Bait

Following on from the popularity of the Cell, Mainline has answered back with the all-encompassing Essential Cell. Not to be thought of as a fishmeal or bird food, this is highly nutritional bait incorporating a mix of crucial dietary ingredients and food sources that carp find much easier to process and convert into energy. However, we understand that it can often take a lot to change from boilies that you have confidence in, so why not try one of the accompanying products, such as the Stick Mix Liquid. The PVA-friendly formula incorporates the highly visual yellow colouring with a mouth-wateringly good fruity aroma.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, one of the most famous bait companies of all is causing a bit of stir as it makes a big comeback in the UK. As well as the established and hugely successful favourites, such as Trigga and Big Fish Mix, there are a host of top-quality ingredients, proprietary products and hooks baits. These alternative hook baits are well rolled and bright in appearance, and are available in a host of flavours. They’re barrel shaped to add a bit of variety and extremely buoyant, with a nod to the modern trend for chod-rig fishing.

Buoyant, shaped baits for tipping boilies Three screw-together tubs, so loads of baits Washed-out yellow, pink and white Available in Essential Cell, Cell and Hybrid £13. 99 WWW. MAINLINE-BAITS. COM Don't forget - subscribers to the magazine get 5% OFF THIS PRODUCT at Angling Direct.

Mainline isn’t a company that releases baits willy-nilly. Research and development is at the forefront of all the new bait launches, ensuring that when it brings a new range to the market it is the best it can be and instantly gives you the confidence required to use it without any worry. The Essential Cell builds on the undisputable success that’s synonymous with the original Cell and the famous and very popular aroma of the pungent, fruity Essential IB. Expanding on the existing knowledge of a bait that works, the team at Mainline felt that the Essential Cell cannot be described solely as a protein, fishmeal or bird-food-based bait.

Brand new for 2016, this is all you need to get those surface gulping carp on the feed and hopefully get a few sulking in the bottom of your net. Containing 2kg of uniform-sized mixers, they have been pre-treated with an oily attractant to help you gain that all-important oily slick over the water’s surface. The uniform size allows them to be easily and accurately fed by either catapult or, if you want to go that little further, a Spomb or spod. As well as the free offerings, there is also a pot of boosted ready-to-go hair-rig hook baits.

Dedicated Poloni hook baits Pungent spicy meaty aroma Designed to counterbalance the weight of the rig Available in 14mm and 18mm £4. 99 WWW. BAIT-TECH. COM .

Soft imitation corn - Ideal to beat nuisance species Available in Fruity Pink, Green Zing, Zesty Yellow and Night Glo Incredible value for money with 20 per pack £1. 99 to £2. 25 WWW. KODEXTACKLE.