TACKLE INDEX DATABASE
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388 results
89%Daiwa
N'ZON XL Distance Feeder NZF1303XPQ-AX
A 13ft distance feeder rod built for chucking heavier feeders, controlling line and staying in touch when the river’s got a bit of push on.
89%Fox Rage
Standard unrigged shad
A paddle-tail soft lure with loads of vibration, plenty of colour choice and a tougher-than-average rubber mix. Here’s where the Zander Pro Shad fits into your lure box.
89%Drennan
Sizes 12–20
A tidy, properly useful range of barbless carp hooks for coarse-match anglers, with a wide bend, sharp point and sizes right down to tiny commercial-fishery patterns.
88%Savage Gear
3D Minnow Diver, 75 mm / 9 g, Minnow colour, product code 57364-MEM
A compact hard lure with a rolling, flashing action, slow-float behaviour and enough versatility for stillwaters, rivers and the odd cheeky pike.
90%Trakker
Trakker Tempest RS Brolly, model 200701
A roomy, weather-ready brolly with clever details, proper ventilation and a seriously solid spec. But it’s not exactly a featherweight bit of kit.
90%Spomb
Medium and Large
The Fox Impact Spod brings Spomb-style baiting into a fast, tidy package. Here’s where the Medium and Large sizes fit on the coarse and carp bank.
89%Drennan
Traditional Drennan Pike Float / E-SOX Piker range
A bright, buoyant and nicely versatile float for presenting bigger pike baits on rivers and stillwaters. Simple tackle, but a cracking bit of kit when you want to see what’s happening.
88%Korda
Kamo
A discreet leadcore material for building your own leaders, with a tight weave, loads of suppleness and Korda’s Kamo camouflage doing the sneaky stuff.
87%Drennan
Drennan 7 Strand Pike Trace Wire / E-SOX 7 Strand Pike Wire
Want to tie your own pike traces without faffing about with bargain-bin wire? Drennan’s 7 Strand Pike Trace Wire gives you a tough, dark bronze hooklink in four useful breaking strains.
88%Drennan
Super Trace, Green Pike Wire and Soft Strand Wire
Three useful pike trace options on 15m spools, from slim coated wire to properly supple, knot-friendly strand.
88%Drennan
Drennan Piker Braided Reel Line
A tough, floaty predator braid for lures, deadbaits and drifter work. Proper handy stuff when your mainline needs to behave itself around pike.
87%Drennan
Pikeflex Wire hooklink material
A tidy, flexible wire hooklink for lure and deadbait pike anglers who want reliable bite protection without turning a rig into a stiff old clothes line.
ESP
Camo braided hooklink
A supple, camouflaged braid that’s handy for match-style rigs, natural hookbait movement and situations where a stiff link just feels a bit too clunky.
89%Westin
Available in 7ft1 / 2.13m and 7ft6 models, with 5-15g and 7-21g casting options depending on the version.
A sharp, light lure rod for perch, zander and other predators, with the right sort of bite detection for finesse work without feeling weedy when a proper fish piles in.
89%Mainline
Essential Cell Boilies
A proper all-round carp bait with a sweet, instantly recognisable profile and enough format choice to cover quick overnighters, longer campaigns and everything in between.
89%Spomb
Black or white
Small, neat and surprisingly useful, the Mini Spomb gives coarse anglers a clean way to feed pellets, maggots, particles and more without turning the swim into a bait-splattered mare.
89%Preston Innovations
Monster X Landing Net Handle
A proper commercial-water handle built for big fish, busy matches and those moments when a small landing net just won’t cut the mustard.
88%Fox Rage
210cm / 5–15g
A tidy little lure rod for perch, zander and trout, with a lively tip, proper control and enough backbone for bigger surprises.
91%Preston Innovations
Long-distance feeder and coarse-match reel
A proper long-distance and feeder reel with the build, spool capacity and gearing to handle serious coarse fishing without turning every cast into a faff.
88%Preston Innovations
12ft Monster X Method Feeder Rod
A proper long-range method feeder rod for bigger feeders, chunky commercials and river work. If your fishing sits around the 60–70m mark, this one looks bang on the money.
89%Shimano
Aero X1 Precision Feeder — 10ft and 11ft versions
A smart, no-nonsense feeder rod with a cracking carbon blank, useful quiver tips and enough poke for proper coarse-fishing work.
Daiwa
23 TDR QD 4012
A proper match and feeder workhorse with a quick drag, shallow spool and the sort of smooth, controlled feel that makes busy coarse-fishing sessions a whole lot easier.
91%Preston Innovations
Reflo Powerline Mono
A soft, clear and properly versatile monofilament for pole rigs, hooklengths and delicate coarse-fishing work.
88%Savage Gear
18cm and 25cm versions, available in slow-sinking and moderate-sinking models
A lifelike, Line Thru soft lure with a cracking S-curve action. The Savage Gear 3D Roach is built for anglers hunting serious predators, not tiny perch tucked under the reeds.
88%Savage Gear
3D Roach Shine Glider — standard slow-floating version
A proper roach-shaped glide bait with a wide roll, a tough TPE tail and a handy slow-float pause. Big-fish fare for anglers chasing predators on lure gear.
90%Sticky Baits
The Krill Shelf Life Boilies
A proper meaty bottom bait with a big krill hit, handy shelf-life storage and sizes for everything from silver-fish avoidance to targeting a lump.
89%Sonik
Sonik Xtractor Cork Carp Rod
A slim, part-telescopic carp rod with a cracking cork handle and loads of transport-friendly appeal. Here’s where the Xtractor Cork fits on the bank.
89%Guru
13ft / 3.90m three-piece
A light, forgiving 13-footer built for wagglers, sliders and relaxed coarse fishing. Here’s where the Guru A-Class Float Rod shines — and where it might leave you wanting a bit more poke.
91%Spomb
Large Spomb
Need to get a serious lump of bait out to the clip without half of it falling out mid-flight? The Large Spomb keeps things tidy, flies properly and opens on impact.
88%Preston Innovations
Monster Xtreme Distance Feeder Rod range
A proper long-range feeder tool for big venues, heavy feeders and anglers who’d rather punch one out than faff about fishing under their feet.
90%Korda
Korda Kamo Coated Hooklink
Tough, camouflaged and easy to strip, Korda Kamo Coated Hooklink gives you the control of a coated braid without making rig tying a right faff.
89%Shimano
Shimano Ultegra 14000 XTE
A cracking long-range reel with serious line capacity, a silky retrieve and enough grunt for big carp, big waters and chunky feeder work.
88%Daiwa
23 Ninja LT 4000-C
A cracking all-rounder for feeder, method and general coarse work, with a light feel, sensible gearing and enough drag to handle proper fish.
90%Guru
13ft and 14ft distance-feeder models
A long-distance feeder rod with serious casting poke, sensible tip choices and the finish you’d expect from Guru’s top-end match tackle.
89%Daiwa
20 N'ZON LT 5000S-CP
A cracking long-cast feeder and coarse reel with the line capacity, drag and retrieve to cover a lot of water without feeling like a brick on the rod.
89%Preston Innovations
Available in 9ft, 10ft, 11ft and 12ft models
A cracking range of feeder rods covering short-range commercials right through to longer casts beyond 60 metres. Here’s which Supera X model fits your fishing.
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