Bait

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.

Great smelling, comprehensive range of hook baits in Sonu’s new aromatic spicy, meaty recipeRRP: £5. 99Contact: 01952 210535or www. sonubaits. com.

Neutrally buoyant hook baits,rolled with the highly successful Cell base mix and flavour in 15mm or 18mmRRP: £5. 99Contact: 01920 438338 or www. baitfeedonline. co.

Handy-pack-sized baits in various, classic Nash Bait flavours in 10mm and 15mmRRP: £2. 99 per 200gContact: 01702 233232 or www. nashtackle. co.

Mixed maize, mini maize, hemp, wheat and chilli flakes. Preserved so that it will not go off on the bankRRP: £10. 99 for 3kgContact: 01666 575330 or www. cotswoldbaits.

A coarse groundbait containing small chunks of real tiger nut and a ground powder of mixed nutsRRP: £12. 50 for 5kgContact: 01202 487922 or www. kentparticles. co.