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With winter now set to take Britain hostage for the next few months, Trakker might have just the answer you’re looking for in its new line of Elements clothing. Firstly the jacket. When we tell you these retail at £99. 99 you might think that’s a little steep, but let me stop you right there.

This is a triangular net with strong, soft, fish-friendly olive-green mesh. Available in 36in and 42in versions, these are ideal for either the specimen hunters or pleasure carp anglers. A reinforced spreader block makes it a reliable piece of kit, with a handy two-piece handle that breaks down to become the exact same size as the net, making it a doddle to store and transport and makes it a great candidate when you’re stalking or travelling light. Supplied with a nylon stink sleeve, there’s no need to ever have your car stinking of fish again or worry about your net dripping all over your luggage or back seats after a carp-filled session.

Daiwa has always had a certain prestige surrounding its products, particularly where reels are concerned. We ventured to its latest trade show to find out all about the new releases for 2016 and to say we left impressed would be a severe understatement. Renowned for its traditional big-pit designs, we were particularly intrigued by the new and very exciting Emblem Bait N Run model. The smaller reduced shape makes this version an ideal choice for small to medium-sized waters.

With the best December weather conditions for many years, Phil Kingsbury from Southwater, West Sussex made the most of his session this week on Temple catching the infamous GHOSTIE at arguably its record weight of 39lb 10oz Phil fished peg 7 on the road bank landing the monster lunchtime on Saturday, and just to show that it was no fluke, he went on to also land a 25lb common. Phil’s favoured Tiger Nut boilies once again did the business, this time a single 15mm critically balanced single boilie, fished tight to the island over a few freebies. Looks like a dead cert for Decembers Fish of the Month at the Surrey venue Having previously been regularly caught at weights around 39lb, the last couple of years saw Temple’s most infamous resident drop weight to sub 35lb. However, the past year has seen her slowly put weight back on being last caught in October 2015 at 37lb 15oz by Connor Cook.