17 items of tackle hitting the shelves this month

1 Chub Vantage luggage

The 20-plus-piece Vantage collection has Chub’s DNA running through every zip, stitch and piece of Velcro. The brand started life back in the early 90s making carryalls and rucksacks, and some 20+ years later they’re still at the forefront of luggage. The collection is made up of unique holdalls, food and bait bags, carryalls and the odd accessory. Head over to chubfishing.com to see the full showroom.

2 Fortis Bays sunglasses

Shades of the season? No competition – surely these must be the ones: Bays from Fortis. The stylish and comfortable frames (Matt Black, Trans Grey or Clear) look great, whilst the X Bloc Technology lenses ensure you see everything. Come complete with cleaning cloth and case.

“GIMME”: £29.99; fortiseyewear.co.uk

3 Bait-Tech Poloni Groundbait

If you want a groundbait that’ll create a Stick mix and be perfect for the Method or inclusion within a spod concoction, this new mix from carp food behemoths, Bait-Tech is for you. It’s high in attraction, high in quality ingredients (it’s a blend of eight herbs and spices) and it’s very easy to use. Plus you also get a 3kg camo bucket once you’ve used it!

“GIMME”: £11.99, bait-tech.com

4 Crafty Catcher Particles

The particle approach is a ubiquitous trend this summer; here’s some of the finest ready-to-go hemp orientated we could find. Sourced direct from the country of origin, each mix is prepared and cooked to ensure maximum amounts of natural sugars and oils are packed into each grain. All four have a long shelf-life and are completely PVA-friendly. Natural Hemp, Chilli Hemp, Hemp Wheat & Maples and Hemp & Maize. Top notch food.

“GIMME”: £11.99; copdockmill.co.uk

5 Enterprise Tackle Sweetcorn Hair Stops

On the Hair, only fake sweetcorn will do. And thanks to its buoyant nature, range of bright colours and grooved side, it means you can tip-off any boilie hookbait to give it a fleck of colour, some buoyancy, and should you crack-off, because these aren’t pierced, they can come free of the Hair.

“GIMME”: £2.60; enterprisetackle.co.uk

6 Berkley Whiplash Pro Green

The American giants have produced some of the world’s most amazing lines: Big Game, NanoFil, Trilene Fluorocarbon. And the brand’s own firm favourite braid is in fact one of the longest serving to spod and marker reels all across the world: Whiplash. It casts well, it has high abrasion resistance, its diameter to breaking strain is teeny – and more important than all of that, it’s decades old, so it must be doing something right, eh? Available in a large range of breaking strains.

“GIMME”: £32.99 for 330yds; berkley-fishing.com

7 Greys Stalking Rod

With warm weather comes stalking opportunities which you need to capitalise on. This super lightweight, 7ft, two-piece high modulus carbon blank from Greys is the perfect, easy-to-manoeuvre, easy-to-get-into-tight-swims rod. Rated at 2.75lb, it has a progressive power action and a to-die-for cork handle.

“GIMME”: From £69.99; greysfishing.com

8 JRC Quad 2G Continental

A spacious bivvy is important when you’re on a long session. The Qua 2G Continental is as big and comfortable as they come. The double coated 10,000 HH rating material is supported by extremely strong but lightweight 6061 aluminum ribs, it has three door settings, a detectable peak system and all the extras (groundsheet etc.) are proper heavy-duty ones.

“GIMME”: £399.99; jrc-fishing.co.uk

9 Taska Baseline Tungsten Chod Sleeves

A rare blend of smarts and price makes these sleeves from Taska’s Baseline collection a must-own for any Chod angler. Sold in two lengths, 60 and 100mm, they act as a buffer when playing a fish and help to reduce the number of hook pulls which are commonplace with Choddies.

“GIMME”: £3.99 for six; taskacarp.com

10 Deeper Fishfinder

Forget boats, large battery packs, heavy brackets and noisy marker floats: now you can map out your swim – both the depths and the features – along with knowing if there’s any carp in front of you with just your smartphone and this ball-shaped sensor. Simply attach it to the end of your main line, cast out, switch on the app and get discovering.

“GIMME”: £169.99; buydeeper.com

11 Mainline Spod & PVA Pellet Mix

With Mainline’s latest pellet mix you can go from loading PVA bags to creating a spod mix with masses of oil attraction and pellet breakdown times without having to reach for any other bags of carp produce.

“GIMME”: £9.99 for 2kgs; mainline-baits.com

12 Trent Baits Tikka Spice Orange

The king of fishmeal-based boiled food, Trent Baits, has an alternative hookbait for you this summer and it’s one which smells absolutely divine. The 14mm High-Viz Pop-Ups are super buoyant and whilst they smell identical to the main boilies, these do carry boosted carp-attracting attractors.

“GIMME”: £6.50; trentbaits.com

13 Cotswold Aquarius Boilie Caddy

Desire camo? Boy have you come to the right place. Cotswold Aquarius now has a complete collection coming under the name of ‘Woodland Camouflage’, and this old school style boilie bag isn’t just great for keeping bait fresh but also for storing items of tackle which need added security thanks to its Velcro closure, waterproof outer and wipe clean lining. Size: 14” x 11.5”.

“GIMME”: £18.99; cotswoldaquarius.co.uk

14 Gardner Pro Dark Blend

Gardner Tackle makes some of the best mono main lines in the world, but this version – Pro – really is something special. Why? Because it’s the result of 30-plus-years of experience in manufacturing and distributing of lines. It’s based on a premium grade copolymer which offers ultra high abrasion resistance and excellent knot strength. It’s also got sinkability, controlled stretch for more feeling on ‘the drop’ and better control when playing a fish, and thanks to costing just £9.99 for a bulk spool, it means you can look dead smug when you leave the tackle shop. Available in breaking strains of: 10, 12, 15 and 20lb. gardnertackle.co.uk

15 Fox 1mm Micro Drill

This teeny drill bit will allow you to create a bore in super hard hookbaits for your baiting needle to then go through, and thanks to its highly visual handle you won’t lose it.

“GIMME”: £2.99, foxint.com

16 ESP Scales Pouch

You don’t want to fork out £70.00 plus on a set of scales and then not protect them. ESP’s brand-new for this summer Scales Pouch will accommodate and cuddle any of the popular round dial types thanks to its well padded sides and drawstring closure. And better still, the price…

“GIMME”: £6.95; esp-carpgear.com

17 Sonik Rod Holdalls

SONIK’s rod ranges have been wowing us for years, so it’s splendid to see the brand moving into luggage and bankside living accessories. Available in 2 and 3 Rod models, both are manufactured from a hardwearing 600D polyester with a PVC coating, and they won’t just totally protect your made-up rods, they’ll also carry your landing net, banksticks, pod, sling etc.,
etc. and won’t bankrupt you either thanks to retailing for just £39.99 and £49.99! soniksports.com