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Tested by IAN WELCH
DRAGON CARP BARBUS
£10
76 cm (L) x 69 cm (W) frame will cope with the biggest fish and folds at the front and spreader for a compact size for easy transport and storage. Relatively small mesh size is not ideal for reducing underwater drag, but is fish (though not hook) friendly. Two-part spreader is tough and reliable, but…
Tested by DUNCAN CHARMAN
FOX XS CARBON
£6.25
Available in size 4s, 6s and 8s in both fully barbed and semi-barbed. Featuring a black nickel finish along with a needle eye. Each point is ever so slightly out-pointed, the hooks round bend creates a slightly wider feel, the forged splinter barb offering secure bait mounting. A heavy gauge carbon creates an extremely strong…
Tested by STEVE LOCKETT
MAVER MATCH THIS BARBLESS METHOD FEEDER
£1.99
These hooks come at an excellent price and with ten hooks it’s a bargain. Shame the tying and line quality let these down as the MT8 hooks are very strong and look the perfect shape. The supplied sizes, from 10 down to 18 will suit all bait choices, with each tied to…
THE giant June 12 cover-dated issue of Angler’s Mail gave a chance to win £1,500-worth of kit from the Daiwa Mission carp range. Don’t worry if you missed it – you can still watch a video on this superb range.
This high spec but affordable tackle will appeal to so many carp anglers, and our man Brian Gay has been putting…
Tested by STEVE LOCKETT
MIDDY COMMERCIAL
£13.50
No frills with this offering, as this is a simple sleeve without any padding. It was difficult to get a 12 ft two-piece into without a struggle; this may well be an issue for setting up quickly. Plus points are the Velcro patches for connecting multiple sleeves together for easy carrying. A wipe clean outer finish…
INLINE METHOD FEEDERS – tested by STEVE LOCKETT
MIDDY SPLASH ‘EM
£1.20
Looking a little dated now, the Splash ‘Em still offers reasonable performance at a great price. The wire coil and bumps on the feeder bed will help to keep groundbait or pellets firmly attached. Hook baits could easily be presented at the side of the coils for an unusual offering. There…
Tested by DAVE COSTER
LEEDA CARP MATCH 3
£1.99 for two
Budget priced floats supplied two in a pack offering 0.5 gr and 0.75 gr sizes.
These are ideal for deeper commercial fishery swims, being aimed at corn,
meat and pellet presentations. The
packs have useful rig diagrams showing basic bulk rigs that are ideal for deeper pegs up to 8 ft. Carp 3s feature a…
Tested by DUNCAN CHARMAN
CK CARP KINETICS SPECIAL EDITION SET
£2
A great starter kit that includes brightly coloured baiting needle, splicing/gate needle and drill that you’ll struggle to mislay. The needle handle has grip but it isn’t the easiest to use and features a hook-style point that could catch on braided hairs. It’s not a fine needle, either, at 2 mm wide.…
Tested by DUNCAN CHARMAN
COTSWOLD AQUARIUS DLX
£15.99
Measuring 14.5 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm this simple but effective cool bag will appeal to many a pike angler and has a capacity to carry more than enough deadbaits plus an ice pack. The satchel style single compartment has a flap which is secured with two Velcro pads and incorporates a single quality zip…
Tested by STEVE LOCKETT
NASH BOX LOGIC TACKLE STATION
£82.99
This box makes a brilliant combined gear storage/working area with extendable legs allowing a working height of up to 34 cm. The 22 x
33 cm lid has measuring marks and a deep recess giving the best working area of all the boxes on test. Upper storage area has four larger 8 x 11…
