2012 – Early February Blog
Posted by admin on February 3, 2012 · 3 Comments

Sometimes I wonder where the time goes. Is it me getting older and slowing down? Or is it true what older folks say, that time speeds up with every birthday? Or maybe it could be that I’m filling my life with amazing things and living it to the full… 300 Not Out! Then again, this [...]
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2010 – Late July Blog (Part Deux)
Posted by admin on July 19, 2010 · 12 Comments

Welcome back to part deux of what must be the longest angling blog in the world. Mind you, no-one’s exactly complaining, are they? Well, that’s not exactly true. There is the occasional knob head who’s presumably fuelled by jealousy but I rather like that. Shows I’m doing something right.
I find it a little [...]
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Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 12
Posted by admin on December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Flavour Of The Month Archie (Braddock) rang to say he was making a video about how he prepares his baits and flavourings. Would I care to top and tail it as a favour? At the time I was fishing Walt Bowers lake at North Muskham for carp and had caught some cracking tench [...]
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Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 11
Posted by admin on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Chapter Four Life Through A Lens Oh My Gurd The video cassette had a little boom back in the early nineties, not that they ever sold a lot in their original format. Those who were involved at the very beginning soon realised there were much richer pickings to be had by shooting other subjects. [...]
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See The Class Of ’96
Posted by admin on November 17, 2009 · 2 Comments

Your chance to watch Sky TV’s coverage of the UK Angling Masters 1996
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Effective Barbel Rigs – Part One
Posted by admin on October 15, 2009 · 12 Comments

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 [...]
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2009 – Early July Blog
Posted by admin on June 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Isn’t it great to be back on the rivers again? Right now I’m filling my boots with barbel and chub, just because the novelty hasn’t quite worn off yet. I’m also inspired by the fact that they’re just so obliging and happy to feed in what some would have you believe are the worst conditions. [...]
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Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 9
Posted by admin on June 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I haven’t fished a match, as such, for more than a decade but a competition that did grab my attention was the UK Angling Masters Championships. What an event this was and how sad that it didn’t become a permanent fixture in the angling calendar. David Marle launched the concept at his Great Linford [...]
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Welcome to Bob Roberts Online
Posted by admin on December 8, 2008 · 4 Comments

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 [...]
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