If you’re looking to create sure, neat and tidy rigs with ease then the use of dedicated crimps can be a real benefit.

It’s been several months since I first saw this rather nice stiff link material. It’s obviously taken a little while to get everything ready, but it looks to have been worth the wait.

The new and improved Kaptive Retainer Slings from Nash Tackle are a great bit of kit, perfect for not only weighing your catch, but also securing it in the margin while you prepare your photographic equipment.

New Zealand green-lipped mussel extract has been a huge success in carp baits over the last 25 years or so. Typically it has been a powdered additive that only needs to be used in small quantities to have a positive effect on your finished bait.

After hundreds of requests over the years, DNA Baits finally succumbed to producing its fantastic pop-ups in 12mm diameters.

Now here’s a product I really like! Stiff Ultra Skin from Gardner Tackle is the latest edition to the popular Ultra Skin series.

We are spoilt for choice these days when it comes to high quality hooks, but these new offerings from Fox International are amongst the best I’ve seen.

When developing this new bait in conjunction with Terry Hearn the brief was simple: don’t hold back! Complex-T is designed to provide fish with all their dietary requirements, promoting excellent conditioning.

If you like sweet nutty particles then you need to check out this new blend from CC Moore.

Not fluff-chucking for rainbows, I’m talking virtual angling for some of the greatest carp in the land.

For a lot of anglers, time on the bank is as much about the social occasion as it is catching, and what could be more social than cranking up the barbecue along with a couple of ice-cold drinks.

There was a time when I thought most fishing pellets were sprayed with a bit of flavour and bagged up ready to use.