Autumn

Traditionally we are about to enter one of the best months for fishing of the whole year, a time when fishmeal baits are at their best in my opinion. Too many people are all to quick to look to a winter bait, especially considering that many lakes were frozen for long periods last year and fishing was hard to come by after December. Most of the A Bait range are ideal winter baits as only the Monster spice contains any significant amount of oils. It is also worth considering that all the baits contain additives to increase the digestion and palatability of the base mixes.

I currently have the highest level of stock I have ever had and this is because of the Mega carp show in Southend in November. Although it is 2 months away I will need to get the stock organised now in time to fill the stand. The baits I will be taking to the show are as follows.

Plum Zing

NB2 (New black fishmeal with a very unusual flavour combo and pure liver extracts)

A Plex (Red Bull concentrate with Berry palatants, with added dark yeast and protein sweetener)

XL and XL white (digestible sweet base with yeast cell walls, milk and fruit palatants)

Tangerine dream (a lime green birdfood base with the nicest fruit label you have smelt)

Skunk and blackberry (a lilac birdfood on a classic theme)

Purple red Bull

All the show bait will be in 750 gram bags as usual and I also have 300 pots of eye candy pop-ups already.

I will not be ordering very much bait before the show for the website and the stock I have in this week should last me until this date.

I will also be taking a break from the bait from the middle of November until the 1st of March. This is a very slow period as a rule and I will be looking to reorganise the garage or even a small unit locally, I will still be open during this period but the stock will be limited to what is in stock.

I have been testing new products all year which I think will make a major difference to the baits effectiveness and one in particular is as good as anything I have ever seen. They are from a variety of sources mostly from Europe and from the aquaculture industry. With everybody offering reasonable fishmeal baits it is necessary to look for the edges in order to offer something very different which is what the A Bait has always been about.

My recent trip to Slovakia did not pan out as I had hoped but pioneering is always risky compared to fishing established commercial fisheries. My trip to France was also cut very short and I was forced to come home 4 days early but I hope to do a bit of autumn / winter fishing this year and have already started baiting a new water.

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Best wishes

Jay