FEATURE


Expect plenty ofWychwood launches at iceTackle*.


MAP is promising QRS box accessory additions.


Petzl goes Bluetooth The 2017 season seas the release of a full range of newheadtorches fromlighting giant Petzl. It has long been the go-to


supplier of high-performance outdoor lighting solutions and over the decades, anglers have benefited fromworld-class build quality fromthe French brand. This year sees the introduction of


severalmodels of headtorch,most notably the REACTIK+ and NAO+ products that feature Bluetooth connectivity. Sowhy use Bluetooth in a


committed to offering the UK tackle trade an extensive portfolio of highly attractive brands that have a high level ofmarketing and sales support behind them.” All dealers can register easily


through www.icetackle.co.uk, where they can benefit from accommodation options and evening entertainment, and also gain free entry to sister shows fromcycling/outdoors giant Madison.


Wychwood gets geared up


Details are yet to be confirmed but iceTackle* 2017 will see the launch of durable items fromWychwoodGame in the formof waders, boots and three innovative vest systems.


Designed primarily for river


anglers, the three vests under the GearTrap banner offermodular storage to fit accessories, fly boxes and other essentials so wearers can travel light, in comfort and not havemovement inhibited. Soft pouches will sit alongside


harder ‘shell’pockets that offer protection, accompanied by other essential features such as built-in zingers and net hooks. IceTackle* will be the official


unveiling of all the latest WychwoodGame products but the brand’s socialmedia channels and website will be providing teaser information in the run-up to the show on February 21st.


W:www.icetackle.co.uk iceTackle*


headtorch? Petzl has long looked tomake the user experience easy and hassle-free and, although traditional buttons that cycle through options are tried and trusted, it has createdMyPetzl Light, an app formobile devices that links up to a REACTIK+ or NAO+ headtorch to allowthe wearer to control lighting options and check battery levels fromtheir device. The app also allows the user


to create profiles for specific tasks; these profiles store specific information about lighting type and intensity so you, the user, can set up specific options for a task such as rig tyingwhere notmuch light is required, to change quickly to a red lightmode forworking outside of a bivvy. This is all operated through the app. The REACTIK+ sits alongside


a non-Bluetooth version, both providing USB charging. The + version offers 300 lumens of light,whereas the standard


REACTIK offers 220. As the name suggests, Petzl’s reactive lighting technology is at the heart of this model, a systemthat adapts to its surroundings, dependent on light-to-subject distance, always monitoring battery levels to ensure the user getsmaximumlight until the battery has lost charge. The NAO+ headtorch is the


flagship of Petzl’s ‘performance’ range and has been designed to offer a huge amount of light – some 750 lumens of power – so that thewearer can function in the dark, nomatter their lighting needs. Again, reactive lighting


technology allows the user to let the headtorch adapt itself to surroundings (beamstrength and beamwidth are determined by sensing headtorch-to-subject distance) and USB charging is also present. Although useablewithout a


connected device, the NAO+ benefitsmost frombeing connected to the app to offer the user a huge range of lighting styles based around the activity. It also boasts a burn time of up to 15 hours at high lumen output. A lock function prevents the


headtorch being accidentally drainedwhen not in use. Prices are yet to be confirmed


but alongwith a redesigned TACTIKKAmodel plus a host of othermodels, all Petzl headtorches available to the anglingmarket will be on display at iceTackle* this February.


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