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This time last year we were excited to be attending the annual Tackle & Guns Trade Show and one product that really stood out was the Nash Tackle Air Shroud, so much so that TC editor Marc Coulson simply couldn’t resist getting one. Well a year on and I can report that we are just as supportive and impressed with the product as when we first saw it. Utilising a single-season hollow-fibre filling, the Air Shroud is a completely waterproof, twin-layered overblanket that’s perfect for use as either a single airy layer in hot, muggy conditions or as a protective additional layer in extreme winter conditions. Unlike many of the conventional shrouds, the generous size allows it to encompass the bed while retaining enough material to prevent draughts around the side skirt and allowing you to throw it over your head, giving protection from the elements and the dreaded mozzies.

• Wrap angle helps to reduce sidelight ingress• Polarising lenses available in brown or mirror options• Made from strong nylon construction• Supplied with hard case and cleaning cloth£44. 99For more details go to www. fortiseyewear. co.

The third Northern Angling Show has been announced and will take place on Saturday, March 28th and Sunday, March 29th, 2015. This event, which will once again be held at EventCity in Manchester, is the only angling show held in the north and is set to host some of the biggest retailers and angling stars in the business, including TV star Adam Penning and Nash Tackle’s Alan Blair – while Des Taylor, Rob Hughes and angling legend Bob Nudd will also be making an appearance. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, October 31st, 2014. All tickets purchased online will be sold at a reduced price and will include early entry to the show, automatic entry into an exclusive prize draw with over £1,500 worth of prizes – plus the option to claim various other goodies, including a free bookazine worth £9.

It is surely one of the most popular and successful bivvies of all time because I remember seeing an Easy Dome or 10 on just about every lake that we used to venture to while doing our features. Indeed, I have owned two myself over the years – a one-man version, which I bought long before starting work at DHP, some 12 years ago, and later, a two-man version, which I used for French fishing excursions. It was the epitome of quick erection but at the same time offered a full-on, all-round shelter capable of keeping the occupant warm and dry. Setting up, as I touched up, was ridiculously simple and involved simply taking the bivvy out of its bag – which was never quite big enough when trying to put it back in – pulling up on the central boss, locking the joints in place and it was up.