2012 – Early February Blog

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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 [...]

2010 – Late July Blog (Part Deux)

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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 [...]

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 12

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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 [...]

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 11

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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. [...]

See The Class Of ’96

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Your chance to watch Sky TV’s coverage of the UK Angling Masters 1996

Effective Barbel Rigs – Part One

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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 – Early July Blog

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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. [...]

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 9

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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 [...]

Welcome to Bob Roberts Online

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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 [...]