New gear

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Make sure you’re on top of your game with everything from baits, to reels, to coffee-brewing kit!

FOX COOKWARE ESPRESSO MAKER

Price: £16.99

Consider yourself a coffee connoisseur? Wouldn’t dream of drinking instant coffee? Then you’ll definitely want to add one of these new Espresso Makers to your brew-making kit so that you can enjoy really fresh coffee on the bank.

Made from lightweight aluminium in a matt khaki finish, it’s both easy to use and simple to clean.

Available in 300ml (six cup) and 450ml (nine cup) sizes.

www.foxint.com

KORDA COMPAC DARK KAMO MESSENGER BAG

Price: £44.99

If you regularly take your laptop or tablet with you to the bank, this is the perfect carrier for it. Initially used by Korda staff, it has now been made available to all as part of the Compac Dark Kamo range.

It’s made from hardwearing water-resistant fabric and is fully padded and lined.

A padded internal pocket will accommodate laptops up to 14ins, while an outer pocket is suitable for wallets and phones.

It can be easily transported using the comfortable shoulder strap or the two reinforced carry handles.

www.kordatackle.com

DAIWA CROSSCAST Z RODS

Price: £114.99 – £169.99

These may be the slimmest carp rods Daiwa has ever produced, but don’t let that fool you – they still maintain a stiff and responsive blank that delivers exceptional casting performance along with a great fish-playing action.

They’re equipped with innovative American Tackle Ti Forge Stainless Air Guides for uninterrupted line flow on the cast, and other features include Fuji DPS reel seats, abbreviated shrink grip handles and reinforced 1K carbon outer finishes to the blanks.

The range comprises four models – a 10ft 3.5lb version, 12ft 3.25lb and 3.75lb test curves, and a 13ft 3.75lb test curve covering all situations from short-range or boat work to long-distance fishing.

www.daiwasports.co.uk

DYNAMITE BAITS PEPPERED SQUID HOOKBAITS

Price: £7.99

A range of hookbaits that offer the perfect ‘match the hatch’ accompaniment to Dynamite Baits’ new boilie range of the same name.

The 15mm pop-ups are just the ticket for using with popular big-fish presentations such a Ronnie rigs, chod rigs, hinged stiff rigs and multi rigs, whereas the wafters come into their own when more balanced set-ups are required to fool rig shy and pressured carp.

The hardened hookbaits use the same recipe as the standard bottom baits, but they have a much slower breakdown time, which makes them perfect for those occasions when you want to leave a hookbait in position on the lakebed f