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VADIM KORUNSKIJ IN INTERVIEW WITH KARPELA OWNER


BALLS! IT TAKES


In the summer, at the very height of the


fishing season, Chris


Leibbrandt, from Angling Spirit, talked to Vadim Korunskij, the author and the initiator of the


unique project ‘Fishing Places: The Guide’, a


web publisher, the owner of the same-name web


portal and a manufacturer of interesting fishing accessories.


Here’s the chat


CHRIS: Vadim, we wanted to talk to you because we want to know more about this set of small balls, to which you have given such a high-sounding name - Karpela Cont Universal Container. Tell us how come such a simple, so it would seem, is invented and patented in the 21st century.


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VADIM: When I first showed the container design to a patent agent, he was very sceptical about the idea. In fact, the drawing showed a hollow screw-threaded half sphere with different types of holes. I was also somewhat doubtful about the project. My only worry was that I had never seen any accessory like it on sale, and not just in the Ukraine. It is important to remember that the container, the way you see it now, was designed in 2004 when I first read a ‘Carp Clinic’ article by the famous angler, Lee Jackson. At that time, carp fishing was taking off all over the world and in the Ukraine, new inventions were appearing several times every year. But to register an invention like this you needed specialists’ help and quite a lot of investment capital. Almost 10 years were spent on prototype testing, monitoring trends in the fishing industry and experimenting to identify fish preferences and behaviour. Originally, the container was planned to be used as a hard shell for soft natural baits such as boiled potatoes, boiled peas, semolina mix, etc. Our experiments showed us that containers filled with chopped


meat and fish attracted predatory fish – zander, perch and pike. Because of this, we decided to extend the research and the container was used with tackle for catching eels and trout. In all cases the results were different but satisfactory.


CHRIS: Could you tell us more about the experience of catching predatory fish? When I look at a container of that size, the first thing that comes to mind is that it’s about boilies, maggots, worms or particles. How can this container attract a predator?


VADIM: Our experiments have shown us that a predator never eats fish in its area unless it’s hungry. But fishermen have found a way to provoke them by using baits with feeding activators in them. A predator will nearly always attack the bait if it feels there’s a competitor,


another predator hunting in its area. Besides, manufacturers of feeding activators now offer many different attractants. Usually, an attractant is spayed or applied to the bait. It is much more effective to fill a container with it. Because of the highly researched patterns of hole design, the smell can last for ages. You can also use a piece of fish, beef liver or even just dry blood in the container. Halibut grains proved to be a great attractant during sea fishing.


CHRIS: Does a container fixed in front of the bait have any effect on how the bait itself works? How do you choose the right size and colour?


VADIM:If the fisherman uses a trace or tippet, it is very easy to fix the container by using a rubber or threaded block placed inside the container. It is even simpler to fix it to the main fishing line.


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