Vision baits International
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Vision baits International
Vision baits International Mile End Business Park, Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 8NN U.K. Tel: +44 (0)1691 659859 Fax: +44 (0)1691 671487 Email: sales@visionbaitsint.com Web: www.visionbaitsinternational.com A member of the Morgans Group Mixes Advantage Base Mixes Contents Introduction Page 2 Advantage base mixes 3 Roll your own bait 7 New Dimension base mixes 10 Special boilie mix 12 Special hook baits and designer glugs 13 Freezer baits 15 Welcome to Vision baits International Shelf life boilies 17 A company with a ‘new’ name but with more than thirty-five years experience in developing carp baits ‘that catch fish!’ Liquid food concentrates 18 We have a range of products to suit every angling situation and our freezer bait range is awesome. Over the next 12 months you will start to see the product range appear in many more shops but if you have any problems finding what you require give Darren a ring. Bulk food oils 20 Essential oils 21 Keep sending in the pictures and keep in touch with your catches via our email address: Flavour/concentrates 22 info@visionbaitsinternational.com. Power of the pellet 24 The devastating method mix 27 Natural extracts 31 Super sense palatants 33 Hook bait enhancers 34 Popups 35 Particle power 36 Bait ingredients 39 Tight Lines for now Tony Mills (Product Development) Darren Conway (General Manager) 2 VISION baits s y l a l i w n M Tony Darren Co All our base mixes contain only the finest ingredients available, they are chosen for their digestibility, soluble attractors, protein content, amino acid profiles and lipids. We also support our nutrition with a proven vitamin and mineral supplement. You should also remember that 10kilo of dry mix will make approx 14-15kg when finished, which helps to bring the price down. Our mixes can be used as High attract instant hook baits or as a long-term baiting tactic. They all leak off those soluble feeding triggers carp find hard to resist and all our mixes contain unique interactive proteins and enzymes that knit the matrix of the bait together. Here is a short profile and my personal big fish recipes for each mix. Adding eggshells will give that extra crunch that carp seem to like. Advantage Base Mixes 1 kg bag 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets VISION baits 3 Advantage Base Mixes LT94 A classic BIG carp catcher. It can be used as a long term food source or it can work as an instant high attract food bait – carp find this mix irresistible, its range of tastes and textures ensure a continuous flow of soluble food signals leaking from the bait. LT94 contains blends of proven carp foods. LT94 low temp fish meal, CP70 soluble fish proteins, krill extract, soluble liver extract, our own blend of 6 quality milk proteins, complex carbohydrates, seaweed, maize 60 protein, a blend of insect and egg biscuit bird foods, the classic all time great ‘ROBIN RED’ plus several unique feeding triggers which work within the bait matrix. LT94 has been developed to compete with the carp’s natural food source and applied corrrectly will catch you a lot of BIG CARP. The more they eat – the more they want!!! The pellet to use with LT94 is Vision bloodworm and red pepper extract. This bait WILL compete with any bait available and in most cases outfish them through the 4 seasons. TOP RECIPE 6 medium eggs 40ml LT94 liquid base mix concentrate 30ml red salmon oil 3ml sweetener 5g savoury meat palatant 10g betain (dissolve in eggs) For extra crunch use the eggshells, crush them up and add to your liquids. Advantage Base Mixes LTM94 PROFILE This mix was developed to give anglers the opportunity to use a top class fishmeal without the robin red influence. 4 x 4 THE FOUR SEASON MIX PROFILE If there is one bait that is a true 4-season banker, here it is. A mix closely developed with several of my field testers 25 years ago. I have refined the food profile slightly over the years but this mix still catches now like it did back them. It will work as an instant bait as soon as it is introduced but because of the digestibility it will work as well in the hardest winter or in the middle of a hot summer. LTM94 contains the same ingredients as LT94 without the robin red and with an increased bird food content. The pellet to use with LTM94 is Vision ocean protein This is a bait to stick with, as it will eventually dominate the venues catches. Boil for 11/2 - 2 minutes. Dry for 6 hours and then freeze. When crushed the bait smells of savoury liver with shellfish undertones, which come from NATURAL extracts, used within the bait structure. 4 x 4 contains 9 perfect blends of ingredients which work together interactively creating a bait which will compete with any bait on the market. 4 x 4 contains high quality milk proteins, LT94 fish meal, caplin and sardine fish meal, soluble fish extracts, shrimp meal, seaweed, complex carbohydrates, robin red, maize 60 protein, selected ground bird foods and our signature feeding triggers. If on a personal choice you wish to add a more distinctive label I suggest 3ml of ocean protein or 2ml liver and garlic sausage. It is important you use the LT94 base mix concentrate in this recipe, as it has been specifically developed to interact with the dry ingredients in the mix The pellet to use with 4 x 4 is our successful MULTIBLEND with its broad spectrum of pellet types, giving break down times from 15minutes to 24hrs. TOP RECIPE 6 medium eggs 40ml 4 x 4 liquid base mix concentrate 30ml red salmon oil 4ml sweetener 5g spice-tastic 15g betain (dissolve in eggs) If you feel you want to create your own label try 3ml pineapple and 2ml ocean protein dropping the 4 x 4 liquid base mix concentrate and adding 40ml of maximino bio liver. This combination is a favourite of mine on European big fish waters catching from the off. Boil for 11/2 minutes. Dry for 6 hours and then freeze. When crushed the bait has a savoury liver and garlic sausage undertone, a classic carp aroma and certainly comes in my top 3 all time great carp attractors. TOP RECIPE 6 medium eggs 40ml LTM94 liquid base mix concentrate 30ml red salmon oil 4ml sweetener or 5g Candy sweet 10g betain (dissolve in eggs) Boil for 11/2 - 2 minutes. Dry for 6 hours and then freeze. When crushed LTM94 has a subtle sweet molasses maple aroma, these two concentrates have caught thousands of fish since the 70’s If on a personal choice you wish to customise the mix I suggest 5ml pineapple + 4ml sweetener or 4ml squid and octopus + 3ml sweetener. Dropping the base mix concentrate and adding 40ml Maximino Bio multi blend. 