Bait

Six new varieties have been added to the already comprehensive line-up of Goo ‘flavours’, namely Coconut Cream Bait Smoke, Squid Supreme Bait Smoke, Caramel Supreme Bait Smoke, Spicy Squid Power Smoke, Garlic Glaze Power Smoke and Garlic Supreme Bait Smoke.

Some of these smell absolutely sublime, to our noses at least. I’m not at all convinced that baits ‘smell’ to carp anything like they do to us, so something like the Caramel Supreme (which I cannot stop sniffing) will undoubtedly catch as many anglers as carp, but to be fair there are plenty of baits out there that I could say the very same thing about. In fact, this could apply to the majority of non-fishmeal-based baits. For example, since when did a carp know what a strawberry smells like?

Anyway, I digress. The new Goo varieties, like the existing range, undoubtedly contain something that the carp find attractive, although the exact ingredients are not something that is openly shared with the public or, indeed, the media. That is why I have yet to use any of them and almost certainly why some venues have actually banned their use, following plenty of scaremongering at the time they were first introduced.

Enough venues do allow it, however, and it has certainly helped many an angler catch lots of carp, including some who said that they did not initially feel comfortable using it.

Both the Supremes and Power Smokes have plenty of uses and to watch either in the water is something to behold. They’re also very easy to apply and, to be fair, you don’t need to use much so, although not cheap, each bottle should last a while too.

For more details go to:
Web: www.korda.co.uk
Price: £11.99 each