LATEST ADDITIONS

Anglers unite against cancer. Two matches have been announced, to raise money for the cancer charity, Race For Life. In particular, the events are raising money for Claire Penning – the wife of Ben Penning, the brother of carp expert Adam – who is suffering from a terminal illness. The cost for each match is £20 and all money will go to the fund set up by Ben.

String of quality fish for Taska rod. Kieran Panchal enjoyed some great sport at Birds Green Top Lake, taking four good fish, the best being a pristine 23lb mirror. The Taska-backed rod explained: “I arrived early to an almost empty lake, with only one more angler present. I decided to set up in a swim that fishes very well at this time of year, around the riverbank side of the island, after hearing that this was the swim that was doing most of the damage over the past few weeks.

When I first saw this line, and noting immediately the price compared with many others, I wasn’t sure how good it could be when it costs so little, relatively. Well, the first few uses immediately dispelled any concerns and it continues to perform well. Good knot strength and abrasion resistance are coupled with a decent diameter. I use the 17lb at short range on a local club water and it’s absolutely spot-on.

When half a dozen new Enterprise products made their way back from The Big One Show and were deposited on our editor’s desk, he noted a few nice additions to the range, but nothing that immediately stood out. However, when he and TC’s Max Hendry looked more closely, and took a few products from their packaging, they were struck by one in particular – the Hybrid Boilies. The more they played around with them, the more they realised that there would be a fight over who got to keep the packet that they’d received!Inside each pack are eight barrel-shaped, 10mm wafter baits, Frank Warwick’s Fruit Juice variety in this case, along with the Hybrids themselves. These resemble artificial boilies that have been bored out completely through the middle and there are yellow, pink, orange and white versions supplied.