4 VISION baits VISION baits 5 Advantage Base Mixes Roll your own for that Extra Edge OCEAN PROTEIN PROFILE A natural crustation mix that contains a high level of oyster shell for the crunch factor. The extracts included in this mix are the nearest thing to the carp’s natural food items, it has an exceptionally fully digestible food profile coming from the unique soluble proteins used within the bait structure. The pellets to use with ocean protein are Vision halibut plus or Ocean Protein. CRUSHED RED SEED A long-time winter favourite of mine. TOP RECIPE 6 medium eggs 40ml OP liquid base mix concentrate 30ml red salmon oil 4ml sweetener 10g betain (dissolve in eggs) Ocean protein contains high levels of green lipped mussel extract, squid extract, soluble fish proteins, krill meal, shrimp meal, LT94 fish meal, crushed oyster shell, marine protein extracts, maize 60 protein, our range of quality mixed milk proteins, complex carbohydrates, pharmaceutical kelp powder, CLO and ground aquatic insects, all the ingredients interact, supporting the NATURAL food signals which leak from this 4 course carp meal. Boil for 11/2 minutes. Dry for 6 hours and then freeze. When crushed, OP leaks off a crab/shellfish label, another big fish bait for a long-term baiting programme, although this will work instantly as a high attract bait. Although this mix contains a large proportion of insect, egg biscuit bird foods and robin red, it has a protein content of around 65% which comes from a blend of acid and rennet casein, calcium cassinate, whey protein concentrates, lactalbium, egg albium, high fat calf milk, complex carbohydrates, maize 60 proteins, sea weed, dextrose monohydrate, enzymes and two interactive feeding triggers used extensively in the aquaculture industry. The interacting ingredients within the matrix of the bait create a new dimension in carp mixes. This bait can be described as AWESOME the natural enzymes tick away within the bait creating a highly digestible and nutritious food profile. If you wish to add your own label plum shellfish, squid and octopus or black caviar are good bets, but please keep the levels to 2 or 3ml per 6 eggs, dropping the OP liquid base mix concentrate and using 40ml of maximino bio fish. Roll CRS is a unique blend of energy and protein, which carp can fully utilise for all four seasons. CRS has been developed to give a change bait if carp become wary of fish meals, it is easily digested and the high quality milk content insures the carp keep coming back time and time again. The pellet to use with crushed red seed is Vision CONCENTRATED CORN STEEP LIQUOR or our MULTIBLEND MIX. TOP RECIPE 6 medium eggs 40ml CRS liquid base mix concentrate 30ml soya oil 4ml sweetener 10g betain (dissolve in eggs) 2 tea spoons of salt or MSG 5g lacto-cream palatant Boil for 2 minutes. Dry for 6 hours and then freeze. When crushed the bait leaks a gentle creamy red fruit and clove essential oil label, this definitely is a big fish bait and applied carefully will become a long term food source. If you wish to customise your mix, I would suggest 12 drops of geranium oil as the alternative, dropping the CRS liquid base mix concentrate and adding 40ml of maximino multiblend. BAIT ROLLING Here is a foolproof guide in rolling your own baits for that extra edge A lot of Anglers are really missing out by not rolling their own boilies, it really is cost effective 10kilo makes about 14kilo of finished mix plus you can customise your mix so no one can copy you. Rolling bait is not rocket science and you do not need hundreds of ££s worth of equipment to get started. I rolled baits for years without a mixer using a large mixing bowl, a fork and a small gardener rolling table. A 12-egg mix start to finish should take 11/2 hrs maximum, however if you want to buy freezer baits Vision have a range to cover every situation. Here is how I roll my baits and I do roll my own even now!!! BOILIE MAKING There have been thousands of words written on how to make bait, this is my own step-by-step guide to rolling bolies. 1) The first and one of the most important things is somewhere to roll your bait, the wife’s kitchen especially if you are using Squid and Octopus or Ocean protein will only cause a big row! Find a garage, garden shed or outhouse that has plenty of firm working area so that you can spread out your base mixes, oils, attractors, mixing and measuring utensils. Make sure, you have everything to hand so that you are not going to run out of any ingredients when you start. At this point I must emphasise, when measuring and weighing your ingredients you must have accurate equipment, keep to the recommended dosages, have a recipe sheet or small book available so that you can write down the exact amounts used. A spoon of this, a glug of that, just doesn’t work. The day you find a combination that gives you the edge is useless unless you have accurate records to copy. You will need a large mixing bowl, or electric mixer, a saucepan to boil your finished baits in, a spoon or sieve to remove them from the water, a good rolling table and a kitchen timer. I suggest a 16mm or 18mm table to start and a bait gun, either hand operated or one that is operated by a compressor. 