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1326 results

Poles & whips

91%

MAP

MAP Carp Margin Pole

G2 and G3 versions

A 10m coarse-match pole built for bullying carp out of the edge, with graphene-reinforced carbon, pre-bushed power kits and some genuinely handy match-fishing touches.

10m coarse-match pole designed for margin fishing and big weights at short range.
Graphene is heat-impregnated into the carbon construction to boost strength without adding unnecessary weight.
G2 includes a fitted V1 pre-bushed DM Power Kit plus one additional V1 pre-bushed Power Kit.

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Reels

89%

Shimano

Shimano Ultegra XTD 14000 Reel

ULT14000XTD

A big, capable Shimano big-pit reel with serious line capacity, a smooth drag and a cracking bundle of spool options for long-range carp and feeder work.

14000-size front-drag reel with a 620 g body and matte-black finish.
4.3:1 gearing with 103 cm of line retrieved per handle turn.
20 kg maximum drag, instant drag and a large AR-C spool for distance work.

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Bite alarms

92%

Delkim

Delkim Txi-D v2 Receiver Set

2-rod and 3-rod sets

A cracking wireless alarm package with serious range, loads of tuning and the sort of night-time features that make long sessions a fair bit easier.

Both the 2-rod and 3-rod packages include one pre-paired Rx-D v2 digital receiver.
The Rx-D v2 can pair with up to 12 compatible alarm heads, leaving room to expand your setup.
Txi-D v2 alarms offer six LED colours, 32 digital tone settings and eight LED brightness levels.

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Bite alarms

94%

Fox

Fox Micron RX+ 3 Rod Set

High-value three-rod alarm set

A proper high-end alarm set for anglers who want crisp bite indication, loads of adjustment and a receiver that keeps you in the loop.

Three Fox Micron RX+ alarms and one RX+ receiver are included.
Each alarm has eight volume, tone and intelligent sensitivity settings.
Twin multicolour LEDs offer red, green, blue, orange, purple and white.

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Reels

90%

Savage Gear

Savage Gear SG6 3000H FD Reel

SG6 3000H FD / 74737

A fast, light predator reel with a sealed carbon drag, spare spool and enough poke for lure fishing when the bites get lively.

229 g body weight with a 6.2:1 gear ratio
Retrieves 89 cm of line per handle turn
Sealed carbon drag rated to a maximum of 12.5 kg

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Rods

89%

Savage Gear

Savage Gear SG4 Power Game Trigger Rod

SG4 Power Game Trigger Rod — available in 7ft3in and 8ft6in models, with several heavy casting-weight options.

A proper lure-chucking tool for baitcasters, built for medium to big predators and the sort of fishing where dainty tackle gets bullied.

Built for medium to big lures and baitcasting reels.
Available in 7ft3in and 8ft6in two-section models.
Casting-weight options include 70–100g, 80–130g and 70–150g.

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Bite alarms

89%

Fox

A compact, well-specced alarm with a cracking blue LED, useful sensitivity control and Fox’s clever TX-R compatibility. Dead handy for coarse and carp anglers who want dependable bite indication without loads of faff.

Raised, high-visibility blue 5mm LED
Two-stage adjustable sensitivity
Indexed tone and volume adjustment knobs

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Luggage & bags

88%

Trakker

Trakker NXG Compact Carryall Xtreme

Trakker NXG Compact Carryall Xtreme · 204105

A roomy, practical carryall with a useful bivvy-table lid and plenty of pocket space for coarse and match tackle.

48 x 38 x 25cm carryall for tackle storage and transport.
Made from hard-wearing 600D polyester.
Five external pockets help split up smaller tackle and accessories.

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Rods

88%

Korum

Korum Limitless Specialist Rod

Korum Limitless Specialist Rod range

A properly versatile specialist rod range for anglers who want one setup to cover feeder work, float fishing, chub, barbel and a fair bit of general river graft.

Available in 10ft, 11ft, 12ft, 13ft and 14ft lengths.
Casting weights across the range run from 60g up to 220g, depending on the model.
Supplied with two carbon tips and built using K-Flex carbon fibre technology.

