Match anglers have been having to tinker around with specimen carp gear for ages, but Guru are making it easier thanks to their close connections with Korda and these micro lead clips are a perfect example. The design of this lead clip ensures that your feeder or lead can be released from your set up […]

Guru has two new barbless eyed hook patterns out aimed squarely at the commercial fishery match carp angler – one with an offset point (the QM1) and this one, the MWG, with a straight point. The MWG stands for Match Wide Gap. It’s an extremely strong hook even in the smaller sizes and as you […]

Plenty of thought has gone into these surface floats from the Korum stable. For a start the material used to create the float’s body is subtle, slightly green and translucent and Korum claim it to be resistant to ‘flashing’ – all of which will help reduce the chance of spooking feeding fish in the upper […]

Fox Soft Steel has had a major following among specialist anglers for years, and now it’s available in the Fox Match range. It boasts a slight greeny-grey colour which gives is low visibility characteristics in water, and is very smooth. Most of all this is a tough, ultra reliable reel line that’s ideal for situations […]

I think it’s fair to say that Preston Innovations made their name in tackle for commercial fisheries. But they make plenty of quality gear for natural waters including with the famous PR range of hooks. The PR Competition Match range of hooks includes these, the micro barbed PR311. This is a fine wire spade end pattern […]

I was a touch slow on the uptake with the use of these Hook Ups from Nick Palmer’s Real Ideas range (he of the Clever Claw). When I first used them they slid along the pole and basically I thought they didn’t work properly. Then I watched a You Tube video of them in action […]

Frenzee caters for the pole angler who likes to cut back his pole kits heavily for bagging on commercials. Their i-bushes are the widest bore bushes on the market that I’ve come across, and these Precision Pole Pots dovetail with them perfectly. The pot actually slides onto the bottom of the external i-bush and locks […]

In anglers like Steve Ringer and Alex Bones, Guru, and offshoot of the Korda brand, boasts some of the most experienced and talented commercial fishery matchmen in the land, and anything they bring out is worth a second look. This high-tech Japanese co-polymer mono line is quite low stretch and designed with hooklengths and pole […]

Available in 10m or 25m spools in brown or green, this breakthrough in leadcore manufacture from Fox was only released after extensive underwater testing. The idea was to come up with a finish that blends in with the majority of lake beds that would help you fool more carp, especially on pressured venues. Fox experts […]