Accessories

From dumpy pears, Hex distance, grippers to minute pink back leads, yes you heard me, pink back leads, Donk Leadz do them all. With the aim to offer a service to meet the angler’s needs no matter if you are fishing a lowland estate lake or highly pressured gravel pit, they do have a coating to suit. We have seen several versions of the craftsmanship and we are very impressed indeed, especially with the weed effect and peat versions, which look like they will easily take on liquids and substrate colour. The dark swivels are a nice addition to finish the lead off and, although some may say it’s pedantic, it’s my preference to be as subtle as possible.

The Tackle Box’s Lee Jackson says: I’m always interested when a new range of hooks comes onto the market, although generally a bit disappointed when they resemble patterns that are already available. These hooks are quite a lot different from the norm, however, and are made in the US using surgically sharpening technology. This technology creates a precision-ground, triple-sided point that penetrates with very little pressure, therefore hopefully converting more enquiries into bites. There are something like five patterns in the range, but the ones we have chosen to stock are what we consider are going to be the most popular, the Magnum Wide Gape, Magnum Curved Shank and Magnum Chod, all of which are available in the most popular carp hook sizes.

I have used Enterprise’s range of imitation baits for years and I still rate them as the best. These fluoro versions of the versatile Mag-Aligner grubs are extremely bright and do not lose their colour over time. Although designed primarily to sit on the shank of the hook to form a line-aligner rig, I use them more to tip my boilie hook baits, in place of a hair stop. It helps my hook bait stand out among the freebies and, so far, it’s been pretty successful.

Imitation dog biscuit ‘mixers’ Look just like the real thing Easy to hair rig or side hook Free fluoro sight stops to help spot hook bait £2. 60 WWW. ENTERPRISETACKLE. CO.

PUKKA!I know we’re only in July but these bobbins are already making a play for product of the year, in my opinion. I was first privy to them when visiting ESP HQ, where I was allowed to see the CNC machines actually turning the acrylic and PTFE heads and many of the stainless components. That’s right, made in the UK, for the largest part. It was a seriously impressive operation and every piece that came out was identical to the last and perfect to the nth degree.

The TC boys get to grips with tackle and bait, testing them to the limit out on the bank. Here’s what they think…ESP CAMOU SUNGLASSESRRP: £15Website: www. esp-carpgear. comTest period: Two months Jason Umney says: I have a habit of losing my sunglasses, so I tend to buy cheap shades that I can afford to replace.