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Korda Sinkers are a tungsten hooklength weight that are designed to slide onto your hook link and pin it to the lake bed to keep your hooklength out of the way. Fitting is quite straightforward, place your hook link material through one of the Sinker sections and slide the weight on. Far less likely to come off on the cast than putty is. They are available in two sizes and two colours to complement the existing safezone colours.

This is Ultima's first attempt at making a shock leader and it looks like they've got it spot-on. It is highly abrasion resistant, has a low diameter and is very supple. All in this should benefit distance fishing as will be easier to cast having a low diameter. Being flourocarbon coated it is also pretty much invisible in water. It is currently available in 25lb and 30lb breaking strains.

Rhino Tackle have released a vast new range of indicator heads, coloured heads are available in diameters of 10 and 15mm (purple 13mm), with PTFE heads available in 12mm

They can be fitted with stainless steel ball-chain clips for retention purposes and a ball-clip for attaching to the line, Rhino Tackle also offer a custom-making service so you can specify custom sizes, for more info visit Rhino Tackle

These brand new alarms are quite unique, they have no controls and no inbuilt speaker, instead relying on a receiver to give audible bite indication. This allows for a very compact design, in fact the alarm is only around 6cm high.

According to the manufacturer since there are no external controls/connectors they are 100% waterproof, the body is rubberised plastic and the indicator is permanently on, so all you need to do is drop your rod on top and you're reasdy to go

Expect to pay in the region of £70 per alarm and £100 for the receiver

The Platinum Quiver holdall system is of a modular design, The expander system on the base allows you to easily convert it from a compact three-rod quiver into a 6 rod quiver and can also accomodate a bivvy or shelter, it can hold 12ft and 13ft rods with up to 50mm guides and has external pockets for banksticks and associated metalware. It is manufactured from waterproof PVC backspun polyester with rod retaining bungee straps.

Approximate prices are:

Expander quiver - £59.99

Quiver Sleeve - £19.99

Quiver Hood - £19.99

Complete Quiver set - £119.99

This is a very lightweight pod, tipping the scales at just fractionally over 1kg, constructed from carbon fibre and stainless steel. It is extendable from 71cm to 120cm and folds down to being only 7cm. Each leg is 20cm long extending to 32cm. The fold up design is excellent with virtually nothing to be actually assembled/taken apart. Unfortunately at time of writing price information is currently unavailable