Terminal Tackle

• Mottled, camou leadcore leader material• Supple and easy to use and splice• Green, silt and brown versions• 35lb and 45lb breaking strains on 20m spoolsRRP: £12. 50FOR MORE DETAILS GO TO: www. gardnertackle. co.

• Proven line now available on 2,000-yard bulk spools • Super-strong and reliable, yet limp and easy to use• Available in clear and lo-viz green • Amazing value for money; half the price of many othersRRP: £69. 99 Website: www. berkley-fishing. co.

• Small bait screws to replace a rig ring on a D rig• Simply screw a pop-up onto the peg for quick and easy use • Available in clear, yellow, orange, red and brownRRP: £3. 49Website: www. acecarp. com.

Tc Reader Steve Morris From Manchester Says: I do plenty of surface fishing and I’m a stickler for using the right gear. Until these arrived I’d not actually used them before. I thought they looked great as I opened the first of the three that I had been sent and my good first impressions continued when I set the middle-sized, 15g, float up, which was a doddle. It cast out accurately and without too much fuss but I have to say that it sat so low in the water that I did occasionally struggle to pick it out, unless fishing at very close range.

They’ve been three years in the planning but the Razor Points have finally landed and take their place in the upper echelons of carp-hook designs. Unsurprisingly, given Max Cottis’ influence, the packaging is eye-catching and significant in size. Inside, the 10 hooks are housed in clips for separation and to keep the hook points pristine, but it does mean that if you want to carry more than 10 hooks of the same pattern you have to have more than one of the bulky boxes. Knowing how loose hooks are supplied by the manufacturers to tackle companies, we’re not entirely convinced of the merits of these boxes, which keep each hook separate, but it doesn’t do any harm, we suppose.

Fishing a variety of venues, be it on TC features or when fishing for myself, I need a line that is versatile enough for whatever situation I might face next. Having tested the 12lb and 10lb versions of the Tribal for some time, I settled on the latter, largely due to the fact that the breaking strain seems considerably higher than that stated on the spool. You pay for this extra strength with a bit more in the way of diameter, so it’s not for the really long casters. However, I rarely fish over 100 yards and the 10lb gets me out that far with some ease.