Steve Roberts of River Days - River fishing and guiding service

Steve Roberts is generally known for fishing with vintage tackle. Often seen with an old split cane rod and a centrepin reel, this does not reflect his entire outlook. There are times when modern up to date equipment has its place in his, and his client’s, fishing. For instance, although you could fish with him using beautiful classic, even antique, salmon rods, modern lightweight carbon fibre rods and high tech lines on reels to match are often the tools required to get the best out of salmon fishing, for example.

 

Outlined below are rod and reel combinations available for use, the emphasis being on matching rods and reels that were “made for each other”. This particular consideration is an abiding passion with Steve, and clients can enjoy the fruits of much searching that has put such delightful tackle at their disposal.

 

Coarse

Allcocks Record Breaker rod and Allcocks Aerial reel

Allcocks Wallis Wizard and Allcocks Popular reel

Allcocks Lucky Strike rod and Allcocks Aerial reel

Allcocks Cyclops rod and Allcocks Aerial reel

Allcocks Golden Guinea rod and Allcocks Aerial reel

Aspindale Severndale rod and Allcocks Match Aerial reel

Aspindale Aero rod and Allcocks Aerial reel

B. James Avon rod and Grice and Young Trudex reel

B. James Avon and ABU 444A reel

Edward Barder Barbus Maximus rod and Garry Mills FJT reel

Farlows Barrett rod and Peeks Norge reel

Hardy Lightweight Thames rod and Hardy Conquest reel

Hardy County rod and Mitchell 300 reel

Paul Boote Windsor rod and Allcocks Aerial reel

 

Game

Hardy Swift #11wt rod and Lamson Guru reel

Hardy Demon #10wt rod and Lamson Guru reel

Hardy Demon #6wt rod and Lamson Guru reel

Hardy Gem #4wt rod and Hardy Ultralite reel

Hardy Wye #10wt rod and Hardy Marquis Salmon No.3 reel

Hardy LRH No.2 rod and ABU 444A reel

Milwards Troutmaster rod and Slater reel

Wells Salmon rod and Hercules reel