When targeting wary carp, pinning your end tackle down out of harm’s way can be a great edge.

The wide gape hook is one of the most popular patterns in use today. Their strong, versatile design makes them perfect for use with all manner of rig types including bottom bait rigs, pop-up rigs, zig rigs and surface rigs.

How do you make your hookbait stand out from the crowd? There’s a wide range of options available, but few stand out quite like a bait smothered in Ectoplasm.

These ready-tied chod rigs are not just aimed at beginners and intermediate anglers. Tied to a very high standard, using quality components, they would be equally at home in the tackle box of the most discerning angler.

This distinctive new jacket from Wofte certainly looks the part with its unusual five-colour Flecktarn pattern.

This new Pureflo Bait Filter System from Trakker Products is such a simple idea, it’s easy to overlook it and think, “Yeah, it’s just a bait sieve.”

Trakker says: “Cold feet make for an unhappy angler.” Well, I have to agree this and many other things make me an unhappy angler at times, but at least it’s easy to fix the problem of cold feet!

The first thing I noticed about these hookbaits was the tiny brown and black flecks peppering the surface.

Shimano had a phenomenal year with its great value Ultegra XTD 14000 reel and this year sees the launch of the compact 5500 version.

Anyone who owned the old Aerlex 7000 XTA Spod reel will know what a powerful workhorse of a reel it was. This new larger 10000 version has not only been improved cosmetically, it has all-new gearing and offers increased retrieval ratios.

It has taken an awful long time for these items to come to fruition. It’s an idea that has been toing and froing for a while now, but the Nash Team is at last 100% happy with its latest creation.

The modest dimensions of this new backpack make it ideal for your everyday needs. It is ideal for day session work or carrying your personal belongings on and off the bank.