2) You are now ready to start mixing: Eggs are a very important part of a base mix and great care should be made to only use FRESH eggs: Try to buy them direct from a farmer. A method of testing if eggs are fresh is to place them one at a time in a bowl of water, if they remain in the bottom of the bowl they are ok, if they start to rise or float they should be discarded. I always use medium eggs and work in 6 egg mixes, depending on the type of base mix used, this will produce approximately 11/2 kilo of finished mix. ALWAYS work with the same size eggs, if in doubt weigh each egg. Break 6 eggs into a large mixing bowl or mixer; whisk the eggs together with a fork until blended. Do not use a whisk or blender due to producing too many bubbles, which could result in your mix floating. Use the eggshells in your mix, crush them up and add to your paste, this gives the crunch carp like, it also provides a valuable calcium intake. 6 VISION baits VISION baits 7 Roll your own for that Extra Edge 3) You can now add any flavours, bulk food oils, or liquid foods to your eggs. You can also add a teaspoon of colour to your liquid if required but remember fish meals and red seed mixes will end up brown and red, this is due to the colour of the base ingredients. Blend in the liquids so they disperse in the eggs. IF you are adding powdered attractors and enhancers, add them to the base mix and make sure they are mixed in well. Make sure you have accurately measured the oil and liquid foods keeping to the recommended dosage levels, if you do accidentally put in too much of something, throw it away and start again. 4) You are now ready to add your base mix to the eggs. A lot of people seem to have problems at this stage. Don’t just pour in 1000g of base mix and expect it to mix well, because it won’t. After making several batches of bait you will know almost to the gram how much mix you are going to need, however if for any reason you change your recipe make sure of that extra mix, if its not used put it in an airtight container and save it for the next time. Add your dry mix to the bowl 200g at a time, using a fork or electric mixer with a dough hook, mix until a firm consistency is arrived at. Once it becomes impossible to mix with a fork it is time to lift it out and start kneading by hand. Common sense and a couple of mixes will tell you when the mix is right, a good rule of thumb is a clean bowl with no excess mix clinging to the sides, and no dry mix in the bottom of the bowl. 5) Lift out your mix and start to knead by hand. At this stage you might find it too sticky. Put another handful of base mix into your bowl and drop the ball of paste into it. By constantly pushing and kneading the sticky base mix into the dry mix it will start to firm up quite quickly. Do not get it too dry, as this will cause the base mix to start cracking, if this happens add a little water and knead into the paste until it becomes workable again. To test if it is ready to roll take a small piece of paste and roll it in the palms of you hand, if it makes a perfect smooth bait with no cracks and it does not stick to your hand you are ready to roll your boilies. Roll your own for that Extra Edge 6) Take the paste and roll into a long sausage, so that it fits into your bait gun, any excess can be used after you have used what’s in the gun. Placing the excess paste into a plastic bag and rolling it up will help to stop it drying out. In very warm conditions I only make enough to just fill the gun. Extrude a sausage onto your bait table base, now place the top on and press down firmly, push backwards and forwards 3 to 4 times, lift off the top, you should now have perfectly round baits ready to boil. If they have broken up the mix is to dry. If they have dragged along the table they are too sticky. Roll all the base mix ready for boiling. The other major problem is down to the wrong nozzle size. This will produce misshapen baits, ovals and square sides are the most common. Different types of base mix may require slightly different size nozzles. This will depend on the base mix ingredients; just because you are rolling out a 18mm bird food base mix it doesn’t necessarily mean the nozzle has to be 18mm. As you extrude the sausage some mixes will expand sometimes by up to 1mm. So an 18mm sausage finishes up 19mm, the result is misshapen boilies, trial and error will produce the exact size nozzle. I always start 1mm smaller than I am rolling and trim small amounts off the nozzle until I am satisfied with my finished baits. Mark the nozzle for the next time you use it, a good supply of spare nozzles will ensure you can keep on rolling if you cut one the wrong size. 7) When you have finished rolling your base mix put on your pan of water to boil, now clean up the utensils, put away your flavours, oils and liquid foods. Seal up the bag containing any base mix and store in a dry plastic container for next time. I like to use a large towel to put my boiled baits on this helps in drying them off. The most important thing is when you put your boilies into the boiling water you only put a few in at a time, the water MUST NOT come Before you lift out your mix rub a little olive oil on you hands, this stops the base mix sticking whilst you knead it. off the boil. A kitchen timer is invaluable at this point as too much boiling can ruin a great bait making it no better than a ready-made shelf life boilie. Set your timer to the required time and now drop in a few baits give them a stir after 30 seconds. As your timer goes off at 2minutes, scoop out your boilies, and place them on the towel, repeat until all your bait has been boiled. You may have to add extra water because of evaporation, always