The Quickchange Swivel
A dead-easy-to-figure-out piece of kit. It does exactly what it says ‘on the tin’. Use it for looped hooklengths in conjunction with a rig sleeve. Just loop on or off the hooklink.
Quickchange swivels are very useful items, especially when there’s a fish in the landing net – and even more so in the dark. Just unlink the hooklength and you’ll only have the fish and net to worry about. You can leave the rod at the waters edge instead of tangling it in the bushes whilst wrestling with three things at once. A very good idea and highly recommended.
Be sure to use the Korum lead-clips too to gain a perfect fit for this swivel.
The Quickchange Clip
A very strong and easily changed clip that comes in two sizes, each with a fitted silicone sleeve. Like the Quickchange swivel mentioned above, its also used for quick-changing looped rigs.
Most people love them and consider them a boon. I’ll be honest, for years I avoided this type of clip fearing that I didn’t have the fingernails for it. In fact, it’s a very easy clip to use and nowhere near as fiddly as I first thought. That said, I still prefer the Quickchange swivels, especially when fishing in the dark.
Invisi Stops
This is a boilie stop constructed from a brown plastic in the shape of a barbed Vee. It’s one of those obvious designs that nobody usually ever seems to get around to making, probably because it’s simply too obvious.
The benefit from using these stops is that they will pull into the bait easily and so be totally hidden from the fish, both visually and if mouthed. On waters where the fish are extra-wary, little things like this can make all the difference between a blank session and the fish of a lifetime.
Angle Tilt Sidestrike Rest
Another great product from Korum. Designed specifically for the river angler, this is a rod rest that won’t get in the way when a fast strike is needed.
The downstream side of the rest is high, the upstream side is low, so a swift side-strike is possible. There’s a good chance it was named for this feature! The rest also has the popular push-button Korum angle-tilt mechanism built into it and a finger-adjustable locking collar. By using both these features, the rod position requirements of even the fussiest of anglers can be accommodated. I like it.
Geoff Maynard
