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Solar Tackle field tester Gunther De Vos has kicked his season off nicely with this 38lb 8oz mirror landed landed on an overnighter on his Belgian syndicate, which is a section of The Schelde river that was dammed off 200 years ago. Gunther explains: "I fished my home syndicate for an overnighter in an area that I'd pre-baited with some of Solar Tackle’s Pink & White test baits. "I'd stuck the baits in my freezer on receiving them, taking them out after 12 hours, shaking off the excess ice and then covering them in rock salt. As the baits thawed they soaked in some of the salt, which is a tactic I've used to great success in previous spring seasons (always before the carp spawn).

I love fishing with boilies as well as spodding, but at certain times of the year boilies are a winner! They can be brilliant bait nearly every carp angler uses them. Nevertheless, I have a few little tips that make mine stand out from the crowd 365 days of the year. My favourites at the moment are TNT and Liver Pro from Hydra Baits. TNT, meaning tiger nut and toffee, really is a special combination of flavours.

The pulling power of hemp is no secret and some of the best prepared particles are found in the Bait-Tech stable. Available in small or large tins and larger pouches, there is a quantity to accommodate your style of fishing, whether you fish small day sessions or longer campaigns. One thing for sure is that the quality never falters. Free from preservatives and chemicals, all you’re buying is pure hemp! Using top-class grade A ingredients to start and prepared in-house, these oily, crunchy little morsels are perfect for getting the carp to feed, and once they get on it they won’t leave until it has all been mopped up.

Marc Coulson’s verdict. . . If Carlsberg made monofilament main lines… I’m always extremely wary of saying that any version is my favourite in a category of product, but I’m hard pushed to remember using a monofilament main line that has impressed me more than Exocet.