10 items of tackle to buy this February
1: Because saving sucks. 2: And these items are the very reason why MasterCard was created…
1. Cygnet Clinga Old Skool
What happens when you mix white acrylic heads with black ball chains? Well, this: the ultimate old school looking indicator, which is also damn sensitive thanks to including a Kippa Clip which can be fixed to your main line.
“GIMME”: Head, £4.99; Kit, £9.99;
2. Solar Goalpost Converters
Anything with the word ‘converter’ in its product name usually means it’s a cheap looking fix to a problem. But these all-stainless, all-British made are anything but. They’ll fit to Solar’s Adjustable Buzzer Bars to create the ultimate in stability when snag fishing.
“GIMME”: £14.99 for a pack of two; solartackle.co.uk
3. Nash Citruz Pop-ups
A fruit flavour and vibrant colour has always been a winning winter combo – and Nashy’s bait arm have these new pop-ups in two sizes, 10 and 15mm, a range of colours, and each comes with a 3ml Citruz Booster Spray.
“GIMME”: £4.99; nashtackle.co.uk
4. Fox Tapered Leaders
Along with fluoros, maggots and keeping warm, annual winter advice also stretches to ‘focus on the central part of the lake’, and that often means long-range casting. Out-cast your peers with these low stretch/memory mono tapered leaders which now come in Fox’s awesome Trans Khaki finish. 3 x 12m lengths per spool and available in 12-35lb and 15-45lb.
“GIMME”: £8.99; foxint.com
5. Gardner Fluoro Dissolving Foam
Gardner’s chunky fluoro coloured foam is our favourite when it comes to reliability and price. Supplied in a large re-sealable bag, it also comes with a free ‘Session Pot’, and each piece you hook on WILL dissolve, leaving your rig sitting perfectly primed.
“GIMME”: £4.29; gardnertackle.co.uk
6. ATT Snag Backs
ATT is very good at everyday luxury tech, something it’s proven over and over again. But with their new Crystal Alarms – a new system where the whole alarm illuminates when it’s activated – they’ve raised the bar yet again. And now you can purchase them with their Snag Backs: 10mm higher eared backs to ensure you never lose a rod.
“GIMME”: Alarms, £89.99; Backs, £10.99; attackle.com
7. Mainline Profile Plus
Yes, you can buy a tub of Mainline’s Pineapple pop-ups or their Indian Spice, but then your hookbait would be the same as everyone else’s. With Mainline’s Profile Plus flavours, the company’s crčme de la crčme of smells, you can create your own bespoke specials.
“GIMME”: £6.99; mainline-baits.com
8 ESP Mini Butt Grips
Three sizes to perfectly grip your rod of choice. Small: for abbreviated handles; Medium: for shrink rubber handles; Large: for duplon and cork handles. And all screw fittings are machined from stainless steel.
“GIMME”: £3.45; esp-carpgear.com
9. Nash Cutters
Scissors have one simple job: to snip through your hooklink materials neatly. You could spend a lot more, but these stainless steel blades are ultra-sharp, mega precise, and get the job done, so why bother?
“GIMME”: £5.99; nashtackle.co.uk
10. The Best of CARPology Vol. 2
Gaz Fareham on pressured carp: tick. Terry Hearn’s angling in percentages: tick. Jason Hayward on rigs: tick. Jon Mac on Wraysbury: tick. Simon Scott on weed: tick. Plus another 16 biblically awesome articles spread across 260-pages: TICK.
“GIMME”: £16.99