Korum aims to produce high-quality tackle for the pleasure angler. Its tackle is designed for the modern pleasure and specialist angler by offering top quality products that will help transform your fishing for the better. It wants to improve the angling experience through the production of tackle that is easy to use, practical, and good value for money. Covering all of the major tackle areas, Korum is the perfect choice for a wide range of methods and species, from pleasure angling on day ticket 'commercial' fisheries through to serious specimen fishing on still waters and rivers.
Korum produces tackle across the range, so there is something for everyone, whether your interest is in one-day carp fishing on commercial lakes or serious specimen fishing on still water and rivers. From luggage and tackle boxes, chairs and shelters, clothing and fish care, to rig accessories and rod supports, rods and reels, nets and hair rigs, Korum produce it all.
Korum now offers an improved range of barbel rods. These are functional tools that are perfect for chasing big barbel. Customised to suit the needs of the modern big-fish river angler, Korum has been working of this range for eight years of product development, upgrade from the old barbel rods. This range offers nice and powerful action of the rods that are ideal for big feeders, long rigs, and so making sure you can extract those big fish, adding barbel to your trophy bank.
More than just bang on cosmetics with white tips for bite detection and really strong tough SIC lined rod guides. The top of all the rods features an anti-frap tip guide which means your line will not get caught around the tip, this is perfect for when making big casts, with big feeders.
The rod also features a screw in reel seat as opposed to the chunky KB rub features on the older barbel rods. The screw reel seat offers security and easy assembly, getting you fishing quicker and more confidently. Additionally, the whole rod packs down into two equal pieces.
These upgrades of the Korum barbel rods boast a full real core of slim cork handles. The cord is completely solid, othering you perfect grip. Cork handles tend to be lighter than foam ones and also maintain residual heat in cooler temperatures. This means that they are warmer to the touch on a cold day.
in this Korum barbel rod range there are four models starting with the super powerful 13ft rod with 2.5lbs casting weight, great for casting long distances with big feeders and suggests a maximum casting weight 8oz and line rating 10-18lb.
There are two 12ft rods, one at 1.75lbs casting weight, the other at 2lbs. The lighter casting weight is a superb all-rounder, with a maximum casting weight 5oz and line rating of 8-15lb, where the heavier casting weights 12ft rod are great for casting big weights on larger rivers with a maximum casting weight of 6oz and line rating of 10-18lb.
Last but not least, the more subtle 11ft rod with a 1.75lb casting weight, this rod is more than powerful for the demands in the smaller rivers and big fish.
The Korum Barbel rods is a great range that should cover you for almost everything that river fishing can induce.