LATEST ADDITIONS

Joe Carass takes a look at the latest addition to the Maver Competition range – a pole that is set to turn heads in 2012!For all the poles that I get my hands on I still have a soft spot for a Maver! My first ‘proper’ pole was a Maver and since then I have owned several others. The company has produced some of the finest poles available and, together with its manufacturer, Reglass Spa, has developed new technologies that have taken poles to a new level in the last 10 years. Maver’s top-end poles have always been a touch special, starting with the 801 that, way back in the 1990s, had a colossal £8,000 price tag, right up to the present-day Elite 88 that is arguably the stiffest pole around. But these poles have high price tags and it is the mid-range offerings that most people are interested in spending their hard-earned cash on.

These heavy feeders are available in four different sizes to cope with strong flow on rivers. RRP: £1. 90 . .

Supplied with four spare carbon tips, this 12ft feeder rod is ideal for anglers looking to fish at ranges up to 50 yards. It has a nice action that bends right through. Great value for money!RRP: £20 . .

Victoria Products League - Round Six competition results Exeter Canal, Lime Kilns | 15/04/2012Number of pegs/anglers: 25Report: Victoria Products League Round SixDespite the poor fishing on the previous canal match twenty five anglers still turned out for the sixth round of the Victoria Products League at the Lime Kilns. With another clear bright sky and a bitterly cold wind forecast prospects were not looking good and once again the anglers were not surprised with ten not managing to record a result and many not having a bite all day. Winner on the day was Duncan Hill on peg eleven who got off to a great start landing his first tench in the first twenty minutes and netting another before the end of the 1st hour. He had a long wait before catching his third half way through the competition to end up with 5k150g.