make sure the water is brought back to boiling point before continuing. Make sure you follow the recommended boiling times on the base mix instructions. I sometimes vary these batch to batch, some baits will be softer to release their attraction quicker, some slightly harder for hook baits. I always give my baits a minimum of 12hrs drying. I then place them 1kilo at a time into plastic bags, write any information on the bag – flavour – attractors – liquid foods. There is nothing like knowing what you are fishing with. Depending on how much liquid you have after adding liquid foods, bulk food oils, flavours and variation in eggs sizes. You may need to use 450g of mix or 1000g. The best thing to do is have some spare mix handy in case you need a little extra. So there you have it, a complete guide to making your own boilies. It might seem a little complicated but after a couple of mixes you will be rolling like a professional. And remember boilies don’t have to be little round balls, chops and pellet shapes always seem to catch fish because they look a little different to the norm. Tight Lines Bait diameter 10mm 12mm 14mm 16mm 18mm 20mm 22m 24mm 8 VISION baits Suggested boiling times Standard base mixes 40secs 60secs 70secs 90secs 2 minutes 21/4 minutes 3 minutes 31/2 minutes Suggested boiling times Milk proteins 20secs 30secs 35secs 40secs 45secs 50secs 55+secs 60+secs Tony Mills (Product Development Vision baits International) If you have any bait making queries email tonymills@visionbaitsinternatio nal.com" and I will try and answer your questions or give you my advice on your bait problems. VISION baits 9 Europa New Dimension Total Base Mixes NO EGGS NEEDED A REAL SAVING ON BIG BAITING CAMPAIGNS I put these 3 mixes together to enable anglers to compete on BIG European waters where huge baiting campaigns are needed. These mixes are mid protein easily digested and high leakage enabling the fish to find and enjoy the food source easily. By adding one of our liquid foods and a label you will have a superb bait, which will last for seasons. NEW DIMENSION EUROPA BIRD FOOD Packed with crushed and ground seeds including micronised hemp, linseed, nyjer rape, micronised ground flaked maize and maize meal, full fat soya, full fat calf milk, whey powders, yellow semolina rice flower and whole egg powder. You can customise your mix if needed but our Europa seed will catch without any additions. One of the advantages of europa mixes is they only require oil, flavour, colour, betain and water – NO EGGS. We have used a blend of whole egg powder and whey gels to eliminate having to find fresh eggs . These are 3 of my favourite recipes. (1) 35ml soya oil or sesame oil 1 teaspoon red dye 40ml corn steep liquor concentrate 2 teaspoons sea salt 4ml sweetener 10g betain (dissolve in water) 6ml strawberry oil 6 drops bergamont essential oil 5g red fruit palatant Mixing instructions You will need 1000g of dry mix add the dye, sea salt, oil and flavour to the mix and stir in well, dissolve the betain in your water and then add the mix until a soft paste is achieved, you may find the mix needs a little more water as it will absorb quite a lot. Roll and boil for 2mins then dry for 6hrs, freeze or use. (2) 35ml soya oil or rapeseed oil 1 teaspoon yellow dye 6ml scopex 5g candy-sweet palatant 2 teaspoons of salt 10g of betain 35ml maximino multiblend concentrate Follow the mixing instructions as 1st recipe (3) 35ml soya or sesame oil 35ml maximino multiblend concentrate 6ml maple 30ml molasses concentrate 10g candy-sweet palatant 2 teaspoons of sea salt 10g of betain Follow the mixing instructions as 1st recipe. This mix has no dye as the molasses darkens the finished boilie considerably. New Dimension Total Base Mixes NEW DIMENSION EUROPA FISH MEAL 3 top quality fish meals, (40%) ground VB canary food, full fat soya, semovite, sea weed powder, whey powders, whole egg powder, insect and egg biscuit bird foods, milk proteins, maize 60% protein and full fat calf milk. These are 3 of my favourite recipes. (1) 30ml blended fish oil 4ml garlic & liver sausage 3ml sweetener 5g savoury meat palatant 10g betain 30ml maximino bio liver concentrate Follow mixing instructions (2) 30ml salmon oil 5ml ocean protein 30ml maxamino bio fish concentrate 10g betain 3ml sweetener 5g spice-tastic palatant Follow mixing instructions (3) 35ml salmon oil 5ml plum shellfish 3ml sweetener 35ml maximino multiblend concentrate 10g betain 5g red fruit palatant Follow mixing instructions NEW DIMENSION EUROPA 50/50 PLUS An economical 50/50 mix but with the Vision PLUS. A blend of yellow semolina, full fat soya, rice flour, micronised maize, high protein milks, maize 60% protein, whey powders, calf milk, whole egg powder, vitamins, minerals and the Vision trigger. (3) 35ml soya oil 5ml pineapple 10drops N.buytric acid 5g lacto-cream palatant 2 teaspoons sea salt 1 teaspoon yellow dye 10g betain 30ml maximino multiblend concentrate Follow mixing instructions My 3 favourite recipes are as follows. (1) 30ml soya oil 4ml dairy cream 3ml maple 4ml sweetener 35ml corn steep liquor concentrate 10g betain 2 teaspoons sea salt 1 teaspoon of colour Follow mixing instructions (2) 35ml blended fish oil 4ml cranberry 3ml black caviar 4ml sweetener 2 teaspoons sea salt 30ml maximino bio liver concentrate 10g betain 1 teaspoon red dye 5g red fruit palatant Follow mixing instructions New Dimension total birdfood, fishmeal and 50/50 super boilie mix 1kg bag 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets New Dimension total birdfood, fishmeal and 50/50 super boilie mix 1kg bag 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets 10 VISION baits VISION baits 11 Boilie Vision Special Boilie Mix A basic boilie mix made at the request of our Eastern block customers. Boils hard in 90 seconds and is ideal for big baiting campaigns, again needs