14 items of tackle to put on your shopping list this June

1. Dynamite Baits Sweet Tiger

We might have only just entered into ‘stack-‘em-up-like-breezeblocks’ stage of the year, but just to ensure your freebies/hookbaits get the most amount of attention, give them a good soaking in this new liquid from our Nottinghamshire friends. Specially designed as an all-round bait additive, so it can be added to spod mixes, poured over boilies and pellets or straight into PVA bags. And it’s not just smelly - it’s bright too.
£9.99

2. Mystic Carp Chod Rig Hook

This has all the hallmarks of a great Stiff Link hook: eye-wateringly sharp, long straight point, an anti-glare PTFE coating, super strong and available in a complete range of sizes.
£4.30

3. CC Moore Aquasweet

Aquasweet is the replacement to the Devonshire bait firm’s flagship sweetener, Talin. Containing a unique blend of Thaumatin (Talin) and three other carefully selected sweeteners, it adds an intense, extremely prolonged sweetness with the most incredibly smooth, rounded flavour with no trace of any bitter aftertaste. Fire it over your fluoros; soak your plastics in it; add it to your particles. A new classic has just been born.
£9.99

4. Prologic Mug

Your commute to the lake or whilst you’re sat watching the sun come up is just better with java, and this 16-ounce travel mug, with its vacuum-insulated steel walls, will keep it piping hot. The twist lid opens with one hand for easy sipping on the go as you search out the early morning display.
£9.99

5. Carp Spirit Velocity

If you’re worried about your main line, in terms of strength, visibility or abrasion resistance, Carp Spirit have all your concerns covered. Velocity has been developed to create a perfect all-round carp line and combines limpness, memory, stretch and abrasion, along with superb casting and enough stretch to provide you with a safety buffer to prevent breakages.
£19.99

6. Cygnet Prodding Stick V2

Finding that small deviation on the lakebed is a damn sight easier with Cygnet’s Prodding Stick. This five-piece, 16ft, screw-together stick comes with an ergonomic, dayglow orange handle and two prodding attachments: a flat disc to explore the lakebed and a spike so you can leave it in situ as a marker. Each pole features easy-to-read depth markers and of course it comes in Cygnet’s signature black aluminium, so it’s not only slim and lightweight but it’s darn hardwearing too.
£69.99

7. Gardner Specialist Sharpened Hooks

The biggest edge you can gain in twenty-eighteen? It’s still a uber sharp hook. And this new collab between renowned hook maestros, Gardner Tackle and hook sharpening pro, Jason Hayward has resulted in three hook patterns (Chod, Mugga, Continental Mugga) which are miles sharper than any other hooks on the market. Fact.
£7.99

8. DT Baits Hard Hookbaits

A crayfish, diving bird or nuisance fish can blitz your hookbait in seconds. DT’s Hard Hookbaits? Not so much. The seven flavours are the offspring of DT’s main baits - N-Blend, Pukka Fish, Supa Fruit and co. - and thanks to the optimum inclusion of egg albumen, they’re tough enough to fend off any attacker whilst remaining soft enough to be pierced with a baiting needle. Oh, and they smell absolute devine.
£4.49

9. Kodex Karp- Lokker Luggage

The Karp-Lokker collection is a range of luggage items with a big difference. Designed so you can manage and organise your kit with maximum efficiency, it’s set to be released this spring and includes a holdall, sleeves, carryalls, chair bags, accessory cases and our favourite item, the MRX Rig Case, which feature a special magnetic strip to ensure your hooks are kept in immaculate condition. Full review in an upcoming issue.

10. ESP Camo Hoody

Heavy makes you happy when you’re getting up early and staying up late during the spring months. With its double layered hood and heavyweight 60/40 poly cotton material, this on-trend camo patterned hoodie is as snug as it is functional. The chunky material and hand-warmer pocket cuts the chill on cold mornings, and thanks to coming in sizes S to XXXL it’ll fit every body shape.
£39.95

11. Snugpak X Fortis SV3 Vest

Since it’s packed with Snugpak’s awesome Softie Premier Insulation, this variant of the legendary collab range between these two giants feels satisfyingly snug and comfortable. That extra heft doesn’t stop you either: minus the arms means you have more freedom and flexibility but still with a layer of warmth around the important part of your body.
From £84.95

12. Spotted Fin Cloud Burst

One liquid, loads of benefits. Distilled from a blend of tiger nut extracts, oils and sweeteners, it’s the perfect partner to your boilies, pellets and particles. And unlike other liquid additives, this has been developed to hug the bottom, releasing tiger nut and other particles into the water column slowly and methodically.
£9.99

13. Rod Hutchinson Particle Hookbaits

Everyone makes “special pop-ups”, yet no one sells “specially prepared particle hookbaits”. Well, thankfully Hutchy now does. Tigers, Hardcorn and Hugecorn, all expertly prepared and preserved in 10 of Rod’s proven carp-catching flavours, including the legendary Mulberry Florentine and Monster Crab.
From £2.99

14. Advanta CCX Summit Camo Basha

The good old traditional military style shelter has been championed by all the greats (think: Lane, Hearn and co.) whilst angling on places such as The Mere and Burghfield. This 262(L) x 168(W) x 84(H)cm fully waterproof, single coated reinforced polyester fabric wind/rain blocker will cover you in a large number of applications: from a quick ‘stash shelter’ and giant barrow cover to an emergency crash/sleeping bag on the ground to stay dry.
£34.99