ARE YOU AN XPERT

What a day up at 0345 on the road at 0430 just got back at 2000, but it was worth it to attend a product review and development meeting with the team at Korum.

I feel both honoured and privileged to be involved with such a great team and simply the best tackle company there is.

Today we have looked at products old and new and with some of the biggest names in specialist angling around the table you can be sure some exciting new products are in the pipeline.

The Most important and detailed discussions of the day centred around the new XPERT range that will encompasses a whole collection of top quality tackle aimed at the specialist angler. For now the majority of whats planned will have to remain secret but rest assured as the range develops you will be some of the first to know.

However heres a sneak preview of some rods from the new range trust me when I say these will be some of the best rods you have ever seen, the quality of the blank and finish is of the highest standard only normally seen on hand built custom rods.

For more news keep checking www.korum.co.uk

Me Jealous? You Bet!

Our great friend and Dutch barbel nut Tim Janssen has been out catching again, luckily in Holland they don't have to put up with any antiquated close season rules, so I am very jealous that Tim and our other friends in Holland and Germany can get out and catch a barbel or 2 just when the want.

Tim like me is a big fan of Sonubaits products, for 2 reasons, 1: they are the best quality baits on the market and 2: they catch lots of fish.

Tim was using the new spicy sausage pellets and hook-baits, in testing these products produced some amazing results so I have no problems in recommending them to anyone.

The proof we say in England is in the pudding, well in this case the pudding is torpedo shaped and fights like crazy, well done Tim, I can't wait till its my turn to catch a few of those Dutch Barbel.

Out Fishing At Last

I have been busy with work and Number Twenty so not been out fishing for a few weeks, missed the best of the nice weather a few weeks ago I was too busy painting and repairing sheds.

But with the start of the official drought it has since rained every day, I can't paint outside when its raining so nothing better than being out fishing even if it's from under the umbrella.

Just like the good old days the session was with Tom Sayer he never seems to have time to fish at all these days so it was lucky he was able to join me on a trip to local Snipe Lake just down the road from Number Twenty.

We had a good day, just simple fishing, chopped worm feeder with a few casters, we both managed to catch plenty of perch, not record breakers but great sport.

Mam Sahib's Turn

Having been tea girl for the last few days and a great job she made of it too, it's T's turn to have a fish today

Being the last day of the season we need to make the most of it and so far we have with 4 nice barbel and a wild brown trout all on maggot

Great start to the day

Back on the Severn this morning with Cees and it didn't take long for the action to start, using the new Korum combi feeders and feeding a mixture of maggot and hemp so far we have had 1 chub and 4 barbel in the first hour

Bingo Rinko

Dutch barbel master and good friend Rinko has just caught this cracker of a Severn barbel

Well done mate

Big River

Good to see the Wensum with some water in this morning, burst it's banks in a few places and in the fields. We badly need some more rain in the next few weeks

I hope the Severn has a bit of water in for the last few days of the season, that and some mild weather should see some good fishing to close the season, I hope so, it would be good to see Dutch friends Rinko and Cees get some good English barbel in the next few days.

5 Minutes Of Mahseer Magic

I have been busy since arriving home from India but couldn't resist making a video of the fishing, please have a look and let me know what you think