Bait

These neat tubs, with both bottom baits and pop-ups within, provide the perfect pop-up and bottom-bait combination. Bankside Tackle Snowman KitRRP: £5. 75Contact: 01684 294511 or www. banksidetackle.

Peanuts presoaked in Gulp! exclusive water-soluble attractors. The best bit is that they’re 100 per cent PVA-friendly and carp love them!Berkley Gulp! CarpPeanuts SeedsRRP: 800ml £6. 99; 1,800ml £10. 99 Contact: 01527 405410 or www.

Classic, well-prepared hempseed with a pungent garlic flavour – a real carpy favourite. Hemp will keep carp grubbing around in your swim for far longer than boilies and pellets and the garlic flavour in these only adds to the attraction and all-round profile of the seeds. Berkley Gulp!’s particles are all PVA-friendly, so provide a real edge when used in sticks or solid bags – convenience and effectiveness in one. Provided the seeds remain below the level of the liquid in the tubs, they also remain useable for long periods without going off.

Bird-food-based, sandy-yellow boilies with a strong, natural-smelling pineapple flavourRRP: £9. 99 per kiloContact: 01527 405410 or www. berkley-fishing. com.

PVA-friendly tigers that have been fermented in cola, boosting the sweetness and appeal, ideal for a boosted hook bait RRP: 800ml tub £12. 99; 1. 8 litre £24. 99Contact: 01527 405410 Website: www.

Designed to give an added boosted attraction directly around your hook bait, the new Stick Mix from Blakes Baits combines a high nutritional profile and valuable feeding triggers alike. The Stealth mix is one of two in the range and is a naturally dark colour packed with high levels of oils and attractive ingredients that were hand-picked by the specialist field testers who wanted to create a versatile and unrivalled product. It can be used in PVA bags or sticks and is the perfect mix to offer a distinct and super attractive aroma and taste. While the dark nature helps to deter bird life when targeting shallow, clear water or bird-infested venues, also if you want to stand out it will be highly visible when fished on clean gravel and sand drawing the carp right into you.

We review some of the best carp catchers that money can buy. Unique boilies that contain crab and cranberry flavours. The extensive range boasts boilies, pop-ups, stick mix and dip. BLAKES BAITS Crab & Cranberry BoiliesRRP: £6.