UK Match Angler [UKMA] is the ultimate resource for the Specialist angler. Whether you are a top level angler in pursuit for the largest of your quarry or a beginner to catching the largest specimens of your target species - looking for unbiased and accurate reviews of tackle, bait and venues, you will find all the latest information right here on this website.

We are always interested in what our visitors have constructively to say about the site, so if you have any ideas that we might be interested in, then please get in touch via the Contact Form under the Main section of the navigation.

Bait-Tech Company Profile

UKMA recently asked Bait-Tech to fill out our company profile form, and the main man behind the company, Peter Clapperton, kindly sent it back with his response.

Click HERE to read his answers.

ET Predator Products Pike Oils

With the warmer weather kicking in now, and with this, the use of oils in baits offers far greater attraction through the water column than they do in the winter.

Andy Lush from ET Predator sent UKMA a selection of their predator oils for us to take a look at, which should be of interest to the Chub, Barbel & Perch angler alike.

To read our thoughts, please click HERE.

Nisa "Big Pig" River Feeders

With the river season about to start, and going on previous yeras experience - a whole years worth of rain going into the rivers in a week (always up to June 16), the anglers that fish the rivers will need some serious feeders to hold bottom. Nisa Feeders sent over some of their new "Big Pig" range of feeders to have a look at, and we have put our thoughts down for you to read.

Click HERE to find out what we thought.

Bait-Tech Halibut Marine Pellets

Bait-Tech sent up to UKMA some of their pre-drilled halibut marine pellets for us to put through their paces.

As we are now entering the new season on the rivers, the Barbel anglers are bound to be putting halibut pellets on their rigs.

To read our thoughts, please click HERE.

Dynamite Baits Hair Rig-able Halibut Pellets

Dynamite Baits recently sent up some of their hair rig-able Halibut pellets that are bound to take a firm place in the Catfish or Specialist anglers bait armoury.

UKMA put them to the test and you can read our thoughts by clicking HERE.

Daiwa Exceler 4000E Reel

UKMA wanted to find a reel that had the power to cope with medium feeder work, the stresses of the pellet waggler and specimen float situations but at a price that wouldn’t empty your pockets completely.

After speaking to anglers on the bank, the Daiwa Exceler was mentioned several times and in high regard, so we set about contacting Daiwa to obtain a couple for review.

To find out our thoughts, please click HERE.

Hardy Launch 2010 Anglers Guide

Alnwick based company, Hardy, have launched their new 2010 Anglers Guide.

The guide contains all the new and existing Game, Spinning and Coarse angling equipment from the Hardy range for the new season.

If you want to know more, please click HERE.

Dynamite Baits XL Liquid Attractors

When a company like Dynamite Baits release a range of concentrated liquid additives, you just know that they are going to do the business.

Dynamite Baits recently sent UKMA a selection of the XL Liquid Attractors & we ran our eyes and noses over them.

To find our views, please click HERE.

Kelly Kettle Profile

UKMA would like to welcome Kelly Kettle to the growing list of site supporters.

UKMA asked Kelly Kettle MD Patrick Kelly to give us some background information regarding the company, and this information can be found by clicking HERE.

GLT Penetrator Two Hooks

Gold Label Tackle and Terry Eustace have been around the angling scene for what seems to be forever, but have been overlooked by a lot of anglers when buying items.

UKMA was recently sent some of the GLT Penetrator Two hooks to put through their paces, and you can read our findings by clicking HERE.

Greys Klip-Lok Bait Boxes

Anglers look at bait boxes and bait storage solutions simply as a plastic container with lids that get lost amongst in their bags and allow bait to spill everywhere.

Well, Greys have looked at the most overlooked item of tackle in the anglers armoury and radically designed their own unique product.

Click HERE to read what we thought and found with the product.

Skee-Tex Product Picks

As long term users of Skee-Tex products, the UKMA team chose a selection of available products to review.

It was a difficult decision to make in which products we chose to write about, but we are sure that you will find our words interesting.

Please click HERE to read the review.

Steve Cole joins Dynamite Baits

Another big name has been enticed into the Dynamite Baits hall of fame.
After three successful years at Fox International, Steve Cole has been recruited by the European bait giants to fill the roll as Marketing and Media manager.