no eggs. A great mix which performs brilliantly for which it was developed. THIS MIX WILL NOT AIR DRY. My 3 favourite recipes are (1) 1kg boilie mix 1 x 100ml Vision maximino one shot liver and garlic sausage Add enough water to make a smooth paste. (or use 6 medium eggs) 1 teaspoon of salt. Roll to size. Boil for 2 minutes. Dry for 4hrs then freeze or use within 2 days. (2) 1kg boilie mix 6ml strawberry oil 3ml sweetener 1 teaspoon salt 40ml of liquid Vision CSL or maximino bio liver concentrate. Add enough water to make a smooth paste. (Or use 6 medium eggs) Roll to size. Boil for 2 minutes. Dry for 4hrs then freeze or use within 2 days Alternatively use the Oneshot strawberry oil mix. (3) 1kg boilie mix 7ml ocean protein 3ml sweetener 1-teaspoon salt 40ml liquid food of your choice – my choice is Vision bio fish concentrate. Follow other recipes. Alternatively use the one Hookbaits Special Hookbaits & Designer Glugs shot ocean protein mix. If you require a bait with a better food value choose one of the total new dimension mixes or our Advantage mixes. Special Boilie mix 1kg bag 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets There are a lot of anglers who are missing golden opportunities for extra attraction and for little effort could be fishing with very special hook baits. 24 and 48 hours in a liquid food combination, these baits will draw in anything up to 20% of their own weight with liquid attractor. You only have to flick through the pages of the numerous carp magazines and always somewhere there will be an article or picture sequence involving more hook bait attraction. This will also work with readymade shelf life boilies, increasing their attraction and adding substantial food value. Here are a few ideas that have been very successful for me and our team of field testers. GLUGGING This is the simplest form to increase hook bait attraction. Cover your hook baits with a liquid food. Any of these Vision products are superb. Our Maximino bait soak can also be flavoured to match your hook bait. Just add 5ml of your selected attractor, shake well then soak your pop-ups, bottom baits, maize or any other hook bait you wish to enhance. Another superb way for high attraction is rehydration. This involves soaking rock hard airdried freezer baits for between Some years ago I soaked a kilo of bottom baits in Salmon oil for 6 months. These made outstanding hook baits for the summer months. I have also soaked bottom baits in Vision Bio liver formula for up to 1 year, these proved exceptional when fished as single hook baits during the Autumn/winter months. Hook baits that have been cut in half or trimmed down will soak up your glugs much quicker as this exposes more of the softer core for penetration. SPECIAL BOTTOM BAITS By making your own bottom baits you have the opportunity to create different shapes and increase the food signals that leak from within the baits structure. Here are a couple of mixes I use to great effect. LT94 base mix 1 medium egg 20ml LT94 base mix supplement 10g soluble liver powder 10g betain 10g keramine Mix all the powders and liquids in with the egg. Add enough base mix to make a softish paste. Roll and boil for 2 minutes (16mm) keep a little of the paste back to wrap around your hook baits for maximum leakage of attractors. Your baits don’t have to be round balls, pellets and odd shapes can often give you that extra edge you are looking for. This is another mix that has caught thousands of carp all over the world. New Dimension fish meal base mix 60ml water 30ml maximino bio fish formula 20g green lipped mussel 10g squid extract 10g betain 2ml ocean protein or black caviar 10g paprika Mix, roll and boil as first recipe. Fish this one over a bed of multiblend pellet. Don’t forget paste, it will certainly catch you more during the winter months because of the incredible leakage of attractors. Red crushed seed along with our 4 x 4 will bring you some amazing results. 12 VISION baits VISION baits 13 Freezer Freezer Baits Freezer Baits All our freezer baits are HAND ROLLED to our big fish recipes. They contain the optimum levels of liquid foods, sweeteners and attractors to make them competitive with any bait on the market. With a combination of watercraft and good angling you will catch plenty of fish. Crushed red seed LTM94 Our baits perform as high attract instant catchers for day sessions or as a long-term food source. You will notice they have subtle inclusion rates so the baits will keep catching year after year and you will find the more the carp eat the more they will search out these preferred food items. Available in 1kg bags 12mm 16mm 18mm LT94 LTM94 Crushed red seed Ocean protein 4x4 season LT94 and LT94 pellet There are pop-ups and hook bait enhancers to match the range. Don’t forget to send us your pictures with details of bait, venue and tactics used, we award £100 worth of bait and pellet every month for the fish caught with the most merit. Ocean protein Freezer Baits 14 VISION baits Available in 1kg freezer packs 4 x 4 season VISION baits 15 Shelf Life Advantage Shelf Life Boilies Shelflife Shelflife Boilies ADVANTAGE HYDRO SHELFLIFE BOILIES By continually searching and developing new techniques in shelf life’s we have been able to produce baits with the identical food profile to our freezer baits, extensively field tested in the UK and Europe, the results have been superb. Many of our field testers are now convinced they are as close to freezer baits as possible. We use a natural dehydration process to shelf life these baits and unlike a lot of European boilies they contain no high levels of preservatives. They can be used straight from the bag or rehydrated for 8hrs after which time you will think you are using fresh freezer baits. These baits contain the exact same food profile and liquid attractors as our successful freezer range with