Korum Grub Feeders V2

Korum Grub Feeders V2

The Korum Grub Feeders V2 represents a massive leap forward in maggot fishing efficiency. Building upon the monumental success of the original design, this updated version features a revised, highly aerodynamic profile designed to cast further, fly truer, and hold position on the deck better than ever before. If you have ever struggled with fiddly caps, wet hands, or messy baiting while trying to get a tight patch of maggots out into your swim, Korum’s unique clam-style design is the ultimate solution.

At Gerry’s Fishing, we know that speed and precision are vital when a shoal of hungry fish moves over your spot. With the Grub Feeder V2, you simply pop the shell open, scoop or fill the feeder directly in the palm of your hand, snap it shut, and cast. It is clean, incredibly quick, and maximizes your actual fishing time when the feeding window is short.

Technical Specifications

Key Features & Construction

• Revolutionary Clam-Style Opening: The hallmark of the Grub Feeder range. The hinged, split-shell design completely eliminates the need for irritating caps or rubber plugs that can easily get lost or wear out. It allows for effortless, one-handed loading directly from your bait tub.

• Aerodynamic & Flat-Bottomed Profile: The V2 shape has been re-engineered with a weighted, flat-bottomed keel and a sleek, nose-forward configuration. This ensures it flies straight as an arrow even in tricky crosswinds and always lands right-side-up on the lakebed, guaranteeing perfect presentation.

• Tough Transparent Outer Shell: Built to withstand the brutal impacts of repeated casting onto hard gravel bottoms or hitting tight line clips at distance. The clear plastic construction provides excellent stealth underwater, ensuring that feeding fish focus entirely on your loose bait rather than a bulky dark object.

• Strategically Placed Release Holes: The drainage and escape holes are meticulously positioned to keep your maggots safely inside the feeder during the cast and the high-impact splashdown. Once on the bottom, they allow for a steady, controlled crawl-out of bait right next to your hooklink.

   

Where to Use: Recommended Scenarios

• Stillwater Specimen Tench & Bream: An absolute killer tactic on large gravel pits and estate lakes. Maggots are an elite bait for Tench and Bream; by using this inline setup, you ensure that the fish hooks itself against the full weight of the feeder the moment it picks up your hookbait.

• Commercial Carp & F1 Tactics: When the weather cools down or the fish become wary of traditional pellets and groundbait, switching to a maggot-only approach with the 30g or 45g Grub Feeder can turn a grueling winter day into a bumper session.

• River Chub & Barbel Fishing: The heavier 60g model is phenomenal for casting into steady river glides. The flat-bottomed profile hugs the river bed, preventing the current from rolling your rig out of the bait zone while letting maggots stream out down-current to draw fish up to your hook.

The Gerry’s Fishing Verdict

The Korum Grub Feeder V2 completely takes the hard work out of maggot fishing. It fixes the classic issues of slow reloading and poor casting aerodynamics that plagued old-school blockend feeders. It’s tough, stealthy, and dramatically speeds up your cycling times between casts. For any angler serious about feeding compact patches of live bait on rivers or stillwaters, this belongs at the very top of your tackle box list.

Gerry’s Pro Tip: To get the absolute best out of the Grub Feeder V2, fish it short-hooklink style—similar to how you would fish a Method feeder. Tie an inline rig with a 3-inch to 4-inch hooklink using robust fluorocarbon or mono, and hair-rig an artificial buoyant maggot or a real caster combined with a fake one. This keeps your hookbait hovering directly over the escaping maggots, making it the very first thing an inquisitive fish sucks in as it investigates the feeder.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How long does it take for the maggots to exit the feeder once on the bottom?

This depends largely on water temperature and how active your maggots are, but typically they will begin crawling out within 30 seconds to 2 minutes. If you want a slower release in deep water, you can slightly tape over one or two holes, or mix in some damp caster or hemp to block the exit routes temporarily.

Can I use this feeder with a standard size 8 swivel?

The internal sleeve of the Grub Feeder V2 is specifically molded to accept Korum Quick Change Beads, Turbo Beads, or standard size 10 swivels for a neat, semi-fixed safety setup. A size 8 swivel will be too large to fit inside the nose cone properly.

Does the clam shell fly open mid-air during a hard cast?

No. The locking mechanism on the V2 is incredibly secure and clips shut with a firm, tactile “snap”. It is designed to handle the massive G-forces of a long-distance, heavy power cast without opening prematurely, yet it remains easy to pop open with a simple thumb press when reeling back in.