Sit back, close your eyes and try to picture the perfect tench fishing spot. The banks will be lined with dense reedbeds, and lily pads are dotted around the swim just a couple of rod lengths out.

These days, bolt rigs have turned many heads, but some have stayed loyal to their roots and continue to floatfish at short range for their ‘tincas’. Korum-backed big-fish expert Mark Dunwell is one of ...