LATEST ADDITIONS

A unique chance for a syndicate, small club or individual to start their own water from scratch. Not just a ‘freshly dug hole in the ground filled with water’, this two-and-a-half-acre lake in the Knypersley area on the north Staffordshire/South Yorkshire border has been established for three years and is maturing nicely. Now it’s ready and waiting for its initial stocking of fish… and you could choose what goes into it. A big-fish syndicate, a runs water, a club pool or even a small commercial fishery – once you rent the water, the fish are down to you! You’ve always dreamed of having your own fishery… now’s your chance! For more information contact Charles Shaw Tel: 07976 972356 E-mail: charlesshaw1965@googlemail.

Dan Hawkes from FatFish Tackle proved he can walk the walk on a recent trip out with other staff from the shop. Six fish came out to 13 people… and Dan had three of them, at 27lb 2oz, 27lb 4oz and the best at 32lb 4oz. All the fish came to a new nut-based bait developed by FatFish with Solar Tackle’s Martin Locke – in fact it was so new Dan only picked it up on the Sunday, used it for the first time on Monday and caught straightaway!The bait, exclusive to FatFish, is called Crunchy Nut Crème, and there will also be a new fishmeal bait out soon. For more details contact FatFish Tackle, Canterbury, on 01227 733770.

When our samples of the Kutter (three sizes, 16mm, 20mm and 25mm) first arrived in the office I was eager to give one a go. I had a couple of kilos of boilies that I needed to feed alongside my particle mix but I didn’t want to put them in whole. I opted for the middle-sized Kutter and haven’t looked back since. Chopping these baits into halves was an absolute doddle, saving me a lot of time and wear on my fingers!The compact design allows it to be stored easily in a bait bucket or bag and, with one click, the handle opens out and is ready for use.

The TC team has been extremely impressed with the Razor Points, and we’ve all rated them as some of the sharpest hooks we’ve seen in a very long time. For me, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere in this issue, when you’re paying the sorts of prices that modern hooks command (these are over £1 less than some on the market), you’re entitled to expect them to be sharp straight from the packet. These do not disappoint, but more importantly, they are consistently sharp across all of the various patterns and in all sizes – the latter not being particularly true of some ranges. As usual, there is a Teflon-type coating, the camou benefits of which I have always doubted (on all hooks) but there’s no doubt that it makes the hooks smoother, so it’s presumed that they penetrate more easily.