13 items of tackle to buy this November
A whole heap of new tech goodness to keep you catching this autumn
1. CC Moore Belachan Paste Block
It’s easy to grasp why people hate this product: it STINKS! But smell beyond that and you have one of the best carp-attracting bait additives ever produced. Whilst it can be used in all manner of ways, our favourite is courtesy of Gaz Fareham: simply grate the block into your spod mix - the result is mega. “GIMME”: £2.99; ccmoore.com
2. Nash S5 Alarm
Beauty doesn’t have to be expensive, and inexpensive doesn’t have to mean unreliable. Along with a super sensitive roller, the S5 sings out a high volume output, built-in line guard and you can pick from Blue, Purple, White or Red run and latching LEDs. “GIMME”: £19.99
3. Crafty Candies
Consider this your bait bag’s pick ‘n’ mix. By combining a highly attractive sweet-tasting flavour with unique hi-viz colour combinations and an anti-eject shape, the Crafty Candies from Crafty Catchers and unlike any hookbait you’ve ever used. They come in three sizes of bottom bait, 10, 15 and 18mm and mixed sizes of super buoyant pop-ups. “GIMME”: From £4.99; copdockmill.co.uk
4. Gardner GT80+
Gardner’s next generation of the legendary GT80 has been waiting for your reels all summer. Finally, with autumn here, it’s time for you to strip off that sunburnt and weed-shredded main line and replace it with either Weed or Clear GT80+. Abrasion resistance, sinkability and castability are all mind-blowing. Available in 10, 12 and 15lb. “GIMME”: £19.99; gardnertackle.co.uk
5. Gardner Supa Shrink
It’s all in the name: Gardner tubing has a consistent 3:1 shrink ratio (hence “Supa”), meaning it ‘grips’ hooks and other terminal tackle incredibly firmly. It’s semi-stiff so it retains its shape and it comes in four colours: Clear, Olive Green, Dark Grey and Mixed Camo in two sizes: Small and Large. “GIMME”: £2.25; gardnertackle.co.uk
6. Wychwood Tech Hoody Black
The old green hoodie, the ripped jogging bottoms, the paint-splashed T-Shirt: these types of garments used to make up your angling wardrobe. But luckily now we’ve got the likes of Wychwood dressing us, producing top-end tech garments. Their latest offering is a mid-layer technical hoodie with a difference. It’s warmer than a traditional hood due to the bonded fleece and comes with a water-repellent finish. “GIMME”: £49.99; wychwoodcarp.co.uk
7. Mainline Match Additive
The liquid world is rife with specious claims, but here’s an immutable truth: Mainline Baits does it better than most. Liquid Match Additives come in a number of flavour options and has been designed to deliver a prolonged and competitive feeding response to any food item it’s squirted across – and that includes inside PVA bags and onto Sticks bags. “GIMME”: £4.99; mainline-baits.com
8. RidgeMonkey Bivvy Lite Duo Bankstick Adaptor
Go totally hands-free with the new Duo Bankstick Adaptor. It’ll hold your Bivvy Lite to any bankstick, storm pole, buzzer bar or landing net handle. Whether you want to light your swim overnight with an ambient glow or illuminate night-time trophy shots with the full beam, the kit brings a whole new versatility to the Bivvy Lite Duo range. “GIMME”: ridgemonkey.co.uk
9. Fox Impact Spod
To ensure you get your boiled food out to your spot effectively and efficiently this autumn, think: Fox Impact Spod. Thanks to a licensing agreement with Spomb, the clever designers at Fox have tweaked the original Spomb design to create this: a side-opening device which holds more bait, distributes said bait better inside, so it casts straighter and further. “GIMME”: £10.99; foxint.com
10. Spotted Fin Premium Select Pellets
Splendidly, the bait behemoths of the South have launched these long-lasting and loaded with attractors halibut pellets. Available in three sizes, 2, 4 and 6mm, making them perfect for solid PVA bag work, scalding for Method feeders or for inclusion within any spod mix. “GIMME”: From £4.50 a kilo; spottedfin.com
11. DT Baits DNA Fish Pro
This totally natural product which is nutritionally beneficial as well as being highly attractive, took over two years to formulate. Active in the water column, therefore emitting triggers throughout the layers, can be used in many applications. Brilliant for top-coating freebies, pellets, in Stick mixes and pastes and using neat in PVA bags. Good hookbait dip, which will harden boilies in the process. “GIMME”: £10.99; dtbaits.co.uk
12. Chub Outkast Chair
The ultimate guest chair done right. This fully adjustable guestie is made from a strong steel and aluminium mix, and marries armrests with chunky leg locks and a thick cover with extra strong mesh centre – levels of comfort you wouldn’t expect to find on a chair with this price tag. “GIMME”: £109.99; chubfishing.com
13. Bait-Tech Super Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn: described by Dennis McFetrich as “cheating” when he first used it in the 70’s. These versions from Bait-Tech are even better thanks to being soaked in either Strawberry, Tutti Frutti or Brazem. “GIMME”: £1.70; bait-tech.com