15 items of tackle to put on your credit card this month

1. Mainline High Impact Groundbait

The three key elements to Mainline’s legendary groundbait mixes are its simplistic user-ability (just add water); its multipurpose application (Method, Stick, bag or spod mix); and its flavour range, which now includes these brand-new ones: Essential Cell and Belachan Black – two flavours which will also be available in the brand’s Stick Mix Liquids shortly.

“GIMME”: £8.99 for a 2kg tub; mainline-baits.com

2. Chub Vantage Hybrid Jacket

There’s nothing more frustrating than Britain’s temperamental weather conditions. Thank heavens for Chub then and it’s dashing Vantage Hybrid Jacket. The fabric combines the best of Thermatex insulation with the flexible advantages of 4-way stretch and wind blocking soft-shell, resulting in outstanding protection without sacrificing mobility. S to XXXL.

“GIMME”: £69.99; chubfishing.com

3. Cygnet Splash Mat

Shield your reels from dirt and prevent vegetation from interfering with your delicately set indicators and lines with this new Splash Mat from our chums in the North. Made from a soft, lay-flat material, it comes complete with four ground spikes and sets off any buzzer bar set-up perfectly.

“GIMME”: £14.99; cygnettackle.co.uk

4. Hinders Betalin & Sweet Almond

Pro tip: Soak your hookbaits (fake or real) in this new addition to the Betalin collection from Hinders to catch more
carp this spring. It’s as simple as that. Available in 50, 150 and 250ml bottles.

“GIMME”: From £9.99; hinders.co.uk

5. Gardner Intensive Care

This new liquid is a carp care must-have. The highly active anti-bacterial and antifungal formula penetrates any hook holds, sores or lifted scales immediately, actively reducing infection and assisting healing.

“GIMME”: 60ml spray bottle, £9.99; gardnertackle.co.uk

6. SSP Bait Boost Glug and Pop-Ups

Having smashed it with their innovative Bait Mist, SSP has moved on to the rest of your hookbait choices with this Bait Boost Glug and mixed coloured pop-ups (available in 12 or 16mm) package, both of which smell like beautifully creamy shortbread biscuits.

“GIMME”: Pop-ups, £5.99; Glug, £8.99; sspbaits.com

7. Ridgemonkey XL Toaster

This culinary marvel has turned eating on the bank into a fine dining experience with zero cooking skills required. From cheese toasties and pizzas to steak and chips, anything and everything can be cooked in this lightweight die-cast aluminum pan. And better still, it requires very little cleaning.

“GIMME”: £24.99; ridgemonkey.co.uk

8. ESP Tungsten Loaded

There are plenty of options in the coated hooklink market, but none work as well as these from ESP and Terry Hearn – the latter describing them as “the best hooklink material I’ve ever used”. Two versions available: Soft and Semi Stiff and in three colours: Weedy Green, Choddy Silt and Camo Brown, they’re all weighty, strip easily and don’t crack on the knot when bedded down.

“GIMME”: £8.95; esp-carpgear.com

9. JRC MOD Five Rod Holdall

Building an all-conquering rod protecting system has traditionally been an exercise in compromise. Go light: lose protection. Accommodate a shelter: add in bulk and weight. JRC’s new MOD (short for Modular) System eliminates these trade-offs, fusing sleek design with protection. The system enables you to transport the exact amount of rods needed in any up or down configuration, in this case a maximum of five rods. You can attach bolt-ons, such as the Side Pocket for nets, sticks and pods, and you can even secure your chosen shelter/bivvy between the side pouch and rod sleeves, with everything locked in by the modular strap system.

“GIMME”: £119.99; jrc-fishing.com

10. Fortis Knit Crew Sweatshirt

March can be a tricky time March can be a tricky time for bankside dressing – the unpredictability of the British climate means it’s hard to know whether to don a heavyweight hood or rock a Tee. So we’re just a wee bit excited by this new, beautifully woven, thick cotton sweat. Totally understated in a grab green colour with old-school vibes running through each of those cotton threads. Thick enough for warmth, not too heavy it’s overbearing, sharp enough for the high street.

“GIMME”: £44.99; fortiseyewear.co.uk

11. Mistral Boilie Chopper

The Boilie Chopper from Mistral is the beefier big brother to that small handheld one you’ve got. It’ll chop and crush two to three handfuls of boilies in seconds, resulting in a lovely mixture of different sized boilie bits.

“GIMME”: From £14.99; mistralbaits.co.uk

12. Crafty Catcher Washed Out King Prawn Pop-Ups

Nothing says spring more than a good pop of colour, but this year, just like our Enterprise Washed-Out collection recommendation, try something like these new pops from Crafty. Made from the same legendary ingredients and liquids which make up the amazing King Prawn foodbait, but these just come in a watered down pink and white colour.

“GIMME”: £4.99; copdockmill.co.uk

13. Enterprise Tackle Washed Out Corn

Buck the trend of using ultra bright hookbaits this spring with this new ‘Washed-Out’ collection from the undisputed kings of fake baits – all of which has been tried and tested by Frank Warwick. Available in Pink, Yellow, Blue and Beige.

“GIMME”: £1.99; enterprisetackle.co.uk

14. FishSpy Underwater Camera

Want to find out what you’re really fishing over? Then replace your traditional balsa marker float with this: FishSpy, the best, more precise gadget to map out your lake. It’ll stream live back to your phone or tablet (even without phone or internet signal) and works up to 100m. Wave goodbye to location/feature doubts forever. Read our full and in-depth report in the next edition.

“GIMME”: £249.95; tacklebox.co.uk

15. Wofte DPM Bucket Hat

This one-size-fits-all DPM hat provides smile-inducing looks and complete comfort thanks to the soft, black sweatband and brim. Subtle black woven tags feature on the front and side.

“GIMME”: £19.99; wofte.co.uk