the convenience of a long shelf life. Pop-ups and hook bait enhance dips are available to match the range. NEW DIMENSION SHELF LIFE BOILIES Using the same developments as our ‘ADVANTAGE’ shelf lifes. We have produced a mid protein, easily digested, high leakage BIRDFOOD and FISH MEAL BOILIE for use on commercial run waters or for European trips. New Dimension boilies are certainly baits for the next generation; we have full confidence you wont find a better mid protein bait for the price. NEW DIMENSION BIRD FOOD BOILIES Our high leakage bird food baits contain elevated levels of high oil, crushed seeds, soya oil, vitamins, minerals, liquid corn steep liquor, sweeteners, salt, liquid attractors and our mid protein base mix. NEW DIMENSION FISH MEAL BOILIES These fish meals contain 30% blended fish meals along with crushed oyster shell, bird foods, vitamins, minerals, liquid corn steep liquor, sweeteners, liquid attractors and our mid protein base mix. New Dimension Shelflife Boilies 500g and 1kg bags 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets 20 kg bulk sacks Available in 18mm & 16mm and 500g. 1kg bags. 3kg & 5kg buckets. Cranberry & Black caviar Black caviar Liver & garlic sausage Ocean protein Plum shellfish Squid & octopus Pop-ups and hook bait enhancer dips containing LIQUID FOODS are available to match the complete range of boilies. Available in 18mm & 16mm; Bags, 500g .1kg .3kg & 5kg buckets. Maple. Pineapple plus. Red plum. Strawberry & bergamont. Scopex. White chocolate. Tuttifrutti. Dairy cream. Available in 1kg bags 3kg and 5kg buckets 15mm LT94 LTM94 Crushed red seed Ocean protein 4x4 season Shelf Life Boilies 16 VISION baits Advantage Hydro Shelflife Boilies 1kg bags 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets VISION baits 17 Liquid Liquid Food Concentrates CORNSTEEP LIQUOR CONCENTRATE Cornsteep liquor has over the last 18 years become one of the most popular liquid foods available and in my opinion one of the best natural carp attractors of the decade. CSL is derived from the wet milling and steeping of maize grains, resulting in a thick boozy smelling liquid which carp find irresistible, both maize and sweet corn have been terrific carp catchers but very low in protein. Vision cornsteep liquor concentrate is approx 30% digestible protein with a welldefined free amino acid profile and packed with vitamins, minerals and natural occurring soluble sugars. Our CSL has been refined to lose the fibre and gel which although useful in animal foods it contains NO real benefits to the carp. Our CSL is now 100% pure soluble protein resulting in a completely soluble food source. CSL is superb in pastes, boilie mixes, bait soaks, pellets, particles and method mixes and with such a diverse profile every angler should have a bottle in his bag. These are my favourite ways of using Vision concentrated corn steep concentrate. BOILIES & PASTES 1 Add up to 10ml per egg when making your boilies. 2 Make your pastes up with a mix 50/50 of CSL and water or make a 1 egg mix containing 50ml of CSL and 10ml of molasses. 3 Try soaking shelf life boilies in CSL for 8 hours. This will add amazing attraction and digestible food value. SPECIAL HOOK BAITS Keep some bottom baits soaking for 24 hours. For maximum attraction leave your pop-ups glugged in CSL and 5ml of your flavour combinations. Liquid Food Concentrates METHOD MIXES Use up to 100ml per 1 kilo when mixing your method mix Sieve off the coarse items in your mix and soak in neat CSL for 1 hour, then add the rest to make an unbelievable high attract mix. Maximino formulas 250ml container CSL 1 litre container molasses 1 litre container maximino bait soak Complex 200ml container PARTICLES After cooking your particles add 1 litre of CSL to 10kg plus water to cover your blend of seeds and leave to ferment for 48 hours. The soluble liquid food will seep into your mix for added attraction and food value. Using our Vision soak and spod mix add 1 part CSL to 3 parts water, while soaking for 48 hours. The attraction and protein value of this mix is quite outstanding. During the winter months try using small PVA bags with just warm liquid CSL in them. This gives outstanding soluble food signals for the carp to home in on. As you can see CSL can be a real bonus all year round. MOLASSES This thick sweet liquid is derived from the production of sugar. High in carbohydrates, easily digested, energy, packed with natural sugars but low in proteins (8%). It is one of the products overlooked for other synthetic sweeteners. Try leaving some maize or tiger nut hook baits soaking for 6 weeks – AWESOME when fished with pellet & particle. I use it a lot and the combination of molasses and maple in Vision LTM94 boilie range is just superb. PELLETS Soak or roll your pellets for 1/2 an hour before spodding or bagging, 15 minutes if you are using low oil pellets. Add some of your flavour to the CSL this insures you get instant soluble attraction as soon as the pellet hits the water. PVA BAGS Inject liquid CSL into your PVA bag. Vision CSL is PVA friendly and adds a terrific soluble food signal to your bag mix. I will also use molasses in particles or for rolling pellets in. it can also make a clingy boilie dip which readily takes flavours to suit your baits. All our Bio range can be mixed 50/50 with water to make a bait soak to match the soluble food signals in your bait. Always add 10g of Vision betain 98 to every 100ml. VISION IMPACT METHOD MIXER A dedicated mixer for method mixes and PVA bags it can also be used on pellets. Contains concen-trated corn steep liquor and a blend of hemp, soya and fish oils. This product MUST be shaken vigorously before use. Available in 1- litre container. Natural MAXIMINO PPC FORMULA Add up to 7ml per egg for boilies and pastes. We have also had a lot of success soaking bottom baits and popups in the effective