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Tackle Fanatics, one of the UK’s fastest-growing fishing retailers, has announced the launch of Rewards4Fishing – the nation’s first-ever coalition rewards programme dedicated to fishermen. In addition to Tackle Fanatics, more than 4,000 online retailers and high-street brands have signed up to a fantastic new loyalty programme that offers its members the ability to collect valuable Rewards4Fishing points and save money on fishing purchases. Rewards4Fishing is completely free of charge to join – either when shopping with Tackle Fanatics or on www. rewards4fishing.

Top bait rolling and wholesale firm Kent Particles has just relaunched its website. With brand-new easily navigable buttons, bait can be easily purchased from a variety of top UK bait manufacturers. Special bait deals are also available on the homepage and are well worth a look if you are stocking up with boilies before spring. To check out the new site visit www.

DAY ONE: Win 12in Black Label Powerpoint banksticks (x2) worth £28Twelve is the number and in this case it’s 12in banksticks from the ultra-cool Black Label range. There are two up for grabs which look superb and boast Fox’s Powerpoint tip to help you stick them into even the toughest ground. . .

120+ exhibitors at Norfolk show. Over 120 stands have confirmed their attendance at the British Carp Angling Show. Taking place at the Norkfolk Showground on the weekend of the 18th and 19th January next year, organisers are expecting to see more people attend this year than ever before. The show premiered in January 2012 and blew the minds of many exhibitors who were thrilled with the busy and lively atmosphere, where visitor numbers reached an estimated 9,000 over the 2-day show.

Fishing tackle giants Angling Direct are offering free postage on all orders over the Easter bank holiday weekend. The offer is online now, simply enter the voucher code EASTER14 at the checkout and you will receive free postage on whatever you buy. With over 50,000 products, Angling Direct stocks all major brands, including match, coarse, game and sea fishing equipment – so whatever discipline of angling you are into there will be something for you! Plus, with products price checked daily against competitors, you can be sure of getting the best value at all times. Click here to visit the Angling Direct website and start shopping.

Just five hours into his first trip testing a new Solar Chilli Club bait, Colin Gray's first take on the new bait resulted in this 36lb-plus mirror. Having picked up his test batch from Solar HQ on Monday evening, Colin headed straight to Darenth Big Lake where he presented an 18mm bottom bait over 1kg of matching freebies at 90 yards. With the first take coming just a few hours later and resulting in this mid-thirty, the Solar team member packed up early Tuesday morning to head back to work with a large smile on his face. The Chilli Club bait is still in development, but the results so far are incredible, as you can see from Colin's success.

With the weather as gloomy as it has been for the past few weeks, and if you haven’t managed to get out on the banks, then this new film from Nash will give you the carp fix that you need. At well over two hours and 45 minutes, this is definitely its most diverse, longest and best production to date, which is jam-packed with stunning carp, the latest gear and more tips and tricks than you’ve seen before. Filled with star anglers across all generations, there’s something for everyone on offer here. Kevin Nash and Alan Blair target an untapped virgin lake in the Canaries, while young hotshot Alfie Russell tackles an intricate park lake and the newly crowned YouTube stars Carl and Alex Smith show you how to get bites on pressured day-ticket waters.