Mainlines attitude to carp baits has taken the guesswork and complexity out of putting together a winning, easy to roll combination. Many aspects are of paramount importance when we develop a product. Firstly all our products are of the highest quality human food grade. Our buying power allows us to use only the finest ingredients, shipping them from as far afield as Japan, New Zealand and Scandinavia. We then pack everything in the best-laminated foiled bags to ensure you buy the same quality off the shelf.
Taste, texture and palatability are essential considerations, because a carp, which finds a bait irresistible, is a catchable carp. We add amino based powdered enhancers and palatants, which not only serve to attract but also give a bait a 'round' taste to complement the initial attraction. Mainline's baits are tailored to be instantly acceptable, but the long life of bait is a vital ingredient of their success. Our mixes are consistently successful throughout a season and even season to season, which is important when you consider the time, money and effort spent on baiting campaigns.
Lastly, but most importantly, a most valuable ingredient is confidence. Buying a bag of Mainline base mix is buying confidence in a bag. Concentrate on getting the location and terminal tackle right, safe in the knowledge that Mainline has already provided top quality bait.
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Forward thinking. Different. Staying ahead of the rest.....
We could give you the usual advertising ‘blurb’ that goes with a new bait, but we won’t simply because The Cell is not the usual new bait.
The Cell is neither milk protein, fishmeal or birdfood. In fact The Cell is not your normal everyday carp bait. It is designed to provide a protein source that is easier for carp to convert than fishmeals and birdfoods, provoking a sustained feeding response in all water temperatures.
Actively field tested over a two year period with truly outstanding results, from a company you can trust. The Cell is now ready to take carp bait technology to a new level.
Just wait and see our results will speak for them selfs!
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Cell base mix
15ml Cell additive
PULSE– THE NEW AGE
The Mainline team have been working hard on the development of this new bait concept for over the past year. Lengthy field testing prior to launch proved that we had something very special on our hands.
The Pulse is a food source bait which uses a reactionary liquid additive to ‘energise’ the complex recipe structure. Based along the proven lines of previous winning Mainline baits but utilising new ingredients and a formula concept that brings out the very best of all the components.
However the most striking aspect of the Pulse it’s smell which is unlike anything else we have come across before! A uniquely ‘carpy’ aroma that is pungent and distinctly unusual – you just know that carp are going to love it, and they do!!
The Pulse is reddish brown in colour, packed with active Amino acids with a high protein profile, extremely digestible and suitable for all year round usage.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Pulse base mix
15ml Pulse additive
Pro-Active Pineapple The Pro-Active Pineapple was released to the fieldtesters last year after the phenomenal success of the High-Visual pineapple pop-ups and being put under immense pressure to produce a food source, pineapple bait. How many anglers have followed this massive trend and caught fish on pineapple pop-ups, thousands of them so it seemed a natural progression.
We were already looking at some new and very interesting ingredients and thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to put them to good use. Mid-protein, digestion, solubility and taste being the key factors to the make up of this bait.
Natural in colour with a sweet, creamy, pineapple taste and smell, the bait is made with ingredients exclusive to Mainline Baits to ensure that there is no other bait like it.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Pro-Active Pineapple base mix
15ml Pro-Active Pineapple additive
The Fusion Mix We are all very proud of our achievements at Mainline in the development of undoubtedly some of the finest food source baits available today, and the fusion is no exception.
This is with out doubt the most complex H.N.V style bait we have developed to date, A combination of two reactionary components, one dry and one liquid, insure easy access to the nutritional and energy aspects of this product and ensure's its effectiveness time and time again.
A fishy-meaty-savory aroma and low in oil content, reddy brown in colour. A genuine all year around bait.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams The Fusion base mix
15ml The Fuse
Activ Maple-8 Mix Activ Maple-8 is new for 2003, and although the name suggests it, this is not just Activ -8 with the inclusion of maple, far from it, the complexity and make up of this particular product incorporates a high natural sugar content which in turn makes this highly digestible in useable energy.
