Drennan Carp 1 and Carp 2 Pole Floats
Drennan's latest Carp 1 and Carp 2 pole floats to their ranges are built with strength in mind, and the high grade balsa bodies will take a good loading of shot.
An ultra-tough acrylic paint finish all but does away with the likelihood of the mainline cutting into the float’s body, and black stainless spring eyes won’t pinch the line when it’s under tension.
A securely bonded carbon stem and hollow plastic Glow Tip with strengthening spigot add still more to the durability of these floats. The Carp 1 is of a slim, body-down oval shape with a medium length 1.5mm diameter hollow tip. The Carp 2’s thicker 1.7mm tip allows you to drag some line along the bottom, and is banded to help with bite detection. Eight sizes from 0.1g up to 1.0g are available with red-black-yellow or yellow-black-yellow banded tips.
Price: £1.75
Side Trays UK Bait Waiter
Endorsed and used by World Feeder champ Steve Ringer, Side Trays UK are the hottest bait waiters on the market. Sturdy, brilliantly constructed and super-reliable, they are made in England from high quality 2mm aluminium.
A computer-controlled laser cutting process can customise each tray to suit individual requirements, and there’s a wide choice of colours. They come in Large (510mm x 630mm), Medium (400mm x 510mm) and Small (400mm x 275mm) versions.
Visit: www.sidetraysuk.co.uk
Price: From £50
Maver Match This Keepnets
This eye-catching pair of Maver Match This commercial keepnets have bright green solid sack top sections with ‘carp’ and ‘silverfish’ printed on them.
The 3m-long nets are made from fish-friendly polyester micro-mesh, have strong alloy ‘pull through’ rings with handles, plastic fixing points and locking multi-tilt top rings.
Oh, and their silver and black coloured frames are a double insurance against popping your fish into the wrong net!
Price: Carp net £35.99, Silverfish net £34.99
Maver S4 Z Frame Seatbox Black & White
Maver has added this stunning looking black and white seatbox to its Z Frame range. It looks quite different to any other box you’ll see on the bank, but the distinctive frame and four-leg configuration combine to produce a rock-solid and frighteningly strong parking space for your bum that will survive years of being lugged about in sheds, garages and the backs of vans.
Made from ultra-light aircraft grade aluminium, the box features a European-patented four-leg system remains stable even when you stand up. It’s all down to a no-nonsense design and top grade materials coupled with quality Continental engineering.
Now available in four colours – Maver green, mango, orange, black or white – this is a box that will get you noticed, and without the middle set of legs that you’d find on a conventional box you’re left with room to swing your legs around when fishing down the edge on commercial waters.
Levelling is achieved via handwheels that lock into place with non-slip compression blocks. Built-in spirit levels will let you know once the box is dead level.
The Z Frame is also equipped with unobtrusive half legs for attaching trays and arms, plus a sliding non-slip cassette footplate, 30mm round legs, pivoting locking mudfeet and a pole-style gel seat. Beneath this is a winder tray, and that brings us nicely to one of the main considerations when buying a seatbox – storage.
Three set-ups are on offer with the Z Frame – a twin front and single cross drawer, double cross drawer or twin front drawer and double winder tray. To this you can add from the massive range of separate S4 trays.
To finish, a sliding module sat on runners beneath the main top unit has a single 50mm tray, to which more can be added.
The Z Frame comes complete with accessories worth over £150, including a pole spraybar, side tray, umbrella arm and short keepnet arm.
Price: £699.99
Drennan Acolyte Landing Net Handle
The new 4m Drennan Acolyte landing net handle was developed and thoroughly tested by five-times World Champion Alan Scotthorne. It is super-stiff, slim and very strong.
The second of the three take-apart sections is also threaded, so it can be used at 2.6m (top two sections) or 2.8m (bottom two sections) for those that favour a shorter and even stiffer handle. The brass threads are pinned for added strength and reliability, while an EVA nose cone on the third section adds a nice finishing touch.
Price: £119
Frenzee Smartcut
The Frenzee Smartcut gives a sharp, straight and splinter-free cut when you need to trim back your pole’s top kit to fit a PTFE bush. Simply slide the tip firmly into the plastic clamp, then slowly cut through the carbon with the file provided. The Smartcut comes in large (5.2mm, black), medium (4.2mm, red) and small (3.2mm, green) sizes, and comes with three Frenzee internal PTFE bushes.
Price: £6.99
Matrix Evolution Method Feeders
The original Matrix Evolution Method Feeders were designed to save match anglers valuable time. They had quick-change line slots and removable tail-rubbers to make changing feeders a doddle – all that was missing was a smaller version.
Thankfully, that vacancy has now been filled, as Matrix has now extended its Evolution feeder range in weights of 17g, 23g, 30g and 40g, with moulds for each.
Price: Feeder £1.99, Mould £3.99
Drennan Supplex Fluorocarbon
New Supplex Fluorocarbon is available in no fewer than 12 accurate diameters and breaking strains, from 0.075mm (0.9lb) right up to 0.30mm (10lb). It is 100 per cent fluorocarbon, and therefore exceptionally abrasion-resistant. It sinks well and doesn’t degrade in sunlight.