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Rods

90%

Sonik

Sonik Insurge Carp Rod

A sharp-looking short carp rod range with high-modulus carbon, sensible test curves and the sort of compact transport lengths that make tight swims a lot less faffy.

Available in 9ft and 10ft lengths.
Test curves run from 9ft 2.75lb up to 10ft 3.5lb.
Built around a high-modulus Toray carbon blank with Lite-ply 1K armoured carbon weave.

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Rods

89%

Sonik

Sonik Xtractor Spod Rod

9ft and 10ft models

A proper compact spod rod for carp anglers who want serious casting power, sensible transport length and a blank that won’t take over the bivvy.

Available in 9ft and 10ft lengths.
The 9ft model has a 4.5lb test curve and packs down to 113cm.
The 10ft version has a 127cm transport length.

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Rods

86%

Sonik

Sonik VaderX RS Spod Rod

12ft hybrid spod-and-marker rod

A slim, punchy spod-and-marker rod with the features to make long-range baiting and feature-finding less of a faff. Here’s where the VaderX RS fits on a carp setup.

Hybrid spod-and-marker rod for carp fishing.
Available in a 12ft version, with 50mm butt guides fitted to 12ft 3lb test-curve models and above.
Progressive casting action with fast tip recovery for controlled loading and crisp recovery.

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Rods

90%

Sonik

Sonik Xtractor Pro Carp Rod

Xtractor Pro Carp Rod

A tidy, high-spec carp rod range for anglers who want compact transport without giving up too much performance on the bank.

Available in 6ft, 9ft and 10ft lengths.
Test curves run from 2.75lb to 3.50lb, depending on model.
Partially telescopic design gives a compact transport length.

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Rods

88%

Korda

Korda Kaizen Green Spod Rod

Available in 12ft, 12ft 6in and 13ft versions

A serious spod rod for big leads, heavy spombs and long-range baiting. The Kaizen Green brings a fast, powerful blank and useful length choices without going full wallet-buster.

Available in 12ft, 12ft 6in and 13ft lengths, all with a 5lb test curve.
Recommended casting weight is 6–8oz, covering substantial spods, spombs and leads.
The 12ft weighs 385g and the 13ft weighs 425g; both are two-piece rods.

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Rods

89%

Sonik

Sonik SKS Black Carp Rod

12ft carp rod, available in 2.75lb, 3lb and 3.25lb test curves

A slim, sharp-looking carp rod with the backbone for a big chuck and enough forgiveness up top to keep a lively fish pinned.

Available in 12ft lengths with 2.75lb, 3lb and 3.25lb test curves.
The 3lb and 3.25lb models use 50mm ring patterns; the 2.75lb has a 40mm start ring.
Slim multi-modulus carbon-fibre blank with a powerful butt and forgiving tip.

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Rods

90%

Korda

Korda Kaizen Green Stalker Rod

10ft, 3lb test curve

Short, punchy and built for close-range carp work, the Kaizen Green Stalker is all about control, accuracy and keeping things tidy in tight swims.

10ft length with a 3lb test curve
Two-section fast-tapered carbon blank
Recommended casting weight of 1–3oz

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Rods

87%

Korda

Korda Kaizen Green Marker Rod

A 5lb, fast-tapered spod and marker rod built for launching big payloads without turning your swim into a faff-fest.

Available in 12ft, 12ft 6in and 13ft lengths, all with a 5lb test curve.
Recommended casting weight is 6–8oz, making it suited to large Spombs and spod loads.
The 12ft weighs 385g and the 13ft weighs 425g; the range uses two-section construction.

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Rods

91%

Korda

Korda Kaizen Platinum Rod

The Kaizen Platinum range brings high-end Japanese carbon, fast recovery and smart bank-friendly details to a family of rods built for serious carp work.

Built using super-tensile, high-grade Japanese ZERO90 carbon.
Fast-tapered profile mandrel for a crisp, quick-recovering feel.
Every model has lightweight Sea-Guide TDG rings, a 50mm butt guide and 16mm tip ring.

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Tools & sharpeners

88%

Nash

Nash Maggot Needle

Nash Maggot Needle T8815

A super-fine maggot needle with a comfy handle, made for threading delicate maggots without turning them into mush. Simple, cheap-looking tackle that can save a fair bit of faff on the bank.

