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Dynamite’s brand new boilie is based on two different birdfoods and two fishmeals, with added shrimp paste, salmon oil and robin red. RRP: £9. 99 per kiloContact: 0330 333 4888 or www. dynamitebaits.

I have used Enterprise’s range of imitation baits for years and I still rate them as the best. These fluoro versions of the versatile Mag-Aligner grubs are extremely bright and do not lose their colour over time. Although designed primarily to sit on the shank of the hook to form a line-aligner rig, I use them more to tip my boilie hook baits, in place of a hair stop. It helps my hook bait stand out among the freebies and, so far, it’s been pretty successful.

Bad weather halts this weekends show. Due to the extreme weather conditions and the forecast for heavy snow all day Friday and Saturday, the British Carp Angling Show, scheduled to be held this weekend in Norwich, has been rescheduled until a later date. Advanced tickets will be permitted at the new show date (to be announced soon). Because of the severe weather situation, health and safety regulations have made it impossible to run this event safely – leaving the organisers with no option but to cancel.

Severn seal could be shot. The Angling Trust is demanding urgent action to remove a seal which has taken up residence in Bewdley on the River Severn, some 75 miles from its natural home in the sea, and has been eating its way through large numbers of the local coarse fish population. Bewdley is a very important stretch of river for fishing in the UK, and contains a number of large barbel, pike and chub, among other species. The seal has been observed eating large numbers of these fish every day for several months and it is now endangering the future of angling in the town, which is an important source of income for local shops and businesses.