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, [...]
New Film Clips
In the past decade I’ve been priviledged to travel half way round the world and back again with Stu Walker. Quite recently we began filming our adventures, just to create an unforgettable memoir. This in turn led to us making the critically acclaimed barbel Days And Ways series of DVD’s which feature some of the most [...]
2010 – Mid October Blog
Apparently, those who fish rivers on a regular basis will have had their prayers answered this week. After weeks of drought the heavens opened and suddenly the rivers were rising like the clappers. Eighty locations were put on flood watch but within 24 hours it was down to a handful. The water we get these days [...]
Effective Barbel Rigs – Part One
Since appearing on Sky TV’s Tight Lines programme with Keith Arthur a few weeks ago I’ve received a huge number of enquiries asking me to explain in detail my barbel rigs and bait presentations. It certainly appears the programme made a lot of barbel anglers sit up and think. During the programme some footage [...]
2009 – Mid-May Blog
As the days lengthen and the thermometer rises I find I’m buzzing around like a blue a***d fly. There’s so much to do and I haven’t even renewed a single club ticket yet. Mustn’t make the same mistake as last year, eh? Lost out on a ticket I seldom used but it was nice to [...]
Welcome to Bob Roberts Online
Welcome to my grossly indulgent web site! Here you’ll find one of the most popular angling blogs on the web. Sometimes controversial but never dull. Feel free to have a good look around the site. You’ll find articles on many aspects of fishing, book reviews, video clips, music playlists, cartoons and much more. You may ask me questions [...]
2008 – November Blog
November Blog Stuart Walker and I finally launched our debut DVD, Barbel Days And Ways Volume One on November 1st. Much of the previous year was spent on the creative side – planning, filming, editing and so on. I’ve made a dozen of more angling films in my [...]
The Complete Book Of Legering (Revised) – Chapter Three
Chapter 3 Static Feeder Techniques Critical balance Throughout this book you will find many references to the term ‘critical balance’, which relates to the amount of lead required for a swimfeeder or leger weight to hold its position against the flow of a river. Lead trim weights are attached to the swimfeeder until …
Tales From The Riverbank – Introduction
There’s something delightfully indulgent about writing a book in which you are the central character, the glue that holds it all together. It would have been easier not to bother, after all, who on earth would want to read it? And then I got to thinking. I’d like to read it. And if I’d like [...]
The Complete Book Of Legering (Revised) – Chapter Two
Before starting to fish on an unknown venue, tackle up a quiver-tip rod and attach a loz bomb to the line. Do not bother with a hook at this stage. Cast the bomb about 20yd out, directly in front of you. As soon as it hits the water, place your finger on the spool to [...]
