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Innovative, slim case that houses a removable rig board, including pins, as well as four multi-compartment boxes. Each of these is secured via Velcro tabs once inside the bag. £16. 99For more information go to www.

Lightweight sling that folds away into its own stink bag and is a doddle to transport. The Duratexx material is waterproof and robust and the large drainage holes aid quick and efficient weighing. Endorsed by ECHO. £25.

Martin Locke recalls a recent trip to Rainbow Lakes, that saw him land 42 carp up to a massive 61lb!The trip started with a bang when just twenty minutes after getting the rods out, one of them cranked over and I was into my first of the session, a 50lb mirror. It took me completely by surprise. I’ve never had a take so quickly from Rainbow in all the times that I’ve fished there. It was a nice reward having slogged it out in scorching weather for the previous few hours hauling boat batteries, buckets of bait, setting up bivvies and what have you; I can’t recall ever drinking more water in a day than on that Saturday as I struggled to stay hydrated in the heat.

Firm looking for numbers of anglers to test its bait and reveal results. Bait giant Berkley has announced it is looking to recruit an army of new volunteer bait testers for the Berkley Gulp! carp bait range. The move follows ‘tremendous success’ with the company’s initial drive for field testers in the UK, with Berkley now looking to role the scheme out further across the country. “We’ve had such a great response and results on our baits this year through our testers and users in general that we have now committed to tripling our recruitment numbers in the UK,” said Stewart Downing, Director of Berkley UK’s parent company, Pure Fishing UK.