Carbon sticks are all the rage these days, and why not. The originals were ultra-expensive but these days they are more within the range of the everyday carper.
The price, as with most things, can reflect the quality, but the mid-range stuff coming out these days is impressive and these Vendas are a good example.
I like the fact that they’re made in two sizes, suited to different ranges.
There’s no shortage of companies selling sunglasses these days and Hobo Armour is one such firm that seems to be doing a good job of it.
With a line-up of six frame and lens combinations, all with a fashionable take, there’s surely something for most anglers in the range. When we had these in the office, interestingly, each of the TC staff chose a different version as their favourite. Mine was the clear frame with blue lens, which I thought looked pretty funky!
Brown/brown, white/black, frosted/gold, black/aqua and black/blue complete the collection.
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Midlands carp ace LAWRENCE EAST has been enjoying plenty of success using zigs on his local water. Here are a baker’s dozen of ways you can too.
Despite their appearance in plenty of magazine features, DVDs and YouTube videos, zigs still remain a hugely underused tactic. Some people are a little scared of them – as with a lot of things beyond ‘the norm’ – whereas some purists purposely ignore them in favour of more traditional tactics.
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I remember when Trakker launched these for the awesome Pioneer a good few years back, and now the Yorkshire-based bivvy market leader is doing likewise for the hugely successful Tempest. This is music to my ears, being a Tempest brolly user, and I can’t wait for them to actually hit the shelves of Trakker stockists.
Available in different sizes to fit the brolly, V2, Air and two-man, they are simple to attach via three small poles that fit straight into the front poles of the shelter itself. The material then just clips to the other poles around the respective Tempest and that’s it.
The Tackle Box’s Lee Jackson says: I’m always interested when a new range of hooks comes onto the market, although generally a bit disappointed when they resemble patterns that are already available.
These hooks are quite a lot different from the norm, however, and are made in the US using surgically sharpening technology. This technology creates a precision-ground, triple-sided point that penetrates with very little pressure, therefore hopefully converting more enquiries into bites. There are something like five patterns in the range, but the ones we have chosen to stock are what we consider are going to be the most popular, the Magnum Wide Gape, Magnum Curved Shank and Magnum Chod, all of which are available in the most popular carp hook sizes.