This clever little bead has been designed to fit snugly into the brand’s inline feeders. This provides a safe semi-fixed bolt rig with the simple quick-change system that has been made so popular by Korum’s original Quick Change beads. RRP: £1. 99.
Choosing new rods can be a minefield at times – just where do you invest your hard-earned cash? Middy’s all-new 4G range might just be up your street. Alex Bones took them to The Glebe complex for a spin. As fisheries go, this one is up there with the best. It’s a complex I’ve had the pleasure of fishing for many years.
Available in eight flavours, these clever new bait additives look just the job for anglers looking to get an edge with their bait. They can be added to pellets but work particularly well with Sonubaits Supercrush Expander groundbait. RRP: £3. 99.
There are loads of carp poles available on the market, but with this new Maver pole claiming to raise the bar Joe Carass just had to check it out!Working at Match Fishing we get to see poles on an almost daily basis, and I must admit very few really raise the eyebrows. Most are so good these days that I have come to expect quality and usability at just about every price point. However, just recently I had heard rave reviews about the Maver Elite Carp. The internet forums were alive with chat about this new pole, and we just had to get our hands on one.
Polony has long been a great carp catcher and thanks to the addition of several flavours it is now an even better bait. This N-Tice Polony is supplied in handy ring-pull tins and has almost neutral buoyancy when in water, so makes an outstanding hook bait. RRP: £2. 99.
Middy has long produced quality nets and this F1-300 design looks just the job for the commercial angler. At 2. 7 metres in length these nets feature a special fast-dry mesh and adjustable screw-lock fitting. RRP: £39.
Shimano produces some of the finest rods available and the new Ultegra range continues that tradition. This 13ft three-piece waggler rod will cope with a wide range of situations, from traditional river work to bagging on commercials. RRP: £139. 99.
Barby Banks Evening Match, near Rugby, Warwickshire. Wednesday 18th July.
Despite the big rumbles of thunder, the anglers fishing the latest midweek evening contest at Barby Banks finally had a rain-free contest! With sunny, humid conditions the smaller carp went on a feeding frenzy with some impressive weights in less than three hours fishing.
Leading the frame was Pole Fishing magazine's Jon Arthur who had more than 40 small carp plus a couple of bonuses to 8lb in his 111lb 13oz bag.
Matchplay Angling Association Charity Match resultLocation of match:Tirley Court Fishery, GloucestershireDate of match: 23/06/2012Number of pegs/anglers: 15 anglersReport: Sunshine but strong winds but the carp were still feeding strongly. The margins were the best place to be, proven by the winner but everyone cought and every fish was a carp. The club raised over £500 for Cancer Research UK!Top 5 anglers and weights:1: Kevin Parry Weight: 136-6-02: Dave Clinch Weight: 109-4-03: Oliver Baldwin Weight: 79-14-04: Adrian Gifford Weight: 76-2-05: Dave Hooton SNR Weight: 52-4-0. .
Edenderry two day festival resultLocation of match: Grand canal Edenderry Co. Offaly Date of match: 15/16th JulyNumber of pegs/anglers: 18Report: 18 anglers turned out for the Edenderry two day festival on Saturday and Sunday on the grand canal Edenderry. Saturdays match was held on the Toberdaly venue and with the weather it was more like a winter league venue than a mid July one. The conditions meant the fishing was always going to be hard, and Tommy Burke from peg 11, fishing tight across at 14.
