Fishing styles
From mainline to bank gear: honest lowdowns on real carp kit, with no pretend catch reports.
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Real kit we’ve dug into, each with our score out of 100 and a star rating. The same review can suit more than one style of fishing.
88%Korda
Rig Safe Combi (up to 20 rigs + 12 compartments)
A rig board and terminal tackle box in one. Up to 20 rigs on one side and 12 flip-top compartments on the other, held shut with magnets.
86%Korda
Kaizen Mono Brown, 0.40mm / 20lb, 1000m
Korda’s low-stretch, abrasion-resistant carp mono. In 20lb it’s a heavy-duty choice for snaggy or weedy venues where you need to pull hard.
84%Korda
Boom 20lb / 0.50mm, 15m spool
A green-tinted, very stiff fluorocarbon for building the boom section of spinner, hinged stiff and combi rigs. You can crimp it too.
88%Korda
Solidz PVA Rig Wide Gape, 18lb Supernatural, sizes 4 / 6 / 8, barbed or barbless, 3 per pack
A 4.5-inch ready-tied rig made for Korda’s Solidz bags. It’s a Wide Gape hook on supple braid, so you can clip on and get fishing.
88%Korda
Dark Matter Tungsten Tubing, 2m (Weed Green, Silt or Gravel)
Korda’s heavyweight anti-tangle tubing. It’s built to sink and lie flat so the last bit of your mainline stays out of the way.
86%One More Cast
Tweakers Touch Me Up hook sharpener (code OMCTMU)
A compact honing tool. You push the point in, give it a twist and pull it out. Brilliant for a touch-up, but it won’t save a hook that’s properly knackered.
79%NGT
Fully adjustable 3-rod Tri-Pod, supplied with carry case
A light aluminium tri-pod that folds into its own case. On paper it’s a cheap, grab-and-go way to hold three rods where bank sticks won’t go in.
92%Korda
Original pattern, sizes 4 / 6 / 8, barbed or barbless
Korda’s extra-sharpened Wide Gape. Sticky sharp out the packet, but the fine point is delicate.
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