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Specialist Solutions with Ian Welch

UKMA have teamed up with Fox Internationals marketing manager, Ian Welch to give our visitors the chance to win some superb Fox International products, in our new Questions & Answers Competition section.

Fox International are putting up for grabs a selection of products from their range to the best question recieved by the closing date for the competition.

To be in with a chance of winning this superb prize, please click HERE for full details.

Drennan Float Fish Reel Line

Drennan have an impeccable reputation for supplying no-nonsense items for the angler and many of the range have been around for what seems like a lifetime with many anglers still purchasing the products.

One such product is the ever popular Drennan Float Fish reel line.

To find out our thoughts, please click HERE.

CC Moore Feedstim XP

As part of the package that CC Moore sent up to UKMA for review, the company's Feedstim XP liquid additive was amongst the goodies.

UKMA took a good look at Feedstim XP recently, and you can find our thoughts by clicking HERE.

SonuBaits Barbel & Carp Range

SonuBaits are gaining a big reputation within the specimen world for their range of top quality baits.

Recently SonuBaits have launched a dedicated range of Barbel & Carp baits that are destined to become big sellers.

To read our intial thoughts and findings please click HERE.

Gareth Goldson joins the Hardy & Greys Coarse Academy

Highly respected Coarse Angler Gareth Goldson has been recruited into the prestigious Hardy & Greys Coarse Academy.

Click HERE to read full press release.

Drennan Grip Mesh Feeders

The Drennan Grip Mesh Feeder is to many anglers the forgotten relative of the immensely popular wire cage feeder. For some unknown reason, the majority of anglers have forgotten the basic skills of feeder fishing and use basically one feeder for all their feeder work, which hinders their angling.

To find out our thoughts, please click HERE.

Dynamite Baits now owned by Rapala VMC Corporation

Following almost three years of negotiations, Dynamite Baits is pleased to announce that it has been purchased by one of the world’s largest fishing tackle manufacturers, Rapala VMC Corporation.

To read full press release, please click HERE.

Solar Tackle Halibut Hookers

With more and more anglers requiring drilled hook pellets for fishing on the hair, Solar Tackle have used their wealth of knowledge within the carp bait industry to bring their Halibut Hookers to the table.

How did the Halibut Hookers fare during our tests?

Click HERE to find out.

Primus LiTech Cookset

Primus are well known in the angling world for their top quality and robust cooking equipment. When UKMA was offerred the chance to put the LiTech Cookset through it's paces, we jumped at the chance.

Click HERE to find out what we thought.

Drennan Wire Cage Feeder

When you ask any non-sponsored angler to name the first Cage Feeder that comes to mind, I would hazard a bet that the vast majority - if not all of them - come back with the Drennan Wire Cage Feeder as their answer. We have used these feeders for as long as we can remember and felt it was about time that we put our findings into words.

You can read our thoughts, by clicking HERE.

GURU Rig Scissors

Anglers always require neat knots with short tags, and dedicated angling scissors being hard to find, Guru have released a set of rig scissors to remove any doubt from the anglers mind to obtaining a neat finish to their knots.

UKMA put them to the test recently, and to find our thoughts on the product, please click HERE.

Pallatrax Stonze System

The Stonze System is not new to the majority of specialist anglers as it is used widely by the Barbel angler on clear gravel runs for the most natural setup possible.

Pallatrax sent UKMA a selection of the Stonze System for us to take a look at.

You can find our thoughts by clicking HERE.

Hardy Marksman 11' 10" Specialist Float Rod

With shorter float rods being the ideal tool for the specialist angler on small rivers or lakes, Hardy have released the Marksman 11' 10" Specialist Float rod to cater for the angler that wants a serious piece of kit for this type of work.

One of our reviewers uses the Marksman range of rods himself, and has put his thoughts into words for us on this tool.

Click HERE to read his findings.

Drennan Double Strength Line

There are new lines introduced to the market almost on a weekly basis and all claiming to be the next best thing. One company that has not gone down this route is Drennan and their Double Strength line is still going strong, over 15 years since its introduction.

How does the line compare to more modern lines? Click HERE to find out.

Lucky '13' for Paul Garner

Specimen ace & Dynamite Baits backed Paul Garner has taken a great catch of fish this past weekend topped by a 13lb 9oz barbel.

Paul targeted a stretch of his local Warwickshire Avon for an overnight session and with conditions in his favour, he even predicted a good catch was on the cards on his Facebook page.

Click HERE for further information & picture.

Drennan Swivel Beads

Tangles whilst casting running lead and feeder rigs or the problem of protecting the swivel connection your hook links and reel lines has been a problem for most of us over the years, with many different gadgets claiming to be the solution to the problem, Drennan have the Swivel Beads in their range.

Did these beads do as they claim? Click HERE to find out.

GoSystems CookSet Cookware

With more and more anglers preparing their own food on the bank thanever before, instead of calling the local takeaway, we have all been looking for efficient ways of cooking our food.

GoSystems sent UKMA their new range of CookSet cookware for us to put through the rigours of on the bank cooking.

To find out what we thought, please click HERE.

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