Recent content by Rob Mitchell

Only use really is if they are the type that you can clip the line into, then a drop back at distance would register better than a single bleep and spring back on the rod you occasionally get. I never bother though.

Strange, as on mine it’s ’tap take’. I tell Siri to turn on voice control, ‘open camera’, ‘show names’ and all the buttons are labelled. The shutter button is labelled ‘take’, so saying ‘tap take’ takes a photo. Works flawlessly and I don’t know why anyone would use an app or whistle or anything...

My mate was catching well on the Trent last week using the dynamite hemp+snails (small snails) with a couple of them on a pellet band or hair.

You can have both. I’ve just spent nearly 48hrs on the tidal Trent with my 9 year old daughter. She loved it - the camping out, the food, taking photos of nature and the sunsets and enthusiastically showing me the pictures. She’s been Carp fishing with me a couple of times and always comments...

Turned my ticket down this year after 4 years on the list! Had to give it some serious thought but I just won’t get the time to justify it, Sutton has enough for me.

Shame about no spare spool (should be law that all reels come with at least 2 spools!) but I can’t fault it other than that. Smooth, nice line lay, can trot a float virtually out of sight with 6lb line and not really notice much more friction on the lip of the spool. Nice clutch as well.

Daiwa GS3000. I use one with a 15’ power float and it’s a lovely reel. I pair it with a 12’ power float for Tench fishing as well.

I’m glad others have noticed this. I’ve binned 3 reels worth of Syncro XT because it was horrendous. Just about to replace with the thinking anglers OGX, which feels and looks good but haven’t used it yet so can’t speak for performance. I’m gutted they discontinued the Berkeley CM90, that...

This. I fish the rocky tidal and can get banksticks in everywhere I’ve fished. I don’t even take the pod anymore. Absolutely rock solid setup with the butt cups, and I use Delkim TXI-D with snag ears so the rod is never going anywhere. If I just wanted some good alarms without spending a...

That’s not useful feedback of any particular product though, just someone slagging off the company in general. Maybe Korum could have replied, but then you have to weigh up whether it’s going to just end up in a pointless internet argument. If it’s genuine criticism of a product with useful...

Deepers are excellent. I’ve had the Chirp+ for a few years now. A friend and I mapped 2.5 miles of the tidal Trent in 2 mornings, which would have taken forever with a lead and given us nowhere near as good an insight.

There may be no choice if it’s concrete etc you’re fishing on, but I’ve gone back to using single long storm poles with the Korum butt cups. Much quicker and lighter than a tripod, and even on the floodbanks of the tidal Trent they’ll go in between the rocks and into the ground.

I just tie a small loop in the boom section and loop-to-loop it to the short braid hook section. Another option for fast hook changes is a multi rig with a bit of silicone over the eye.

The Korum roving kit is good. Chair clips onto the rucksack, I also clip the mat and net head onto the rucksack with a carabiner. Rod (s) are in the sleeve and net handle tucked into the side pocket and strapped on. If using one rod then the net handle goes inside the other side of the sleeve...

I buy paste from DNA baits. It’s the boilie mix, but unboiled and is (I think) around £8 for a kilo which lasts a long time. I’m not sure what ‘squeeze ready’ means, but it’s already stiff enough to use on a hook or as a wrap. To make it stiffer I’d use something like the insect meal that DNA...