A similar refractive index to water makes it virtually invisible once submerged and, as it is fairly stiff, it is less prone to spinning up on the retrieve than standard mono, making it a great choice for when you are continually casting out and reeling in. Each size comes on 50m spools.
Price: £4.99
Mick Wilkinson Wilkie Steady Floats
Float magician Mick Wilkinson has been making hand-made specials for those in the know for more years than I care to remember. A great angler in his own right, his creations are used by the Steve Ringer, to name just angling superstar who admires the man’s extraordinary craft and attention to detail. Willkie’s Steady range as shown is a winter commercial fishery favourite, as it remains steady in blustery conditions and can be held still in a slight undertow. The decent-sized bristle is easy to see at longer pole lengths, and its rugby ball-shaped body is simple to shot up and dot down when fishing small baits for fast-biting F1s.
Price £2.35 each
Side Trays UK Offset Support Bait Waiter Legs
Boy, these clever offset support bait waiter legs are something else! They can be purchased directly from Side Trays UK, and are hand-built to fit just about any side tray you care to mention.
So, how do they work? We’ve all been there – you place your seatbox on the platform, attach your side tray, but now there simply isn’t enough room to get the tray’s support legs on to the platform. Well, it’s not a problem any more, as these legs curve back in toward the box, and can be used on the smallest of commercial platforms. Utterly brilliant!
Price: £24.99 per leg
Ringer Pellet Bander
The entrepreneurial Phil Ringer has added yet another super little product to his concise but very handy tackle portfolio. The latest gadget is this non-sinking pellet banding device in yellow – not easy to lose on the bank. It features a sturdy, reliable non-elasticated arm, and small recessed areas on the end of each prong make it much easier and quicker to open up a bait-band.
Price: £5.99
Matrix Match Master Carryall
This traditional style Match Carryall has a large zip-fastened main compartment, ideal for storing all your float and feeder cases, bait and tackle items.
Two external end pockets are perfect for all bits and bobs, and you also get a large external net-carrying pocket complete with drainage holes. It comes in two sizes, 45 litre and 55 litre, with strong carry handles and shoulder strap.
Prices: 45 litre £44.99, 55 litre £54.99
Matrix Match Master Rod Holdall
This eye catching rod holdall comes in four and six-tube versions, and at 1.9m long it will take all 16m poles.
There’s a half-length zip on its main compartment, with a short full-width external pocket for banksticks and box accessories.
Price: Four-tube £44.99, Six-tube £49.99
Matrix Boilie Spikes
These handy little spikes are ideal for use with hard mini boilies or dumbells, both of which are notoriously easy to split and crack open when you try to drill them or push a needle or speedstop through.
Matrix spikes are easily tied on to a hair, and improve both presentation and baiting speed.
Price: £1.99
Matrix Roost
Made from a durable EVA foam to protect your precious carbon, this new deep-cut seven-slot roost can be used back or front. It keeps your pole top kits (or rods) nice and tidy and out of harm’s way.
These are ideal when used as a pair on commercial fisheries.
Price: £14.99
Preston Innovations Super Pro V Roller
Based on a lightweight but sturdy camera tripod design, this third-generation Preston roller boasts a quick locking arm mechanism, double extending internal legs and centre section height adjustment with bucket clip.
Most importantly, the middle roller is in two parts to make unshipping and breaking down twice as easy.
RRP £69.99
Team Daiwa Double Rocking Roller
The leg system could do with an update but Daiwa’s super-compact, patented flatbed Rocking Roller does things no other roller can. Being able to move up and down as the pole is being shipped adds to its carbon-friendly nature and stability.
RRP £44.99
MAP Side Puller Beads
More and more anglers are converting their pole top kits to enable side puller elastics to be used.
These clever little puller beads offer super value for money. In two sizes, they are pre-drilled to allow elastics to be easily threaded through them and knotted. These MAP Side Puller Beads are the perfect companion to the company’s Side Puller Bushes and the Puller Bung. In packs of five.
Price: £1.99
MAP Power Optex Line
This supple, clear monofilament will withstand prolonged exposure to UV and still retain its integrity and strength.
Each diameter and breaking strain is manufactured to fine tolerances, so you know just what you’re fishing with. Supplied on 100m spools in 0.08mm, 0.10mm, 0.12mm, 0.13mm, 0.15mm, 0.16mm, 0.18mm and 020mm.
Price: £4.99
MAP Frameless Method Feeders
Based on the trusted MAP Quick Change System, these new Method feeders with their accompanying soft mould are perfect for commercial fishing with pellets and groundbait.
With no framework to get tangled up on, they can be loaded with a variety of feeds, and your hookbait will present perfectly on the concave bait table that sits above the removable central tube.
But the real beauty of these feeders is that their Quick Change system means you don’t have to break down your rig to change feeder size, or for that matter, type. Any MAP pellet, cage, or open-end feedes can be used on this central tube. Two sizes of feeder – small (20g) and large (30g) – are available with matching moulds.
Price: Feeders £1.99, moulds £1.85
