Terminal Tackle

Preformed sleeves designed to sit over above the lead and keep chod rigs out of harm’s way while playing carp. Available in green, brown and grey and in packs of six. £1. 99FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TOwww.

New leader material similar to leadcore but without the lead inner. It’s easy to splice, sinks and hugs the bottom contours. Also available in pre-spliced loop leaders. £11.

On the right venue I am a real braid fan and have advocated its use in certain situations for many years. There’s always been a trade-off, however, between a braid that casts well and one that sinks. Generally, you cannot have one without sacrificing the other. The 832 was first given to me to play around with last year, and it took me a while to spool it up.

The Mugga pattern from Gardner has been around for a long time. Indeed, it was one of the first short, swept-shank versions to hit the carp market and its pattern immediately lent itself to multiple rig uses. As more and more companies started to produce similar hooks, the fashion turned to dull coatings and Gardner was a little slow to react with the Muggas at first. However, that was soon remedied when the company launched its Covert coatings onto several patterns of its popular hooks.

Ready-tied leaders made from the impressive Kable leadcore. They’re available in both Kable colour variations, and in lead-clip and ring-swivel versions, the latter being designed for use with inline leads. For more information go to www. korda.

Brand-new mono material that is super-stiff for use with chod rigs and other stiff-rig presentations. It’s so new, in fact, that no price had been set when we wrote this review! Available in gravel, weed and silt variations and in multiple breaking strains. For more information go to www. acecarp.

At the forefront of end-tackle design for many years, ESP continues to produce a wide range of extremely usable products, many of which offer a solution to the everyday problems faced by carp anglers. The most recent launch of new items includes the Chod Rig Sleeves, available in Camo Brown, Choddy Silt and Weedy Green, in packs of six. These are designed to keep your chod rig clear of the lead at the bottom of the leader when playing a carp. The inherent problem with a chod rig is that, without something above the lead, the rig slides right down the leader, potentially causing lost fish.