Bird-food-based, sandy-yellow boilies with a strong, natural-smelling pineapple flavourRRP: £9. 99 per kiloContact: 01527 405410 or www. berkley-fishing. com.
A fluorescent-pink, PVA-friendly dip. It clings to the bait for long periods, giving off a powerful cloud of attraction. RRP: £5. 99Contact: 01952 210535 or www.
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.
Super-sweet, concentrated coconut bait additive. Great for enhancing hook baits and feed RRP: £3. 25 per 250ml bottleContact: 01473 241811 or www. bait-tech.
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.
A mix of classic dry particles, including hemp, maize, wheat and barley, with aniseeds for an extra kick. RRP: £17. 49 for a 10kg bucketContact: 01202 487922or www. kentparticles.
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.