LATEST ADDITIONS

• Developed and used by Terry Hearn• Big-fish formula, packed with top-quality ingredients• Boilies available in shelf-life and freezer baits• Pop-ups, Fluro pop-ups, hook-bait dip and liquid attractant also availablePrice: £9. 99 per kilo of boiliesWebsite: www. dynamitebaits. com.

• Combination of eight and 10mm baits• Bright, visible coloration • Each bait is individually hand rolled• Available in Pineapple, Krill, White Chocolate and Tutti FruttiPrice: £2. 99Website: www. sonubaits. com.

For many years the System Boxes from Fox have lead the way in tackle-box design, but that quality and innovation has come at a price. Now, thanks to the new Royale versions, anglers on a tighter budget can own one of these brilliant storage systems. With multiple compartments and internal system boxes, both the medium and large versions will hold plenty of terminal tackle and more. Price: £24.

Big-pit reels have always been seen to be the jack-of-all-trades but the Avid Air Range Spod is certainly the master of one! Designed with spodding in mind, the team at Avid Carp has produced the Air Range Spod reel. Unlike previous dedicated spod reels, which also doubled as marker reels, this one has no clutch system, meaning that it’s really a job-specific spodding tool. The removal of the clutch makes perfect sense because this eliminates any of the dreaded spool slip, which can inhibit casting and result in failure to hit the required distance and end up in a wild bird’s nest. Furthermore, it reduced the overall weight of the reel dramatically to a mere 680 grams, which is key on a reel that is often used over long and constant periods of time.