Nutritional Base Mixes
The full range of Essential base mixes have been developed with quality, attraction and nutrition foremost in mind. We can proudly say that without any reservations, these are the best ‘Food Baits’ currently available....
Shellfish B5
An extremely high quality long-term food source that needs little introduction. It has been literally taking apart some of the most difficult waters for a number of years now. The high level of crustacean extracts give the bait a unique crunchy shell-like texture, that imitates much of their natural food ie, snails, mussels, caddis etc. The B5 also contains Betaine, Robin Red and low temperature fishmeals together with soluble fish and milk protein concentrates.
A brilliant ‘all season’ mix that has proved devastating on virtually every water it has been used on. Many anglers believe that this is the most successful ‘big fish’ bait ever developed.
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1kg bag £8.45 5kg bucket £39.00 10kg bucket £73.00
Natural Squid
Another very high quality fishmeal that’s perfect for all season use. It contains the finest low temperature fishmeals, salmon meal, pre-digested fish proteins, betaine and pure squid powder. Just like the B5, this bait also contains crustacean extracts to give it a nice crunchy shell-like texture that the carp seem to love, but unlike the B5, it does not contain Robin Red, therefore offering a brilliant alternative on waters where ‘red fishmeals’ have slowed down or the carp are looking for something different.
1kg bag £8.45 5kg bucket £39.00 10kg bucket £73.00
Creamseed
Probably the best cold-water bait ever developed, in fact, the colder the temperatures, the better the Cream-CSM appears to work! This bait has got a phenomenal winter track record and boasts an impressive list of big fish captures from a variety of difficult venues. Contains a finely balanced blend of soluble milk proteins in conjunction with our own exclusive combination of selected birdfoods. An ideal summer alternative to the more commonly used fishmeals or to keep those bites coming through the winter!
This is the same base mix that makes the Pineapple-CSM, Black Pepper-CSM and Cream-CSM frozen ready-mades.
1kg bag £8.75 5kg bucket £40.00 10kg bucket £75.00
Cranberry Red
Another highly effective birdfood/milk protein combination that sits nicely alongside our
Cream-CSM to give our customers an alternative choice as we move through the winter months. As the name suggests, the mix contains Cranberry palatants and optimum levels of Robin Red. Can be used to good effect all season, but particularly effective when the water temperatures begin to plummet. Matches up very nicely and works extremely well with our LT Cranberry.
1kg bag £8.75 5kg bucket £40.00 10kg bucket £75.00
Mike on Nutritional Base Mixes
It almost goes without saying just how important I believe a good quality nutritional base mix is when it comes to catching carp on a consistent basis. You’ve only got to look at the success of the B5, year after year, to understand that a good quality food source will completely out-fish baits with lower nutritional values.
One of the most important things to remember is that carp have the ability to search out and recognise food signals prior to consumption. In other words, a good quality food source will spell the word FOOD as it releases ‘attractor signals’ into the surrounding water.
Baits constructed with little or no food value are unable to do this, and once any added attractors have been dispersed into the surrounding water, there will be no more food signals coming from the bait. In short, a good quality food bait will continue to send messages of food long after other baits have stopped working, and will continue to prove more successful, both short term and long term.
Suggested recipes for the above Base Mixes.
Shellfish B5
3 large eggs, 4ml Shellfish Plum, 15ml Omega-50 Red Salmon Oil, 1tsp FF6, 2tsp GLM extract,
16oz B5 Base Mix
Natural Squid
3 large eggs, 5ml Natural Squid, 15ml Omega-50 Red Salmon oil, 2 tsp GLM, 16oz Natural Squid base Mix.
Cream-CSM
3 large eggs, 4ml Caramel Cream, 1tsp Sweet Cream, 1tsp Betaine, 10ml Fruit Seed Oil,
16oz Cream-CSM Base Mix.
Cranberry Red
3 large eggs, 4ml Cranberry, 1ml Thaumatin-B, 1tsp Betaine, 16oz Cranberry Red Base Mix.
Recommended Boiling Times
12mm/1min 15 secs
14mm/1min 30 secs
16mm/1min 45 secs
18mm/2 mins
20mm/2 mins 15 secs
Note: These times are from when the water starts to boil, not from when the baits are introduced into the water.