Product ID: T8815, reference NASH19020617.
Super-fine needle designed for threading maggots without damage.
Ergonomic soft-touch handle in a white-and-black finish.

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Tools & sharpeners

85%

Nash

Nash Splicing Needle

A low-diameter splicing needle made for Nash Cling-On leaders and leadcore. Small, simple and aimed squarely at tidy end tackle.

Micro-latched splicing needle with a low-diameter design.
Designed for Nash Cling-On leaders.
Also intended for Nash Cling-On Leadcore leaders.

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Rods

90%

Korda

Korda Kaizen Green Rod

Full range review

The Kaizen Green range covers everything from tight-margin work to big-water chucking, with a smart blank, useful options and a cracking spread of lengths and test curves.

Available in 10ft, 12ft, 12ft 6in and 13ft lengths.
Test curves range from the 12ft 2.75lb floater model up to 4lb options.
The 10ft rods use a 40mm butt ring; 12ft and 13ft rods use a 50mm butt ring.

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Cooking & brew kit

85%

RidgeMonkey

RidgeMonkey CombiChilla

18L CombiChilla

An 18-litre 12V coolbox and warmer that can keep your bait drinks chilled, or warm your dinner when the rods are doing absolutely nothing.

18-litre capacity with room for around 25 x 330ml cans or 15 x 330ml bottles.
Cools to a minimum of 5°C and heats up to a maximum of 60°C.
Runs from a 12V DC input, with 46W refrigeration power and 38W heating power.

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Reels

88%

One More Cast

One More Cast 1of1 All Rounder Reel

A smart-looking, properly versatile reel for carp, feeder, lure work and the odd salty adventure — with two spools and a cracking set of useful features.

5.1:1 gear ratio with a 90 cm retrieve per handle turn
5+1 stainless-steel ball bearings and a ceramic line roller
13 kg maximum front drag with carbon drag washers

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Tackle storage

85%

NGT

NGT XPR Pro Rig Wallet

PRO single wallet; an NGTOnline bundle may also include two Dynamic Twin Packs of barbless D-Rig Hair Rigs in sizes 6 and 8.

A compact twin-sided rig wallet with foam boards, pins and a built-in ruler. Handy kit for keeping your hooklengths, chod sections and hair rigs sorted on the bank.

Hard plastic twin-sided rig wallet measuring 340 × 105 × 35 mm.
Foam rig boards are fitted on both sides, with pins supplied to secure rigs.
Built-in ruler is integrated into the lid for checking rig lengths.

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Terminal tackle

90%

Korda

Korda Dark Matter Hybrid Lead Clip

A neat, ready-made tungsten leader for semi-fixed lead setups, with the clever Hybrid Lead Clip doing the fiddly bits for you.

1m leader made from 30lb tungsten-impregnated fused plastic.
Integral Hybrid Lead Clip with a built-in swivel.
Includes a fused Hybrid Tail Rubber and a fused loop for main-line attachment.

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Reels

90%

Daiwa

Daiwa 24 TDR QD 3012 Reel

3012-QD

A cracking match and feeder reel with a light feel, quick drag and plenty of distance-friendly kit. One for anglers who want proper control without a lump of metal hanging off the rod.

285g body weight with an aluminium body and Zaion V rotor
4.7:1 gearing with 79cm of line retrieved per crank
QD Quick Drag, AIRDRIVE Design and AIRDRIVE hollow bail

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Hooks

89%

ESP

ESP Raptor T-6 Hooks

Raptor T-6 barbless hooks, available in sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, plus intermediate sizes 5 and 7

A sharp, strong and sensibly shaped hook for coarse anglers who want reliable presentation with particles and bottom baits.

Barbless carp hook with a pearl black finish
Ultra-sharp elongated beaked needle point
Short shank and special bend designed to reduce hook pulls

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Ready-tied rigs

90%

Drennan

Drennan Pike Trace

E-Sox Bait Trace

A ready-made 18in pike trace with strong trebles, sensible bait-size options and enough thought in the finish to keep rigging simple.

