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We have a pair of passes to give away to the Midlands Carp and Coarse Spectacular Show at the Ricoh Arena on March 8th and 9th. Simply like and share the picture on our Facebook page to enter. Visit www. facebook.

We took a ride down to Barston Lakes Near Solihull to check out the annual Leeda & Wychwood Trade Show. Having been shown around the huge array of products our keen eyes spotted a few innovative items that will really stand out on the bank and benefit your fishing. Firstly was the much awaited D-Ploy bivvy, constructed from high grade lightweight aluminum poles and single aluminum rear spreader block this lightweight and durable design allows the shelter to be erected in no more than 30 seconds. Various other additions help make this an incredibly user friendly shelter that is entirely versatile to suit every anglers need and will suit the short and long session anglers alike.

You can find out more about this brilliant rod range on the 30Plus website – www. specimen30plus. com – available now at all good carp/specimen retailers. Six models make up the brand-new Kodex rod range from 30Plus, which not only incorporates some fantastic features, such as 50mm butt rings and anti-frap tip guides, they also offer incredible value for money.

Atomic are pleased to report that huge caster and great angler Terry Edmonds has joined the Atomic elite consultancy team with immediate effect. Terry’s capabilities and personality are the perfect Atomic fit. Commenting on their new team member Atomic’s sales and marketing man Nic Brown said: ‘Obviously I am very happy to have Terry on board. He has a unique talent and that offers us great potential when it comes to new product development.

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Just five hours into his first trip testing a new Solar Chilli Club bait, Colin Gray's first take on the new bait resulted in this 36lb-plus mirror. Having picked up his test batch from Solar HQ on Monday evening, Colin headed straight to Darenth Big Lake where he presented an 18mm bottom bait over 1kg of matching freebies at 90 yards. With the first take coming just a few hours later and resulting in this mid-thirty, the Solar team member packed up early Tuesday morning to head back to work with a large smile on his face. The Chilli Club bait is still in development, but the results so far are incredible, as you can see from Colin's success.

Solar team member Dale Turner’s landed one of his two target fish, a mid 30lb common known as Split Tale, as part of a 4-fish haul from his Essex syndicate water. Using a small piece of black foam presented with a size 8 Solar Wide Gape hook, Dale enjoyed some of the best fishing he’s had for years, as the East Sussex-based angler explains: “I got to the lake at around 5. 30pm straight from work at the Solar Tackle factory. I’d fished an overnighter on the water the week previous and lost a good fish at the net, so I knew the area that I wanted to be in.