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This Saturday, June 28th, sees the grand opening of tackle retailer Angling Direct’s new Halesowen store. To celebrate the opening of its 10th retail branch, Angling Direct is offering 10 per cent off everything on the day, including price-checked items. There will also be exclusive special offers available and a free prize draw to enter. The shop, which is the tackle giant’s first Midlands-based store, will cater for all types of fishing, including carp, coarse and match, and will stock thousands of items of tackle, from the smallest accessories to top-of-the-range poles – including all the top brand names and Angling Direct’s very own ADvanta product range.

Make Saturday, April 12th, a day to remember and visit Climax Tackle’s Mainline Baits Open Day in Dronfield, near Sheffield. Due to popular demand, Keith Williams will be back in store. Keith will be on hand to offer help and advice on all things bait and rig related to improve your chances of a bite this spring and summer!Also on the agenda is an in-depth look at the exciting, soon-to-be-released Mainline Bait’s Hybrid range and the new additions to the High Impact range. Rolling-table expert Mark Shilham will also join Keith as they demonstrate rolling some Mainline Baits Specials! Pop down for a chat – the Climax team would love to see you!For more information, visit www.

Head over to the Total Carp – Official facebook page and you could win this awesome 2-man Maxus bivvy, courtesy of Cyprinus Tackle. It's free and simple to enter, but hurry as it's for this weekend only!https://www. facebook. com/totalcarpmagazine.

The introduction of a new technology that will dramatically cut the transfer of fish disease is the result of leading lights from British industry pulling together. BSafe – short for 'bacteria safe' – began life in the mind of avid angler Derek Willan, who believes that all anglers should be doing their bit to safeguard fish health in the UK. Derek explained: "Virus outbreaks were getting all the press, but research revealed that the bigger killers were a relatively small group of bacteria which the Environment Agency confirmed were present in the majority of fish mortalities they attended in 2013. 

“It has been proven under laboratory conditions that disease can be transferred on nets to fish, and I feel, as anglers, we have a duty of care to look into any avenue that can help ensure healthier fish stocks.

Over the winter Wildmoor Waters has made some significant changes to the Main Lake. By separating the summer as Summer Bay, and the new heart-shaped lake now benefits from a reprofiled bottom. A number of submerged features were created as part of this exercise, as previously the bottom was quite flat, so there are now more areas to hold fish. Other advantages are that the fish density is now even higher than it was before, and the crafty carp can no longer nip over into Summer Bay, out of the reach of anglers in the lodges.

DAY EIGHT: Win 5 Baiting Tools worth £57! Tackle-box essentials, courtesy of Fox. . . .