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Cold conditions saw low weights as the fish switched off at Sherwood. Sherwood Forest FisheryMidweek matchHolmedale Lake Wednesday 19/10/1119 fished A very cold start to the match, and with the water temperature down to just 6 degrees Celsius it was a real struggle for the first half of the match. In top spot Carl Brown fished the pole and pellet out at 11 and 14m from peg 27, landing 18 carp to 6lb, all caught in the last 2 hours. Second place went to Worksop’s Andy Lakey.

Lots of action throughout the week at Lincolnshire's Westwood. Westwoodlakes match reportTuesday OpenOctober 18Skylark LakeTuesday’s open though, Tony Evans topped the field with 29lb 6oz ahead of steve lane. Tony used maggots and pellet at 11. 5m on the slope to take small carp, tench and a couple of bonus bream.

With Marukyu starting to take the bait market by storm, Joe Carass decided to take a look at one of its most popular products… krill!Marukyu is still a fairly new name on the UK bait market. The baits are clearly very good but, never one to follow fads, I must admit to being fairly sceptical about them at first. I mean, I have always been of the opinion that as long as the bait we use is fresh and good quality and the fish are in front of you, then you will catch them! My opinion has changed somewhat of late, however, after going on several features with Jamie Masson, and also noticing the continuing list of results that Andy Kinder has been getting. With both of these top anglers using Marukyu products I felt I really needed to take a closer look.

After experiencing huge success with the first two sizes of Dacron Connectors, Preston has launched four new sizes to accommodate even more grades of elastic. The new sizes are micro, medium, extra large and mega. You get three per pack so these little beauties are great value for money!RRP: £2. 99.