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Korda Vid

Damian Kimmins

Damian Kimmins

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I realise Korda do not need any more plugging than they already enjoy, but I thought I would post this as I think it highlights a sometimes unnecessary complexity in an individual's fishing (my own included) and how utilising basic skills can be much more productive.
I thought it food for thought.
 
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On another note, that carp , whilst being very big , is plug ugly, if it were human it would be grossly obese.

David
 
Well I watched the video Damian but it still left me feeling mystified . Basically he was saying this rig is the best rig , therefore I don't have to worry about that anymore[ phew], and I can concentrate on' other things ' It was this bit that had me puzzled . What are / were the other things ? He rambled on interminably about the ' psychology' of Carp fishing but I genuinely was none the wiser at the end other than you have got to want 'it' more than other anglers , I presume ' it' being catching more / bigger carp than the rest of the anglers on the lake ? However once you have done that , what's left ?
Anyway what the video still didn't answer is the ultimate question for me, is why, when the angler is posing with fish for the camera do they have to do the baleful stare at the fishes head / tail ? Why ? who started this ? This is a genuine mystery , perhaps Korda have the answer ? I was looking at some pictures the other day of a young lad [ pre teen ] who had been fishing on a local lake overnight with his dad . The lad did very well and caught several nice carp but on every picture he was doing the baleful stare , did his dad teach him to do it , has he watched too many Korda videos ? It does genuinely annoys and mystify me in equal measure .Why look sad when you should be happy ?
 
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Mike Hodgkiss said:
Well I watched the video Damian but it still left me feeling mystified . Basically he was saying this rig is the best rig , therefore I don't have to worry about that anymore[ phew], and I can concentrate on' other things ' It was this bit that had me puzzled . What are / were the other things ? He rambled on interminably about the ' psychology' of Carp fishing but I genuinely was none the wiser at the end other than you have got to want 'it' more than other anglers , I presume ' it' being catching more / bigger carp than the rest of the anglers on the lake ? However once you have done that , what's left ?
Anyway what the video still didn't answer is the ultimate question for me, is why, when the angler is posing with fish for the camera do they have to do the baleful stare at the fishes head / tail ? Why ? who started this ? This is a genuine mystery , perhaps Korda have the answer ? I was looking at some pictures the other day of a young lad [ pre teen ] who had been fishing on a local lake overnight with his dad . The lad did very well and caught several nice carp but on every picture he was doing the baleful stare , did his dad teach him to do it , has he watched too many Korda videos ? It does genuinely annoys and mystify me in equal measure .Why look sad when you should be happy ?
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Haha me too.
 
Mike Hodgkiss said:
Well I watched the video Damian but it still left me feeling mystified . Basically he was saying this rig is the best rig , therefore I don't have to worry about that anymore[ phew], and I can concentrate on' other things ' It was this bit that had me puzzled . What are / were the other things ? He rambled on interminably about the ' psychology' of Carp fishing but I genuinely was none the wiser at the end other than you have got to want 'it' more than other anglers , I presume ' it' being catching more / bigger carp than the rest of the anglers on the lake ? However once you have done that , what's left ?
Anyway what the video still didn't answer is the ultimate question for me, is why, when the angler is posing with fish for the camera do they have to do the baleful stare at the fishes head / tail ? Why ? who started this ? This is a genuine mystery , perhaps Korda have the answer ? I was looking at some pictures the other day of a young lad [ pre teen ] who had been fishing on a local lake overnight with his dad . The lad did very well and caught several nice carp but on every picture he was doing the baleful stare , did his dad teach him to do it , has he watched too many Korda videos ? It does genuinely annoys and mystify me in equal measure .Why look sad when you should be happy ?
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Get with it Mike, the baleful stare” shot is so yesterday!

Has it not been largely superseded now by its upgrade: the “needlessly donning Vass waders and immersing yourself in the water baleful stare” shot?
 
Mike Hodgkiss said:
Well I watched the video Damian but it still left me feeling mystified . Basically he was saying this rig is the best rig , therefore I don't have to worry about that anymore[ phew], and I can concentrate on' other things ' It was this bit that had me puzzled . What are / were the other things ? He rambled on interminably about the ' psychology' of Carp fishing but I genuinely was none the wiser at the end other than you have got to want 'it' more than other anglers , I presume ' it' being catching more / bigger carp than the rest of the anglers on the lake ? However once you have done that , what's left ?
Anyway what the video still didn't answer is the ultimate question for me, is why, when the angler is posing with fish for the camera do they have to do the baleful stare at the fishes head / tail ? Why ? who started this ? This is a genuine mystery , perhaps Korda have the answer ? I was looking at some pictures the other day of a young lad [ pre teen ] who had been fishing on a local lake overnight with his dad . The lad did very well and caught several nice carp but on every picture he was doing the baleful stare , did his dad teach him to do it , has he watched too many Korda videos ? It does genuinely annoys and mystify me in equal measure .Why look sad when you should be happy ?
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I think the other things referred to location and baiting, certainly location anyways as I am sure he mentioned moving to the swim which he had looked at previously, that hadn't produced for some years, but went on to catch quite well from it.
From memory I think he uses boilies exclusively.
 
Damian Kimmins said:
From memory I think he uses boilies exclusively.
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And a lot of them.

I'm not knocking him as he is very effective at what he does, but I can't help but think his ways of fishing just don't have much relevance to the ordinary angler.

