Anyone had a chance to use these Spomb cum bait stoppers yet? Can see an advantage for baiting up at distant on some of the big flowing Rivers for getting your bait to the bottom quickly. Not quite sure if they would offer anything diffrent baiting wise on Stillwaters. 
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First time I've seen a factory produced version...a good deal cheaper than the home converted ones too.
Absolute necessity for Trent barbelling apparently.
Might keep the Tuftys and gulls away on a stillwater with slow sinking baits.
First time I've seen a factory produced version...a good deal cheaper than the home converted ones too.
Absolute necessity for Trent barbelling apparently.
Might keep the Tuftys and gulls away on a stillwater with slow sinking baits.
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Been using the home made versions for a few years, I'm surprised it's taken a company this long to rip them off. Essential for the Trent etc, but I use them for baiting up margins on Stillwaters too as you can get a nice wet mix full of liquids straight down to the bottom.
Been using the home made versions for a few years, I'm surprised it's taken a company this long to rip them off. Essential for the Trent etc, but I use them for baiting up margins on Stillwaters too as you can get a nice wet mix full of liquids straight down to the bottom.
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I seem to remember Damian clark from Korda mentioning converting Spombs so they would act like a bait dropper. Wouldn't surprise me if Korda had something similar in the pipeline.
I seem to remember Damian clark from Korda mentioning converting Spombs so they would act like a bait dropper. Wouldn't surprise me if Korda had something similar in the pipeline.
Ive also been using a spoppers for over a year on the trent. The ones i use looks much better built than the korum but they were nearly twice the price. They are a god send on the trent, those korum ones look like they wouldnt last 5 mins on a flooded trent.
Just to be clear the man responsible for inventing the Spopper is Christophe Pelhate
in 2016 or 2017 cant remember which he was at the Barbel Society show explaining them and also had a few for sale I bought one for using on the very fast flowing Trent he has gone on helping people to make their own a really great chap that comes upwith all sorts of great ideas
in 2016 or 2017 cant remember which he was at the Barbel Society show explaining them and also had a few for sale I bought one for using on the very fast flowing Trent he has gone on helping people to make their own a really great chap that comes upwith all sorts of great ideas
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Have been using my converted spombs on rivers for some time now - the mini ones are brilliant and you can use them anywhere - expensive product to lose in random river snags however
Korum product a lot cheaper (albeit still £11) - they've also bought out a dedicated 10ft 5lb TC 'Bopper' rod . . .barbel fishing is playing with the darkside at the moment!
Have been using my converted spombs on rivers for some time now - the mini ones are brilliant and you can use them anywhere - expensive product to lose in random river snags however
Korum product a lot cheaper (albeit still £11) - they've also bought out a dedicated 10ft 5lb TC 'Bopper' rod . . .barbel fishing is playing with the darkside at the moment!
Empty tuna can and a coat hanger
Job done
Job done
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Difference between spoppers and bait droppers is you can cast them as far as you like. Wouldn't fancy trying to launch a tuna tin and coat hanger across the Trent
Difference between spoppers and bait droppers is you can cast them as far as you like. Wouldn't fancy trying to launch a tuna tin and coat hanger across the Trent
Just seen the video, looks a useful idea for rivers for sure.
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🤣🤣it would be a spectacle
🤣🤣it would be a spectacle
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It's not their idea though, as Gerry said Christophe Pelhate designed these several years ago and him and a few others have been making them ever since - never commercially though and he knew at some point a company would nick the design, it's just surprising it's taken this long.
It's not their idea though, as Gerry said Christophe Pelhate designed these several years ago and him and a few others have been making them ever since - never commercially though and he knew at some point a company would nick the design, it's just surprising it's taken this long.