red liquid. When you need an edge reach for BIO PPC. Try adding 30ml per kilo to groats or our Soak & Spod mix to get some incredible feeding spells, contains the AWESOME phosphorylcolamine. MAIXIMINO BIO FISH FORMULA This product is used extensively in the food and aquaculture industry. The protein content (80%) is fully digestible and fishmeals containing Bio fish always seem to produce the better quality carp. The unique structure of this liquid also acts as a powerful taste enhancer and it certainly goes in all my fishmeals. Add up to 7ml per egg for boilies and pastes. MAXIMINO BIO MULTIBLEND FORMULA A careful blend of CSL, Bio liver, Bio PPC and Bio fish gives you a powerful feeding and taste stimulator. This is an economical way to add the best of four fish attractors. Add up to 7ml per egg for boilies or pastes. You can also add it to particles at 20ml per kilo AFTER COOKING. MAXIMINO BIO LIVER FORMULA Liquid liver is one the best of all time attractors for big carp. We have added an organic acid, spleen, mucosa and PPC to increase the soluble attraction. Add up to 7ml per egg for boilies and pastes. 10ml per kilo for particles, add to water after cooking. You can also use it for a long-term soak for bottom baits, maize, tigers or pop-ups. This is one product you can’t overdo, 100% digestible and it will also increase hunger stimulation, giving you more opportunity to hook your fish. Maximino one shot concentrate 100ml bottle ONE SHOT MIXER CONCENTRATES Perfect combinations of corn steep liquor concentrate, fish oils, sweetener and one of our powerful attractors. They are simple to use for base mixes, pellets, particles, method mixes and PVA bags. They can even be used as hook bait soaks for bottom baits, pop-ups, maize, and tigers. These combinations are economical to use with absolutely no waste, it gives you the opportunity to change your attractor at a reasonable cost. Again these were developed for our European customers who needed a cost effective product that will catch fish again and again. Available in 100ml bottles. Take 1kg of pellet. I like to use Vision multiblend or our High betain low oil carp, but any of our pellet range will do. Pour 100ml of liquid molasses concentrate over the pellets; now roll around until they are well covered. Add some fishmeal or base mix to match your baits and roll the pellets around until covered. You can use crushed hemp, CSL meal, milk powder or any other product that will stick to your pellets. – AWESOME attraction as soon as they hit bottom. 18 VISION baits VISION baits 19 Bulk Attractors Bulk Food Oils Bulk food oils are an important part of the carps diet in the spring and summer, it allows the carp to use lipids (oils) as their primary energy source leaving the available proteins for growth and running repairs. All our oils are of the highest quality and their food profiles contain abundant omega oils. We also add an antioxidant to protect the oils against oxidisation, which can cause the fish health problems. BLENDED FISH OIL Economical fish oil with a superb food profile. Blended from various oily fish it has been popular with anglers who make their own bait for big baiting campaigns. All oils should be kept in a cool environment, a fridge is ideal, just remove them and allow them to reach room temperature before use. HEMP OIL What can we say about this one, absolutely legendary attraction and the food profile is probably the best available. The down side is the cost. Terrific in baits, method mixes, and particles or as a bait and pellet soak. This oil is certainly worth the expense and is one of my favourite oils for adding to pellets. *Throw away any oils that are more than 12 months old! WINTERISED RED SALMON Imported form Denmark and refined to give a strong salmon taste with a superb food profile. This is my favourite oil for my fish meal baits use upto 5ml per egg for base mixes, 2ml during the winter months or change to soya oil. You can also use it for PVA BAGS, method and stick mixes, a soak for hook baits and large halibut pellets, it is an exceptional oil that has caught a lot of big fish. Add up to 5ml per egg, but drop it in your winter baits, as it will lock up all your attractors in the coldest part of the winter. If you need to use an oil to help rolling, use rapeseed or soya oil. Liquid Attractors VISION PELLET BOOSTER We have developed this to give pellets a real boost during the summer, it can also be used in PVA BAGS, method mixes and sticks giving off and attractive oily slick to encourage the carp onto your baits. Our booster contains blended fish oils, sweeteners and one of our attractors. Available in 1-litre containers. Natural. Red fruit. Ocean protein. Dairy cream. Maple & pineapple. Blended fish oil 1 litre container Red salmon oil 1 litre container Pellet booster oil 1 litre container Method mix concentrate 1 litre container Concentrated hemp oil 250ml container Store in a cool dark place whilst not in use; keep all essential oils out of the reach of children. These comments are not intended to alarm you; oils used sensibly are perfectly safe. Most essential oils are supplied in brown dropper bottles with their specific inclusion rate clearly indicated on the label. 1ml is the equivalent to approx 24drops. The inclusion rates recommended are those accepted as being the most consistent. All essential oils will have to be emulsified, although adding to your egg mix will help to emulsify most oils without additional products. Use 5ml per egg in base mixes; we have found it performs best in high leakage bird food mixes. Soak some hook baits for added attraction. BERGAMOT Suggested inclusion rate is 6-8 drops per pound dry mix. A native herb of the USA, growing profusely in swamps! As a member of the mint family it has been used widely as a substitute for tea. Get a pop-up tub, fill with bottom baits, now top up with one of the oils, and soak for up to 9 months. They become totally saturated with oil. These are exceptional catchers during the summer certainly rivalling halibut hook baits, they will also repel any smells normally picked up from decaying weed or deep silt traps. 