Early indications have proof this product to be a real winner in all water temperatures. Activ Maple-8 is one in an long line in dedicated base mixes from the mainline camp and expectations are high for the forth coming season for our latest food source bait.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Activ Maple-8 base mix
15ml A-M-8 Activator
Activ-8 Mix
Mainline's reputation of breaking new ground in carp bait technology has never been more apparent than through the release of activ-8. It is neither a fishmeal, bird food or a milk protein mix but contains eight active ingredients, some of which we believe have not before been used in carp baits.
This is a superb all year round bait, being a nutritional but easily digested. Fish take to it from the word go, many big fish being caught on the baits first introduction to a water. Its success on all the big fish waters it has been used on is unrivalled. The Activ-8 nicknamed the eight ball, is the only choice for the dedicated carper after big, pressured fish.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Actice-8 base mix
15ml Active-8 additive
Winter-8 Mix
Mainline's reputation of breaking new ground in carp bait technology has never been more apparent than through the release of the Active-8. The Winter-8 is an extension of the Active-8 with more water soluble ingredients, and is also high in nutritional value with a slightly higher protein and bird food content, yet retains a high content of solubility, and a slightly increased higher leakage rate, lending itself more freely available in cold water conditions.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Winter-8 base mix
15ml Winter-8 additive
NRG Mix NRG is the latest flagship bait from the mainline stable. Released two years ago to the fieldtesters, the testament of this product stands head and shoulders of all challengers .
Like all our other dedicated mixes NRG has some unique ingredients giving it a distinctive flavour and taste that is irresistible to fish.
Due to the make up of this product when immersed into water the profile of this bait is continually changing due to our specially formulated active ingredients which help induce and stimulate feeding.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams NRG base mix
15ml N-R-Gizer
The Assasin-8 (PT10) base mix is our latest addition to the very successful and well-proven Mainline concept that has now been taken one step further.
Again the savory style bait is full of digestable proteins with a high nutritional value, that utilises usable proteins that are easily digested in all water temperatures resulting in an excellent all year round bait. The Assasin-8 (PT10) base mix has been designed soley to be used in conjuction with the Catalyst PT10 complete food source additive at the rate of 15mls per 500 grams of base mix.
Suggested recipes:
4 Medium sized eggs
500 grams Assasin-8 base mix
15ml Catalyst PT10 additive
The 'Grange' CSL Mix Used by so many leading carp anglers and accounting for obscene numbers of big fish, this really is a very special bait. It is the first in a line of the specially designed and dedicated base mixes and has been called "the best leveler since the hair rig".
The Grange base mix and the Corn Steep Liquor are an intended match and when used together, form a bait that will work in the water to release free aminos and soluble attractors for long periods.
The actual ingredients are one of the best-kept secrets as others have tried in vain to copy its success. What we can say is that it acts like a living culture and is a complete food source for the fish. In fact, there have been so many repeat captures of big fish on the Grange that it's effectiveness to the point a of domination and addiction is unquestioned.
Suggested recipes:
500 grams Grange
12ml C.S.L. part 1
1ml Part 2
2ml Sweet-De
A lot has been said about protein baits, many anglers shying away from them in recent years. Mainline have always believed in their effectiveness during the colder months and rather than change the mix to suit what is in fashion, we use only the finest ingredients. It is a blend of the best caseins, lactalbumin, milk and whey proteins and yet retains a high degree of solubility, as well as a few little 'edges' that unique to Mainline. It is a mix that can be used with any liquid additives and rolls very easily indeed. For Those anglers who prefer a hard bait or tough hook bait, a 50/50 mixture of Protein Plus with your other chosen a base mix, will result in a much harder and more durable bait.
Suggested recipes:
500 grams Protein Plus
5ml Tutti Frutti
2ml Sweet-Ade
500 grams Protein Plus
5ml Pineapple
5ml Milky Toffee
2ml Sweet-Ade
500 grams Protein Plus
5ml Sweet Plum
5ml Milky Toffee
2ml Sweet-Ade
500 grams Protein Plus
5ml Banana & Pear
3ml Condensed Milk
3ml Hydra Sweet
Liver and Marine Mix
A unique blend of the finest fishmeals with added high fat energy sources and enriched with vitamins and minerals. It contains the best liver and amino compounds available and they help give the bait a different smell and taste. This was designed to be used on fishmeal dominated waters and be instantly attractive while retaining a significantly different smell and taste for that added to edge. Fishmeals are not all the same, as this mix repeatedly proves.
