Much is written about Mainline’s legendary boilies, including such greats as Grange, Activ-8 and, currently, Cell, which have dominated waters for many years. However, browse the Essex-based company’s website and you will see that there is so much more to the Mainline range than just boilies. One area where there is a huge selection of bait-boosting products is liquids. One of my personal favourites is Hempseed Oil.
The TC boys get to grips with tackle and bait, testing them to the limit out on the bank. Here’s what they think…Mainline New GrangeRRP: £11. 50 per kilo of boiliesWebsite: www. mainlinebaits.
Available in a wide range to match the existing flavours of Mainline bait, this PVA-friendly and highly viscous syrup is the extra attraction needed to boost all manner of baits. RRP: £6. 99 per 500ml Contact: 01268 541006Website: www. mainline-baits.
A cloudy, super-attractive spod mixComplete with active enhancers and stimulants Best suited for spodding over zigs on higher-stocked venuesCreates a visual and highly effective cloud of attraction Supplied in a hefty 4kg bag
£13. 99
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Designed specifically for use as a sloppy spod mix
A fine blend of feed enhancers, stimulants and slow-sinking particles
Simply add water and it’s ready to go
Can be used all year round
Supplied in 4kg bags
£13. 99
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High-attract, shelf-life boilies featuring a combination of flavours and attractors with a purpose-designed nutritious, high-leakage base mixRRP: From £6. 20 per 500g bagContact: 01268 541006 or www. mainline-baits. co.
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.
The large amounts of selected seaweeds make this a highly nutritional bait, packed with natural attractionRRP: £9. 99Contact: 0300 303 1012 or www. marukyu. co.
A sweet bait incorporating an oriental-fruit-flavour combination. Light sandy-brown colour with flecks of green. RRP: £9. 99 per kiloContact: 0300 3031012 or www.
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.
Six scientifically formulated versionsPVA friendly, can be squirted into bagsSuper-sticky, adheres to any baitPacked with amino attractors£9. 99WWW. MARUKYU. CO.
At first glance, the steep price tag may look unappealing but grab a bottle of this stuff and give it a go. On opening the bottle a salty fish aroma hits you that resembles the smell of ground fish. Put a good helping of the liquid onto a hook bait and the thickness sticks brilliantly, even on impact with the water. With it being PVA-friendly I wouldn’t be averse to putting a squirt or two in a bag to increase the pulling power or adding it to a stick mix.
A nutrition-packed groundbait of various fine ingredients, including selected amino acids, yeast extracts, nori seaweed and much more. RRP: £5. 99 per kiloContact: 0300 303 1012 Website: www. marukyu.