13 items to put on your shopping list this May

Rod Hutchinson Instant Attractor Range

Because top quality bait shouldn’t destroy your wallet! The Instant Attractor range has been created to offer the angler on a slightly tighter budget the best of both worlds: high attraction, but on a quality base mix which the fish will keep coming back for. Five flavours in the range and available in two sizes: 14 and 20mm. £6.99

Kodex Klampdown Butt Rest

Traditionally butt rests come in two sizes: for abbreviated or full-duplon/shrink-wrap handles. With Kodex’s new Klampdown Rests each packet includes change-over inserts, so you don’t need to buy multiple rests for different types of rods. They also combine incredible grip with a special release design when you strike. Colour coded inserts are also included so you can match your butt rests to your bobbin pantones. £7.50

Cygnet Camera Adaptor

Lacking an angling buddy to help with your trophy shots? The Camera Adaptor will screw into any bankstick and has threads in both the landscape and portrait position, meaning you can still achieve that cover shot even if you are on your own (well, maybe…). £9.99

Wychwood Riot Rods

These matt black beauties are the ultimate when it comes to looks, performance and price. Based around a more casting-focused blank with power through the mid-section, but without sacrificing the sought-after soft tip action. But the major selling point with these new rods is the ‘Buy 2, get 1 FREE’ deal, making the rods cost between £99.98 and £129.98 per set of three. You can also mix and match - opting for two main fishing rods and the Utility rod (a marker/spod rod).

Outdoor Tech Portable Rugged Power-Bank

If you’re going to binge-watch Netflix all night, every night when you’re bankside, then you’ll need lots of power. The Power-Bank ticks every box for carp anglers. Camo? Tick. Waterproof? Tick. Rugged? Tick. Powerful? Big time. 10,000 mAh means it’ll even charge an iPad from dead.

Prologic Commander 50

Had it with big, bulk, time-consuming bivvies when you’re on the quickest of overnighters? The Commander is completely flat-backed, so whilst it only measures 50”, it offers an ocean of space inside. Being an umbrella system, it goes up and down in seconds and the new Storm Safe Tex material is 10,000mm hydrostatic so no matter how much the storm is raging, you’ll never get wet. Optional Full Mozzy Panel available. £274.99

Sufix Advance

Thanks to blending HMPE (high-modulous polyethylene) molecules found in braided lines with nylon, Sufix have managed to produce a mono with top-end abrasion resistance but with the sensitivity and low-stretch nature of braid - in fact, it’s over 50% less stretchy than other monofilaments! Available on 150 and 300m spools in Clear and Lo-Vis Green.

Dynamite Baits Complex-T Pellets

Cocky enough to think you can imitate the great Terry Hearn? The chances are you can’t, but better your odds with these new, Terry-Hearn-approved pellets from British bait house, Dynamite. Produced using the same proven ingredients of their latest blockbuster, Compex-T, and they come in three sizes: 4, 6 and 8mm. £4.99

Spotted Fin/Frank Warwick Pop-ups

It’s been 25 years since Frank Warwick showed the world fluoro pop-ups, and since then pink, yellow, white and many other coloured balls have been rolling off bait companies’ production lines, but none have ever competed with these. Five classic flavours from Frank’s repertoire, rolled in two sizes (12 and 15mm) and available with matching Booster Spray. £6.50

Banana Rods Landing Net

Banana Rods made its name in high-end rod production. Now that superior craftsmanship goes into landing nets. And just like the rods, the net can be custom built to your spec, from the net size and handle to the whipping and tipping colour. It’s a thing of true beauty. 279,00€

Advanta MZ Straight 6 Bedchair

Lay totally flat bedchairs are nothing new, but this generously padded might be the cheapest. It has all the bells and whistles of its more expensive counterparts - six leg design, fully adjustable legs, dual fold bracket system - but better still it retails for less than fifty-quid. £49.99

Stinky Stuff

A bait additive with a difference. Stinky Stuff is a complex compound that can be sprayed onto hookbaits, into any PVA bag mix, and even onto terminal tackle. The formulation has an adhesion property that sticks to the surface it’s sprayed onto, meaning it’ll stay on your bait and slowly release its attraction when in the water. Eight flavours available. £9.99

Fortis Hawkbill Acetate Sunglasses

Spring has sprung, so use it as the perfect excuse to invest in a decent pair of polarised sunglasses. Thankfully, the bang-on form folk at Fortis have made our choice an easy one by releasing what are billed as their best sunglasses yet. The Hawkbill’s are cut from premium quality acetate to provide unrivalled strength with a rich, depth of tone and colour, and they come fitted with Fortis’ Triple X Technology. £74.99