Tactics Session All-rounder and specimen hunter tells you why fishing

Session
Tactics
All-rounder and specimen hunter Dai Gribble tells you why fishing
trips of just a few hours can provide the most action
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behind this catch...
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SHORT
SESSION
TACTICS
You can’t beat float fishing. I love
spending short sessions after
work watching a float twitch
amongst a sea of bubbles and it’s
helped me catch some really nice
fish of all species.
■■ Moving swims in an
instant is made easy with
the Korum Roving Kit.
For these quick-fire trips, you only need
the bare essentials, so I can keep a rod
and a few bits and pieces in the boot of
the car ready for when the mood takes
me. On those balmy summer’s evenings,
I can’t resist the temptation sometimes,
so I’m always geared up for the occasion.
“the ITM Day Sack
is one of my
favourite items”
It’s why the ITM Day Sack is one of
my favourite items of Korum luggage.
This compact bag will house a Tackle
Manager, bait tubs, catapults, floats,
controllers and all the other items you
might need for a short session. It’s easily
carried on your back leaving your hands
free to carry a Lightweight Chair, bait
bag and your float rod.
I choose the Neoteric XS Power Float,
because it’s a four piece rod that fits in
my car boot easily. I can leave it in there
at all times with a small float reel. It goes
together quickly and has a lovely steely
action that makes it great for hitting
finicky roach and crucian bites, but it has
plenty of power in the butt should I be
chasing surface cruising carp or even big
barbel on the river.
Something I highly recommend for float
fishing is a pair of polaroid glasses, and
the Korum brown and grey offerings are
designed to suit different light conditions.
The light brown lenses are better in low light,
whilst the grey is better for brighter days.
■■ Big fish can be landed in
minutes, you don’t need
to do long sessions.
They remove the glare from the water, which
makes watching a float a lot easier. They
should also help you spot fish in the water a
lot easier too, so for me they’re an absolutely
essential item of tackle.
“I choose the
Neoteric XS
Power Float”
26 KORUM CONSUMER GUIDE 2012 Whether it’s fishing an area of the canal
near my home for a mixed bag of fish,
sitting out in a boat for a monster tench
on my syndicate lake or just stalking
carp, the adrenalin rush as your waggler
disappears with an angry fish on the end
just can’t be beaten.
So when you’re thinking about how little
time you’ve got to get out fishing this
year, think about how short sessions
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■■ A stunning carp caught
with a Korum Surface
Controller float. Simple!
Know Your Kit...
could come to the rescue. Most day
ticket fisheries offer reduced rates for
evening trips and you can make the most
of the longer days by unwinding after a
hard day’s work with some great fishing.
What are you waiting for? Get that short
session gear sorted, you’ll not regret it.
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Dai Gribble
Specimen Angler
One super simple way
to setup your rods is
either with a Korum Float
Adaptor on the line, or to
use something like a
Ready Heli-Kit with a
Snap-Link Swivel.
Both of these setups are great
when you’re using controller
floats, pre-loaded pellet wagglers
or floating Method feeders. My
simply adjusting where the snap
swivel sits on the line, you can
alter the depth that you’re fishing
your hookbait.
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Another great product for the
short session float angler are the
Rubber Braid Stops, which you
can semi-fix smaller wagglers
between. Again, this is totally
adjustable and works especially
well with pre-loaded wagglers.
Rather than using shot to secure
the float, you use the Rubber
Braid Stops, which will grip the
line effectively and hold your
float in place. Should you want
to shallow up or go deeper, just
move the stops up or down the
line to suit.
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