Click HERE to read more.

Gary Newman Joins Pallatrax

Pallatrax have signed Gary Newman as the latest recruit to their impressive consultancy team.

For more information please click HERE.

Kingpin Reels

UKMA are pleased to announce that top end centrepin manufacturers Kingpin Reels have joined the growing ranks of companies supporting the website.

UKMA are going to be putting the companies centrepins through their paces shortly for review, and have placed the company profile on the site.

To read Kingpin Reel's company profile, please click HERE.

Fox Reel Lines for 2010

At the recent Carpin'On show, Steve Cole from Fox International asked UKMA to put a selection of the companies revamped reel lines through their paces.

We have put two of the new lines through both bench and bank tests and have put our thoughts in the review that can be found by clicking HERE.

SonuBaits Hemp "N" Hookbaits

When SonuBaits showed this new idea in prepared particle baits off at the Tackle & Guns 2009 show, there was a lot of interest from both the Carp and Specialist anglers.

SonuBaits have realised that anglers do not want to carry around large amounts of particle hookbaits, and have resolved this by combining Hemp and the hookbaits in one tin!

Click HERE to read our thoughts and findings.

Korda Krusha

When Korda launched their own take on bait chopping devices last year, most anglers sat and laughed at the product as well as giving it a slating on various internet forums (all of this without even trying the product out!).

UKMA have been using the Krusha in both of its sizes for almost a year now, and we have put our findings down in words, which can be found by clicking HERE.

The BIG ONE Show 2010 Report

UKMA were at the "Big One" tackle show at Farnborough Airfield this weekend checking out what was new and on offer from all of the manufacturers in attendance.

A full report has been written and can be read by clicking HERE.

Dynamite Baits Frenzied Hemp

The Frenzied Hemp range from Dynamite Baits is the first thing that anglers think of when the companies name is mentioned. UKMA have been using the Frenzied Hemp for a number of years now and only feel that it is time that we put our own review out.

To read the review, please click HERE .

Free Spirit / Johnson Ross Open Day

Mark Saturday 13 February 2010 in your diary as "busy" as Free Spirit and Johnson Ross Tackle have joined forces to hold an open day at the superb Johnson Ross tackle shop in Hoddesdon, Herts.

With a top team of consultants from Free Spirit being in attendance including Lee Jackson, Pete Castle, Shaun Harrison and Mark Hutchinson, you will be able to get superb advice on all aspects of your angling from casting through to photography.

This is a day not to be missed.

For more information, please visit the Johnson Ross website by clicking HERE.

Free Spirit Clothing

UKMA have been putting some of the Free Spirit Clothing through it's paces over the past few months in a multitude of different weather conditions.

How did the clothing stand up to the elements that it was put up against?

Click HERE to read the review and find out our thoughts.

Braddocks Powdered Additives are BACK!

After a 5 year absence from the retail world, the Archie Braddock’s  Range of Powdered bait Flavours are now available to the general public once again, which is something I was personally very please to here about. Upon hearing the news, I made contacted Quest Baits MD Shaun Harrison who was more than pleased to comment on the release of the Archie Braddock’s Powders....

Click HERE to find out what Shaun Harrison had to say to UKMA.

Gardner Tackle New Products

Gardner Tackle are expanding on their superb range of products, with a new range of Covert hooks, and a totally new range of hooklink materials, amongst many other items.

UKMA had a sneak peek at some of these products at the Tackle & Guns Show, and we were very impressed.

Click HERE to see some of these products. A full review of these products will be on the UKMA site as soon as we recieve them.

S-Pellets are "Best for Barbel"

Jamie Kingsley from Harrisons Tackle has just caught a 17lbs 4oz Barbel from the River Trent on a single 16mm SonuBaits Tuff 1 Strawberry S-Pellet.

Keep an eye on the site for UKMA's review of these baits coming soon. Click HERE to see the News on the SonuBaits website.

Quest Baits "Bit Before You Commit"

Quest Baits have looked at the recent recession and come up with a brilliant idea of "Trying a bit before you commit" with their boilie range. Supplied in tubs of 125g or 350g quantities, the angler can try the company's boilies out bfore committing themselves to a lot of bait that they may not like.

For more information, please click HERE to visit the Quest Baits website.

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