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GURU LWGF XS FEEDER SPECIAL HOOKS RRP: £1.99
The original version of these hooks proved a real winner with anglers and Guru have now create a stepped-up version with thicker wire for big-fish work. A super-strong, micro-barbed pattern, they are well suited to catching hard-fighting barbel and chub on rivers in the larger sizes, and speed fishing for silvers at the smaller end of the scale. With a wide gape and a beaked point, the hooks are ideal for use with a variety of different hookbaits including maggots, worms, corn and meat. Available in both eyed and spade-end versions, and in sizes 8 to 20. www.tackleguru.com
WINNING WAYS 2024 CALENDAR RRP: £9.99
Fronted by star anglers Jamie Hughes and Andy May, the The Winning Ways brand continues to go from strength to strength, and this calendar is the latest offering from the lads.
Each month has an A4 landscape page packed with top tips to help you put more fish in your net at that time of year, covering all the most poplar tactics. www.winningways.shop
MIDWATER SIDETRAY BAGS RRP: £28.99 - £49.99 OR CUSTOM MADE
There appears to be an item of luggage to transport pretty much every bit of kit that we use, but sidetrays have never been particularly well catered for… until now.
Available in standard (70cm x 60cm x 10cm), large (80cm x 70cm x 10cm) and extra-large (90cm x 74cm x 10cm), these sidetray bags are made from a super-strong material, and can also be custom made if you have specific measurements in mind.
There are five colours to choose from, plus a standard or padded version – and even a version with an additional pocket for riddles or landing net heads. www.midwater.co.uk
FJUKA SENSATE BAIT DYE RRP: £14.95
Want to give your bait an unmissable colour and scent boost? Look no further than these brand-new liquids from Fjuka.
Coming in vibrant shades of green, red, and yellow, they’re designed to enhance your bait’s pulling power, regardless of the time of year, and can be used with all sorts of offerings including micro pellets, corn and meat. They can also be added directly to hookbaits, or to boost the water used to soak micros in.
Supplied in 95ml bottles, which should last for many months of fishing. www.fjuka.shop
HINDERS BAIT MINI BOOSTED BARRELS RRP: £4.99
Hookbait rotation can be key to getting bites from carp on the Method and bomb in winter and these dumbbell-shaped offerings are well worth a place on your seatbox sidetray.
They’re available in a range of flavours including tutti fruiti, white plum and the more unusual sherbet &betalin, with 7mm and 8mm sizes in every tub.
The baits are designed to ooze with flavour while you wait for a fish, but if you want to enhance them even more, you can pour on the small tub of booster liquid that is supplied in every pot.