He has an almost infinite supply of bait at his disposal, and is a full-time angler that is able to put more hours/on the bank in a year than the average punter can do in a lifetime. And on top of that he is an extra-ordinarily gifted caster of a fishing rod, being able to land a lead on a sixpence from over 150 yards which most mere mortals simply cannot.
 
Joe Winstanley said:
And a lot of them.

I'm not knocking him as he is very effective at what he does, but I can't help but think his ways of fishing just don't have much relevance to the ordinary angler.

He has an almost infinite supply of bait at his disposal, and is a full-time angler that is able to put more hours/on the bank in a year than the average punter can do in a lifetime. And on top of that he is an extra-ordinarily gifted caster of a fishing rod, being able to land a lead on a sixpence from over 150 yards which most mere mortals simply cannot.
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It would have to be given, Joe, that we don't hear or read about his blanks. And yes, I guess some of his success nowadays would be down to his commercial interests. That said however, he doesn't hide from his early blanks at Yately and his success up to that point I think may well have been self-funded.
His situation is far removed from most anglers but he does offer a simplicity in his fishing don't you think.
 
Damian Kimmins said:
It would have to be given, Joe, that we don't hear or read about his blanks. And yes, I guess some of his success nowadays would be down to his commercial interests. That said however, he doesn't hide from his early blanks at Yately and his success up to that point I think may well have been self-funded.
His situation is far removed from most anglers but he does offer a simplicity in his fishing don't you think.
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I am sure he did mention having a 3 week blank ! Now that would have me looking a little baleful
 
Damian Kimmins said:
It would have to be given, Joe, that we don't hear or read about his blanks. And yes, I guess some of his success nowadays would be down to his commercial interests. That said however, he doesn't hide from his early blanks at Yately and his success up to that point I think may well have been self-funded.
His situation is far removed from most anglers but he does offer a simplicity in his fishing don't you think.
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I think you misunderstand me, of course he blanks, a lot, that is to be expected on the waters he fishes, and he doesn't hide that fact in any of his interviews and writings.

I'm not doubting his angling ability for one second, he is the best at what he does, my point being is that his style of fishing isn't applicable to most carp anglers.

He can arrive at a water and spend 12 hours just watching the water before he decides to even start fishing. He can then put 5kg of bait on his chosen spot and keep tricking the bait in...then if thinks the fish are elsewhere he will just chuck everything on the barrow and move swims and start again. I bet he rarely has a session that is shorter than 72 hours!

That is not how most anglers can fish, so it is of limited relevance, imo.

Simplicity - I think most big fish anglers use very simple rigs, nothing at all complicated about the rigs Terry Hearn and Dave Lane use.
 
I quite like Darrel Peck as he's fairly innocuous and obviously knows his onions but I find Adam Penning more relevant; less obsessed with the 'latest wunder rig etc' he also fishes days tickets (eg Bluebell) where he turns up at a busy lake / uses watercraft to select the most likely available swim / presents his bait / catches a monster - much more pertinent to us lesser mortals
 
Chris Belcher said:
...I find Adam Penning more relevant; less obsessed with the 'latest wunder rig etc' he also fishes days tickets (eg Bluebell) where he turns up at a busy lake / uses watercraft to select the most likely available swim / presents his bait / catches a monster - much more pertinent to us lesser mortals
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That is the point i was trying to make. I'd put Frank Warwick in the same envelope.
 
Chris Belcher said:
I quite like Darrel Peck as he's fairly innocuous and obviously knows his onions but I find Adam Penning more relevant; less obsessed with the 'latest wunder rig etc' he also fishes days tickets (eg Bluebell) where he turns up at a busy lake / uses watercraft to select the most likely available swim / presents his bait / catches a monster - much more pertinent to us lesser mortals
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I enjoy Penning's stuff. He has an enthusiasm not often seen in You Tube carp stuff. You can see when he catches his face lights up! Some Tom Stokes early vids had that enthusiasm too.
 
Mike Hodgkiss said:
Anyway what the video still didn't answer is the ultimate question for me, is why, when the angler is posing with fish for the camera do they have to do the baleful stare at the fishes head / tail ? Why ? who started this ? This is a genuine mystery , perhaps Korda have the answer ? I was looking at some pictures the other day of a young lad [ pre teen ] who had been fishing on a local lake overnight with his dad . The lad did very well and caught several nice carp but on every picture he was doing the baleful stare , did his dad teach him to do it , has he watched too many Korda videos ? It does genuinely annoys and mystify me in equal measure .Why look sad when you should be happy ?
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Many reasons.. Some fish are incredibly difficult to hold up due to there shape/size/behaviour on the bank. Picture the situation; you’ve been up all through the night getting plagued with bream and tench, no sleep, your knackered. Finally just on first light the rod rips off and after an epic battle you net this monster carp. After a short rest in the net you get it up on the mat to do the honours. The fish then starts giving you a beating, your main concern is that pictures get done safely and as quickly as possible, your backs absolutely screaming, your concentrating on keeping the fish steady and up right, and that your not all fingers and thumbs so pics look ok… The last thing on your mind should be does my cheesy grin look good! A lot of anglers find those type of pics corny and it’s all about the fish not the angler. Each to their own and all that but the fact you genuinely get annoyed by this says more about yourself than anyone doing a ‘baleful stare’ as you put it.
 
I have thought of a solution Dan . If , as you say '' it's all about the fish '', then clearly the captor doesn't need to be in the picture holding the fish . All he / she has to do is take a shot of the mighty beast on the unhooking mat , then they can return it to the water looking balefully on as it slips away in to the depths . Sorted !
 
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