Essential Fish Mix Using attractors from both the Essential Opal and Liver and Marine Baits, the Essential Fish Mix is a fishmeal different to any others. It contains the powdered feed inducing agents, palatants and the fruity edge of the Opal, making it great bait even without added flavours. Alternatively the Profile Plus flavours or liquid additives can be used to enhance the smell and taste of the base mix. If fishmeals are being used on your water and you are looking for that 'edge' this is the one to try - a winner since filled testing days and still catching wherever it is used. In fact it is so popular that we are forced to produce a readymade on the same base!
Suggested recipes:
500 grams Essential Fish Mix
5ml Sweet Plum
2ml Sweet-Ade
500 grams Essential Fish Mix
5ml Passion Fruit
5ml Meta-Mino
500 grams Essential Fish Mix
5ml Peach-Ade
5ml Fosoil
500 grams Essential Fish Mix
5ml Blackcurrant
2ml Sweet-Ade
Essential Opal Mix
Based on various birdfeeds, milk proteins, high energy sources and water soluble fats, this really is a birdfeed bait with a difference. It has a strong, fruity flavour in the actual base mix giving the bait the ability to overcome what are generally termed 'bottom' smells such as weed and in particular silt. It can be used with any flavours or additives in the Mainline a range, and although aimed at the longer-term use, it will invariably catch from its first introduction due to its unique and remarkable smell. A slightly coarser mix than the Yellow Seed it still remains easy to work with and roll. For anglers that use ground bait for a carp fishing, Essential Opal mixed 50/50 with bread crumb will produce a lovely, fruity mix.
One of the most popular and cost effective base mixes, comprising a blend of carbohydrates and proteins. As the name suggests it has an extremely high leakage rate, balanced with a neutral flavour and a taste. As it has no real 'handle' of its own, it is best used with any or all of the liquid amino based additives, flavours and sweeteners.
This bait was designed with busy, well stocked waters in mined and where large beds of bait may be required to keep fish feeding for long periods. It is also ideal for foreign trips where you need an instant reaction and may need to feed a lot of bait, rather than being able to establish a food source.
Suggested recipes:
500 grams High Leakage
5ml Tutti-Frutti
2ml Sweet-Ade
500 grams High Leakage
5ml Spice B
2ml Sweet-Ade
500 grams High Leakage
5ml Scopex
3ml Hydra Sweet
500 grams High Leakage
5ml Fruit-Tella
2ml Sweet-Ade
Polaris pop up mix
The Polaris Pop-up mix has been a long time coming, but we felt we could not release it until we were fully satisfied it was the best (in our opinion) on the market. Working closely with our consultants and field testers we know the importance of making a perfect pop-up and in the Polaris we think we offer that. again we have taken out all the hard work of producing the perfect pop up, just add eggs your chosen additives mix -roll -boil leave to dry and hey presto you have a perfect buoyant hook bait as if like magic.
One large egg makes on average 100 14 mm pop-ups with no need to microwave or bake, just add eggs, mix, roll and boil to the specified instructions for a buoyant pop-up every time.
Please follow the step by step mixing instructions on the side of the polaris tub. We have also translated our mixing instructions into 4 laugages for the aid of our European friends.
Mixing Instructions:
1 - crack one large egg into a mix bowl.
2 - add your flavours, additives and colour dyes at your chosen levels and whisk thoroughly.
3 - slowly add the polaris pop up mix, until a firm but workable paste is achieved.
4 - roll to desired size and boil for 2-3 mins.
5 - leave to air dry in warm place for 24 hours.
6 - your pop ups are now ready for use.
7 - we recommend air-drying for a longer period, for long-term storage.
Mainlines attitude to carp baits has taken the guesswork and complexity out of putting together a winning, easy to roll combination. Many aspects are of paramount importance when we develop a product. Firstly all our products are of the highest quality human food grade. Our buying power allows us to use only the finest ingredients, shipping them from as far afield as Japan, New Zealand and Scandinavia. We then pack everything in the best-laminated foiled bags to ensure you buy the same quality off the shelf.
