Review of Barbel Days & Ways Volume 2 DVD by Graham Marsden
website: www.bobrobertsonline.co.uk
Producer’s Overview
Barbel Days and Ways Volume Two delves even deeper into barbel behaviour, giving a unique insight into the feeding habits of the barbel. Using state of the art technology, our cameras go even closer this time. We’ve also raised the picture definition.
So why not join Barbel Society Chairman Steve Pope as he tackles the glorious River Kennet. Let Bob Roberts takes you to a tiny river where he has to overcome rafts of floating weed and debris following overnight rain and then watch Stuart Walker doing what he does best – he’s a fishing machine!
If you enjoy frenzied, spectacular action you won’t be disappointed. Real bites, real fights, real anglers. Add this to fascinating observations with effective technical instruction and you’ll see why this film is set to take the barbel fishing world by storm.
Existing customers can now pre-order Barbel Days & Ways, Volume Two, at just £14.99 (UK) or £15.99 (Outside UK). P&P is included.
Volume Two is not due to be launched officially until 25th April, 2009. However, place your order before 31st March and priority despatch by first class mail BEFORE 18th April is guaranteed.
FishingMagic Verdict
I don’t think it will spoil anyone’s viewing, as it is a must-see sequence, by telling you that there is a good chunk of the DVD devoted to Stuart wading into the river to place baits by hand on the river bed. The underwater camera films the reaction of the barbel, and chub, each time this is done. I won’t give away exactly what the fish’s reaction is, but be prepared to be surprised and also be prepared, when you’ve seen the DVD from beginning to end, to take another longer look at your approach to barbel fishing. The revelations include surprises in both vision and sound!
Trailer
Barbel Days & Ways Volume 2 from Stuart Walker on Vimeo.
And that really sums it up, for Volume 1, and in particular this Volume 2, reveal what before we could only guess at, and believe me there will be plenty that you’ve guessed at wrongly!
Steve Pope of the Barbel Society shows that he’s not just an administrator, but also an angler who can catch big barbel, taming a few great fish to submission on the fabulous river Kennet. Angling Times’ reporter Greg Whitehead also gets in on the action and both Bob and Stuart demonstrate their own considerable skills at extracting barbel from various rivers. There is instruction on how to tackle a flooded river as well as other barbel goodies that will get all barbel angler’s pulses racing.
I wrote about Volume 1: “You would have to be completely uninterested in barbel not to enjoy it, and the DVD is testament to the fact that it is possible for two anglers and some reasonably decent kit to make a very, very good fishing film, certainly better than some of the stuff I’ve seen on the Sky channels.”
Volume 2 was made with two cameras rather than one. Both the picture and sound are better quality (not that Volume 1 was poor) and the whole thing is slicker. I’m still full of admiration for how well two blokes who are basically anglers and not film makers can put together such quality DVD’s with a couple of camcorders and a computer.
They should find an investor and take it up professionally!
SCORE: 10/10
