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Star studded bonanza at Peterborough store. Massive Peterborough tackle shop Sheltons have planned a Good Friday to remember for anglers, with a star studded open day at their store. Taking place between 9am and 5pm, the show will be attended by many of the Country’s leading anglers, who will be on hand to offer advice to punters, and answer any questions. In addition to this, there will be a grand raffle, barbeque and numerous competitions where customers can win some cracking tackle prizes!Star anglers who have confirmed their attendance include: Steve Ringer, Andy Findlay, Dean Macey, Ian Day, Ade Kiddell, Darrell Peck, Jake Wildbore, Rich Stewart, Mick Brown and Gary Bayes.

Easter campaign organised by the ATA!The TAKE A FRIEND FISHING campaign, organised and run by the Angling Trades Association, is back to encourage parents, grandparents and friends to take the time over the Easter break to give family members and friends the chance to have a go at fishing. Remember when a friend or family member took you fishing when you were young or just starting out? We bet everyone has experienced a memorable session or two like that – sharing the bank with someone else is always more fun! And with the Take A Friend Fishing campaign, there is the chance to take someone for FREE. Jeremy Wade, author, TV presenter of River Monsters and Angling Trust Ambassador said: ‘The Take a Friend Fishing (TAFF) campaign is a great way for people to learn the angling basics and appreciate the outdoors. By introducing newcomers to the sport, you pass on a gift that stays with them throughout their lives, taking them to beautiful places to catch exciting fish.

Since having a few samples of these to test, I have the distinct feeling that I am going to be spending some serious money on them. I’d seen loads of top anglers using these baits, so I decided that I had to give them a try. My only regret now is that I didn’t do so years ago. They are superb in every sense.

Fox has returned to the larger head style of its top-end alarms, with the NTXr at the top of the tree and this, the NXr sitting just beneath it. As far as I can tell, the main difference is that the NXr only comes with a blue LED option and an ever-so-slightly lower spec. So far the NXr has performed brilliantly and I am hugely impressed with the sensitivity in particular. I dreamed, as a youngster, of owning a set of the legendary RX Digitals and, while the head size may be a little large for some people’s liking, these remind of those heady days.