The Mainline team have been working hard on the development of this new bait concept for over the past year. Lengthy field testing prior to launch proved that we had something very special on our hands.
The Pro-Active Pineapple was released to the fieldtesters last year after the phenomenal success of the High-Visual pineapple pop-ups and being put under immense pressure to produce a food source, pineapple bait. How many anglers have followed this massive trend and caught fish on pineapple pop-ups, thousands of them so it seemed a natural progression. 
We are all very proud of our achievements at Mainline in the development of undoubtedly some of the finest food source baits available today, and the fusion is no exception. 
Activ Maple-8 is new for 2003, and although the name suggests it, this is not just Activ -8 with the inclusion of maple, far from it, the complexity and make up of this particular product incorporates a high natural sugar content which in turn makes this highly digestible in useable energy.
Mainline's reputation of breaking new ground in carp bait technology has never been more apparent than through the release of activ-8. It is neither a fishmeal, bird food or a milk protein mix but contains eight active ingredients, some of which we believe have not before been used in carp baits.
The Assasin-8 (PT10) base mix is our latest addition to the very successful and well-proven Mainline concept that has now been taken one step further. 
Used by so many leading carp anglers and accounting for obscene numbers of big fish, this really is a very special bait. It is the first in a line of the specially designed and dedicated base mixes and has been called "the best leveler since the hair rig". 
A lot has been said about protein baits, many anglers shying away from them in recent years. Mainline have always believed in their effectiveness during the colder months and rather than change the mix to suit what is in fashion, we use only the finest ingredients. It is a blend of the best caseins, lactalbumin, milk and whey proteins and yet retains a high degree of solubility, as well as a few little 'edges' that unique to Mainline. It is a mix that can be used with any liquid additives and rolls very easily indeed. For Those anglers who prefer a hard bait or tough hook bait, a 50/50 mixture of Protein Plus with your other chosen a base mix, will result in a much harder and more durable bait.
A unique blend of the finest fishmeals with added high fat energy sources and enriched with vitamins and minerals. It contains the best liver and amino compounds available and they help give the bait a different smell and taste. This was designed to be used on fishmeal dominated waters and be instantly attractive while retaining a significantly different smell and taste for that added to edge. Fishmeals are not all the same, as this mix repeatedly proves. 
Using attractors from both the Essential Opal and Liver and Marine Baits, the Essential Fish Mix is a fishmeal different to any others. It contains the powdered feed inducing agents, palatants and the fruity edge of the Opal, making it great bait even without added flavours. Alternatively the Profile Plus flavours or liquid additives can be used to enhance the smell and taste of the base mix. If fishmeals are being used on your water and you are looking for that 'edge' this is the one to try - a winner since filled testing days and still catching wherever it is used. In fact it is so popular that we are forced to produce a readymade on the same base! 
Based on various birdfeeds, milk proteins, high energy sources and water soluble fats, this really is a birdfeed bait with a difference. It has a strong, fruity flavour in the actual base mix giving the bait the ability to overcome what are generally termed 'bottom' smells such as weed and in particular silt. It can be used with any flavours or additives in the Mainline a range, and although aimed at the longer-term use, it will invariably catch from its first introduction due to its unique and remarkable smell. A slightly coarser mix than the Yellow Seed it still remains easy to work with and roll. For anglers that use ground bait for a carp fishing, Essential Opal mixed 50/50 with bread crumb will produce a lovely, fruity mix.
One of the most popular and cost effective base mixes, comprising a blend of carbohydrates and proteins. As the name suggests it has an extremely high leakage rate, balanced with a neutral flavour and a taste. As it has no real 'handle' of its own, it is best used with any or all of the liquid amino based additives, flavours and sweeteners. 
The Polaris Pop-up mix has been a long time coming, but we felt we could not release it until we were fully satisfied it was the best (in our opinion) on the market. Working closely with our consultants and field testers we know the importance of making a perfect pop-up and in the Polaris we think we offer that. again we have taken out all the hard work of producing the perfect pop up, just add eggs your chosen additives mix -roll -boil leave to dry and hey presto you have a perfect buoyant hook bait as if like magic.
Mixing Instructions: