posted in Tench | Tagged Bob Roberts, Coarse Fisherman Magazine, Matt Brown, Sywell Reservoir, Tench | 7 Comments ↓

In search of Emeralds – Lee Swords

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Bob — Leave a reply

By way of a change, here’s a guest article by my good friend, top bloke, brilliant chef and ace angler, Lee Swords….   In search of Emeralds……Big fat slime covered Continue Reading →

Posted in Tench | Tagged DVSG, Lamprey, Lee Swords, Mike Townsend, Robin, Steph Horack, Sywell Reservoir, Teme Severn Baits, Tench | Leave a reply

Early Season Gravel Pit Tench

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Bob — 4 Comments ↓

My love affair with tench probably began nearly forty years ago when I witnessed the capture of a four-pounder from Arksey Railway Pond. I’d never actually seen one in the Continue Reading →

Posted in Tench | Tagged Bob Roberts, bread, Carp Society, float, Horseshoe Lake, lake, leger, lobworm, maggots, margins, pellets, pond, Tench, Toll Bar Pond, Woodstock, Wooton, worm | 4 Comments ↓

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  • Bob’s Blog
  • The Arts
    • Books
      • Book Extracts
      • Legering Book
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      • Tales Of The Riverbank
    • Photo Galleries
    • Playlist
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  • The Knowledge
    • Barbel
    • Foreign Travel
    • General
    • Other Species
      • Bream
      • Carp
      • Chub
      • Perch
      • Tench
    • Piking Basics
    • Q & A
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  • Contact Me
  • Green Un
  • Shop
  • DVDs
    • Caught In The Act Parts 1 & 2
    • Caught In The Act Parts 3 & 4
    • Barbel Days And Ways Volume 1
    • Barbel Days And Ways Volume 2
    • Barbel Days And Ways Volume 3
    • Barbel Days And Ways Volume 4