Bait

Concentrated pure hempseed oil in its natural form. A rarely used, superb bait additiveRRP: £7. 59 per 250ml bottleContact: 01268 541006 or www. mainline-baits.

A selection of various shaped and flavoured shelf-life boilie offcuts. Great for prebaiting and good value too. RRP: £14. 99 for 5kgContact: 01920 438338 or www.

Fishmeal boilies with large volumes of black crab meal and a fruity flavour combination. RRP: 5kg £39. 99; 10kg £64. 99Contact: 01795 423808 or www.

Green boilies made using a unique blend of spices and attractors with a sweet undertone. RRP: £10. 95 per kiloContact: 02089 417771 or www. richworth.

Marukyu’s Fruit Formula bait, which boasts a fast flavour release and balanced nutritional recipe. RRP: £9. 99 per kiloContact: 0300 303 1012 or www. marukyu.

Marukyu is taking a little while to forge a reputation with often fickle carp anglers (it’s already hugely popular on the match scene), but trust me when I say that this stuff is absolute top quality. I have used half a dozen products from the Japanese company thus far, and the krill stands out a mile. So much so that it now goes into 90 per cent of all my stick or bag mixes. I use the SFA 450 liquid krill and the SFA 400 powdered krill in combination, as well as individually in other mixes.