fight the flow ade kiddell
“I’m a huge fan of the Korum Xpert Power hooks, they’re really strong and the beaked point won’t blunt easily when fishing over gravel. They are great when hair rigging a pellet or even in the smaller sizes for fishing with maggots” ade kiddell My setup is simple, as with any river fishing, keeping tactics, rigs and tackle as simple as possible is usually the best way. Barbel fishing can take its toll on your gear so it needs to be up to scratch. A 1.75lb Korum Barbel Rod and KXi 60 Freespin Reel are perfect for the job. I load my reel with 12lb Xpert Reel line, this low visibility reel line is extremely abrasion resistant, essential when fishing on rivers with a number of snags and rocks. The Korum Running Rig Kits make river fishing easy. Everything you need to create the perfect running rig is included in one pack. Once the running Rig Kit is attached, I’ll attach my hooklink to the swivel, and clip on the River Feeder and the rig is complete. It’s so easy to do and takes less than a minute to set up. Before I start fishing I always have a cast with an empty feeder. To get the best from your fishing you want to use the lightest feeder you can to hold bottom in the flow. After the feeder hits the water I’ll let out some line from the reel, creating a bow in the line, lessening the drag on the feeder. In this swim I’ve managed to get away with 2oz of lead to hold bottom. This way I know that as soon as the barbel picks up my hookbait the feeder will be dislodged and I’ll be in!
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FISHING MADE EASY 2014
I’m a huge fan of the Korum Xpert Power hooks, they’re really strong and the beaked point won’t blunt easily when fishing over gravel. They are great when hair rigging a pellet or even in the smaller sizes for fishing with maggots. When the river is low and clear, or in winter I use long hooklinks, sometimes 6ft in length. My main choice of hooklink mono is Xpert Power Mono, 10lb in the winter and when the fishing is hard, 12lb or 15lb depending on the number of snags or the size of the fish. When lying flat on the river bed the water passes easily over the top of these River Feeders. In a swim where I’d normally need 3 or 4oz to hold bottom with the River Feeders I can get away with 2oz. You certainly notice a difference when you have to carry fewer feeders around! I use ‘monkey mix’ in my feeder. This is a selection of pellets in 4mm and 6mm, dampened down and squeezed as hard as possible into the River Feeder. This way I can fill the swim with flavour from the pellets, but not fill the fish up with feed. There are two sizes of River Feeder in the range, in various weights, perfect for virtually any river conditions. The days of carrying a huge bag of feeders to the river is over – try a River Feeder!
The River Feeder takes plenty of bait | A barbel rests before Ade safely returns it to the river
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