 Dinsmores Feeder Bombs |
Dinsmores Feeder Bombs
- Sizes: 3.5, 7, 10, 15, and 22 grams
- Price: around £ 1.95 per pack of two
Overview
DINSMORES INTRODUCED THESE far back in 2005, but news seems to take time to get around. I met Nigel, Dinsmores’ MD, at the Tackle & Guns show last October and he gave me a couple of the mid-sized ones to try. We talked about them, but one purpose came to my mind straight away. More later.
These feeders are shaped like a spoon or basket and made entirely from a strong alloy with a swivel moulded into the end. The idea being to fish these when not a great deal of loose food is required by the fish, but just sufficient to attract them to the hookbait. The feeder always appears to land with the open side uppermost and together with being made entirely of metal there appears to be little in the way of drag. They seem to pick up less weed than a standard feeder would too.
The type of fishing that I had in mind was stalking on the river for chub that hide under the branches of overhanging trees when the river is pushing through. Normally I would just fish a straight Arlesley bomb, link ledger, or watch lead in this situation and not bother with loose feed other than one or two offerings pressed and flicked in, the bait being bread flake. It was a matter of waiting for the right conditions to try them.
 Loaded with liquidised bread |
With this feeder you can now take along some fine liquidised bread and press some of this around the feeder. As soon as the feeder hits the water it starts to release its load, but as the feeder is heavy, relative to its size, it sinks very quickly thereby depositing most of the loose feed close to the bottom. The fine breadcrumbs wafting down in the current bring the chub out from under the trees looking for a tastier morsel.
That was the plan.
Since then I have had other thoughts about different applications, some of which would apply to commercial fisheries where you may want to quickly cut through the ravenous rudd and other small silvers to get to the bigger carp and tench on the bottom. Here, you would use a bit of fairly loose groundbait as there’s no need to pack it like you would a standard method feeder. I’m also trying to work out a way, possibly, of using the tiny ones (31/2 gram and 7gram) along with a float on a pole and I’m open to suggestions here.
These are a first class idea that will find a place in most angler’s tackle boxes if you apply your mind to it. They replace the use of a straight lead, that’s for sure, especially when you need a tiny amount of feed in the swim as well. They will take liquidised bread and the larger ones will take mashed bread, groundbait, a little paste, or some of those pellets you can press together.
Sizes are: 3.5, 7, 10, 15, and 22 grams. Some much heavier ones are on their way, although the design will change a little for these as more weight is required whilst keeping the size down.
Jeff Woodhouse’s Verdict
Well, the above text is largely my opinion because Dinsmores don’t put out a lot of hype with their products and good job too. I’d rather judge for myself and write my own.
I did take the feeders out and the type of day I had in mind was after the river was settling back down, but still running quite hard. Start as far upstream as you can with stalking tackle, or at least stuff you can easily move with. Find a nice gap in the trees and where there is an overhanging branch downstream and that’s where you cast to. Not 20 or 30 yards out in the main run as the fish probably won’t be there. Fish the swim for 15-20 minutes before moving.
 One up to the Feeder Bomb! |
Most are hiding under the trees, maybe where a few branches interrupt the fast current and where any food coming down is more likely to settle. So it was that I tried this on the Thames and within 5 minutes on the second swim I had a clonking bite, but lost the fish. I was being a bit too ambitious with a 12 foot rod in a really tight swim, a short, light stalking rod would have been more useful, but that was a really nice fish.
I had a few more moves before casting to the outside of a branch in a crease of water. The light was falling by now and this would be my last position, but I didn’t have to wait long before the tip whipped around into a bite. I struck and after no more than a minute, the fish was in the net. You can see in the picture, the Feeder Bomb resting on its flank. I never weighed it, but just guessing it was a good 41/2 lbs, but not quite five and nothing like as big as that first one I had lost.
Right now it’s just finished snowing (even if you’re reading this in May) and I’ll have to await another chance to try the Feeder Bombs, but I am completely sold on them. A brilliant idea and one that’s developing further as I write. I’ll update you later.
