16 items of tackle you must buy this month

1. Bait-Tech Super CSL Liquid

We might have only just entered into ‘stack-‘em-up-like-breezeblocks’ stage of the year, but just to ensure your freebies/hookbait gets the most amount of attention, give them a good soaking in one of these new liquids from our Suffolk friends. Specially designed as a do-it-all liquid, this sweet, flavour-packed, vitamin-rich food source is ideal for mixing groundbaits and Method mixes to being used as a soak or booster for all other bait items (think: spod mixes, pellets) where extra attraction is required. Available in Natural, Chilli and Krill & Tuna. “GIMME”: 1lt jerry cans, £7.99; bait-tech.com

2. Taska All Season Putty

Taska know what it takes to create a perfect product – the Baseline Tungsten range, Deceptive, Evolve… And this month adding to their impressive list of terminal tackle is their Baseline Tungsten All Season Putty. Optimum density means you don’t need a lot; the putty’s adhesive properties ensure it stays in place on the cast and during use; the inherent elasticity makes it easy to mould and it comes in a stunning Silty Black colour. “GIMME”: £4.99; taskacarp.com

3. Mainline Dissolvas Essential Cell

What’s not to love about Mainline’s clever Dissolvas? They’re a living, breathing, pumping-out-more-attraction-than-any-other-hookbait, hookbait. These 18mm, water-soluble beauts take approximately 4-6hrs to dissolve, giving the ‘attractor hookbait’ a totally new edge. And brilliantly, this month, Mainline have added Essential Cell to the flavour options. “GIMME”: £6.75; mainline-baits.com

4. Sticky Krill Pellets

Many have tried and all have failed when it comes to competing with Sticky and their krill-based carp fodder production line. And now the company has raised the bar again with these superb low oil 6mm pellets which come with a special coating that produces a dense deep-orange cloud that clings to the lakebed and oozes krill goodness. “GIMME”: £4.99; stickybaits.com

5. Advanta Slim Net Float

Reason to rejoice No.1: this is manufactured from a super high-density foam for ultimate buoyancy. Reason to rejoice No.2: it costs just £3.99! “GIMME”: £3.99; anglingdirect.co.uk

6. Goo

Four years on, and Goo is still one of the hottest things right now in carp fishing – for both the right and wrong reasons. Whether you love them or hate them; buy into them or think it’s just social media hype, the company now has another three flavours going on-sale: Wicked Tuna (Supreme and Smoke) and Bumble Berry and Wonder Berry both in Supreme. “GIMME”: £11.99; korda.co.uk

7. Spotted Fin Long Shank Curved Hooks

We’ve been hearing plenty about new carp brand, Spotted Fin, in recent weeks – none more so than their SF Longshank Curved hooks which many “insiders” are calling the “ultimate 360ş Rig hook”. It’s also awesome for KD Rigs and ‘Claw Rig’ set-ups. Produced from super high carbon steel, they’re finished in an SF-Black coating and are available in sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10, in both barbed and barbless. “GIMME”: £4.00; spottedfin.com

8. ESP Braid and Mono Scissors

Stop getting frayed ends on your hooklinks and get the right tool for the job. Thanks to the single serrated edge, these high-grade stainless steel blades provide grip without the need to hold under tension and result in clean, straight cuts through mono or braid. The no-slip, hi-viz (Orange or Green) handle keep them in view all the time too, so no more scrabbling around looking for them. “GIMME”: £4.99; esp-carpgear.com

9. Nutrabaits Alternative Hookbait Pop-Ups

When it comes to boiled food, Nutrabaits are one of the finest. When it comes special hookbaits, they’re almost untouchable and their new Alternative Hookbait Pop-Up range is something very special. Pop-ups that mix top attractors with stay buoyant for long periods of time and an alternative shape to round balls are difficult to come by, but the Northern brand, have met all criteria’s. There’s six flavours in the range and all now come in 12mm Dumbell-shapes. “GIMME”: £5.99; nutrabaits.net

10. Nash PVA Collection

The great thing about a big product launch like this, is what with Nash being so curmudgeonly about their reputation, you know it’ll be really, really good. The range is made up of four sizes of solid bags, two diameters of tape, two weaves of mesh for the funnel web systems, and talking of those, there’s five versions. Full, in-depth review in the June issue of CARPology, in shops now.

11. JRC Stealth 9ft Stalking Rod

JRC, the carp anglers company, is continuing to make more big inroads into the rod market, this time launching this specifically designed close-range stalking rod. Built on a beautiful lightweight blank, it’s powerful enough to cope with hit-and-hold situations yet balanced and soft enough to avoid hook pulls. It comes with SIC guides throughout, a Japanese shrink wrap handle and JRC line clip. “GIMME”: £39.99; jrc-fishing.co.uk

12. Mistral 6mm Mini Pop-Ups

If carrying five tubs of different coloured pop-ups isn’t your thing, then you’ll be delighted to hear you can now turn those five tubs into just one. Mistral has mixed purple, yellow, white, green and orange – all in hi-viz – all of the same flavour – and all in a teeny 6mm size – into one tub. Available in Rosehip, Pineapple or Natural. “GIMME”: £6.99; mistralbaits.co.uk

13. Crafty Catcher Chilli Oil

Crafty’s Chilli Oil is a liquid that’s so incredibly soluble in any water temperature and can be used to soak or glug for any kind of bait for instant increased ‘eat-me’ appeal. “GIMME”: £4.99; copdockmill.co.uk

14. Powertraveller Solargorilla

With power a scarce commodity on most banks, the slimline and compact Solargorilla is the answer to all your power-sapping devices’s prayers. The clamshell design offers optimum weight-to-efficiency at just 700g and the two solar panels will even keep laptops working. The complete kit includes the charger, eight adaptor tips for all major phones, travel case and USB cable. “GIMME”: £145.00; powertraveller.com

15. Chub Vantage Pullover Hoodie

Our summer is about as reliable as our football team, so to fend off any summer chills we’d suggest investing in a good, solid, warm hoodie, something like this classic-looker from our pals at Chub. Aside from being super soft and warm thanks to its brushed back jersey fabric, the burgundy makes a nice change to the traditional carpy green and also transforms your catch shots into something more vibrant. Available in sizes M to XXXL. “GIMME”: £29.99; chubfishing.com

16. Fortis Bays - Smoke

Fashionable, reliable and well priced: that’s Fortis’s hard-earned reputation which has been cultivated over a number of years. And new this month from our favourite sunglasses producer is Bays Smoke. The translucent matt black frame which is so minimalist it’s barely there, now houses grey lenses which are superb for long-term wear as they are neutral on the colour spectrum, allowing for comfortable viewing over long periods. As with all Fortis sunglasses, these come with a branded protective case and micro fibre cleaning pouch to keep your glasses gleaming! (N.B. Unsure which colour lenses do what? Then head to page 72 for a full and detailed guide. “GIMME”: £29.99; fortiseyewear.co.uk