46cm (18in) trace made from nylon-coated Super Trace wire.
34lb (15kg) breaking strain for general pike work.
Designed for both livebait and deadbait presentations.

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Rods

89%

Savage Gear

Savage Gear SG4 Fast Game

SG4 Fast Game range — available in several lengths and casting weights

A fast, punchy lure rod range for anglers chucking soft plastics, hardbaits, spinnerbaits and spoons at serious pike and perch.

Fast, powerful action aimed at medium to medium-heavy lures.
Japanese 30T Toray carbon blank construction.
SeaGuide CCS stainless-steel guides with SiN rings and a SeaGuide down-locking reel seat.

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Reels

90%

Abu Garcia

Abu Garcia Revo5 Premier

Revo5 Premier LP-L / LP-HS-L

Light, rapid and packed with control, the Revo5 Premier is built for anglers who want a cracking low-profile reel for lure fishing, big baits and hard-pulling predators.

187 g low-profile baitcaster with an asymmetric body and GullWing sideplate design.
Left-hand models are available in 6.7:1 LP-L and 8.1:1 LP-HS-L versions.
Maximum drag is 20 lb, using Abu Garcia’s Carbon Matrix system with an audible drag clicker.

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Luggage & bags

89%

Preston Innovations

Preston Innovations Supera X Carryall

Supera X Carryall · P0130115

A roomy, hard-wearing carryall for bait, rigs and tackle, with useful pockets for nets and side trays. A cracking choice for organised coarse anglers who want one grab-and-go bag.

Product code: P0130115
Dimensions: 63 × 42 × 40 cm
Made from 840D wipe-down fabric with a reinforced base

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Cooking & brew kit

87%

RidgeMonkey

RidgeMonkey DLX Cutlery Set

DLX Cutlery Set

A tidy, hard-wearing bit of camp kitchen kit that sorts brekkie, dinner and brew-time without taking up loads of room.

Each individual set contains a knife, fork, spoon and long-handled teaspoon.
The utensils are made from a single piece of 304-grade stainless steel.
The dark grey anodised coating is scratch resistant and the cutlery is dishwasher safe.

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Tackle storage

87%

NGT

NGT XPR Tackle Box System

Compact magnetic tackle box

A neat little magnetic terminal-tackle box with 27 sections, a built-in 20cm ruler and a footprint that won’t gobble up your carryall.

Compact closed dimensions: 24 × 13 × 4cm.
27-section magnetic tackle box for terminal tackle and accessories.
Built-in 20cm ruler on the front for making fishing rigs.

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Rods

89%

Daiwa

Daiwa Prorex X Spin

Range review covering the Finesse, Multi Jig, Power Jig, Street Light, Versatile and Lazy Pike models.

A tidy range of lure rods covering everything from tiny finesse work to proper pike chucking. The Prorex X Spin looks like a cracking option for predator anglers who want crisp handling without dragging a telegraph pole around all day.

HVF carbon-fibre blanks with X45 carbon-fibre construction.
Two-section rods using a spigot put-over joint.
Six models cover lure ratings from 1-8g through to 30-120g.

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Bait & bag mixes

88%

Dynamite Baits

Dynamite Baits Swim Stim Match Method Mix

Swim Stim Match Method Mix · 1.8kg bag

A fishy, punchy method mix built for carp, F1s, bream and skimmers when you want a quick breakdown and plenty of grub left on the spot.

Designed with match-fishing legend Steve Ringer for method-feeder fishing.
Current product information lists a 1.8kg bag; older listings describe a 2kg version.
Contains ground fishmeal, squid and octopus attractants, ground expander pellets and advanced Koi Technology ingredients.

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Hooklinks

89%

RidgeMonkey

RidgeMonkey Ascend Zig & Floater Hooklink

Clear / ultra-clear, 0.28mm, 10lb / 4.5kg, 100m spool

A slim, clear nylon hooklink aimed squarely at zig rigs and floater work. Low-key, versatile and nicely priced for keeping things tidy when the carp are looking up.

0.28mm diameter with a 10lb / 4.5kg breaking strain.
100m level-wound spool, giving plenty of hooklinks from one reel.
Clear / ultra-clear premium-grade nylon with low underwater visibility.

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