20 VISION baits ESSENTIAL OILS Essential oils are extremely potent, used sensibly they are unquestionably some of the most devastating fish catchers. Please remember essential oils are extremely concentrated substances and should be treated with respect. Always keep oils away from any naked flame, most are extremely inflammable and vapour alone may lead to combustion. Essential Oils 50ml Eye Dropper bottle Used extensively in the perfumery trade it is pale green in colour with a slightly citrus back note. The major aromatic constituents being linalylesters. The oil is very fine and disperses into small droplets when in water, it is easily emulsified, and has accounted for some good carp throughout the country. A good oil to use on a seed bait mix, as well as HNV. BLACK PEPPER Suggested inclusion rate is 1624 drops per pound dry mix. The best black pepper is undisputedly grown in Malaga. The berries are collected just as they turn red and then allowed to dry until they turn black and wrinkled. The clear oil has a distinct spicy back note, which although bitter is not overwhelming, quite subtle in fact, it is partially water miscible, and therefore easy to emulsify. The chief aromatic constituents are terpenes. This is a big fish oil, and will require some pre-baiting. PAPRIKA Suggested inclusion rate is 6-12 drops per pound mix. The oil is derived from the fruit and seeds of the pepper capsicum arnum, grown in America. From the success of paprika powder in baits over the years, and red pepper spices in bird foods we knew this oil would be a big fish catcher from the start. Another food oil, closely related to pimento. The oil is thick redbrown in colour with a smooth spicy top note. Like all the pepper derived oils, paprika performs better when prebaited, and has worked on all the base mix types, but as you can imagine particularly well with spices and bird foods. The oil forms a thick surface film in contact with water, and is extremely difficult to emulsify effectively. CLOVE Suggested inclusion rate is 8-12 drops per pound dry mix. An evergreen tree, the oil can be extracted from the bud, leaf and stem of the plant. It has a marvellous spicy aroma, light brown in colour with a principal ergenol aromatic top note. What can you say about this one, it has been around since the mid 60’s, caught prolifically then and continues to do so. Clove also works well backed up with spicy synthetic essences. It has also been used to great effect on tiger nuts. The pale amber oil forms large intermingling globules in water and is relatively difficult to emulsify. A great winter attractor. GARLIC Suggested inclusion rate is 1 drip or less per pound dry mix. A bulbous plant of the onion family, its origin is so ancient it has not been traced! For those who can bear its pervasive smell it must be one of the biggest fish catchers of all time. A thick oil that varies in colour from brown to pale yellow, it can even be smelt through the bottle, and is best stored away from the kitchen! The dense oil forms individual globules in water, which can sink and spread. An unmistakable aroma, the chief aromatic constituents being amylsulphides. An absolute classic needs some prebating. GERANIUM Suggested inclusion rate is 1-1.5ml per pound dry mix. The oil is extracted from the leaves and stems of pelargonium graveolens and is grown in North Africa and Central and Western Europe. A beautiful floral aroma the thin green oil tends to form a large surface film in contact with water and is partially water miscible. Geranoil and citronellal are the chief aromatic compounds of the oil. Geranium has proved to be one of the most instant oils, and seems to attract every species as well as carp. Essential oils can be blended with other nature identical flavours to create individual attractor labels. These are a few of my favourites, use half the recommended level of essential oil and add 3-5ml of your second attractor. Strawberry & Bergamon Red fruit & clove Tutti-frutti & Geranium VISION baits 21 Power Liquid Attractors VISION NATURE IDENTICAL ATTRACTORS We have a small range that really do catch fish, as others are fine-tuned they will be added when we are satisfied they are not just short-term catchers. Use them in boilies, pastes, method mixes and particles. BLACK CAVIAR Blend it 70% cranberry. 30% black caviar in our LT94 a real big fish catcher. It will need a little pre baiting to get the best from this combination but well worth the effort if there are a good head of large fish present. This mix is very successful abroad. LIVER & GARLIC SAUSAGE An all time classic, garlic is a big fish oil and we have exceptional results with this concentrate at 2-3ml per 6 egg mix. It seems to get the best results in red fish meals LT94 plus the base mix supplement and 2ml of liver & garlic has been successful all over the world. MAPLE It caught in the ‘70’s’ and it still catches today. 5-7ml per 6 egg mix. Plus 30ml of Vision molasses concentrate, outstanding consistent catcher. OCEAN PROTEIN This is our version of ‘MONSTER CRAB’ and you will not be disappointed with the results. 3-5ml per 6 egg mix is about right. One of our field testers uses 3ml OP. 2ml pineapple plus 8 drops of N-Butyric in our ocean protein mix and he does catch more than a few. SQUID & OCTOPUS Yet another classic. 3-5ml per 6 egg mix or try mixing it 50/50 with a fruit. Plum or cranberry work superbly well in our 4 x 4 and Ocean protein mixes. WHITE CHOCOLATE One of my favourites for European trips. Up the flavour levels to 10ml per 6 eggs for special hook baits. Dairy cream 50/50 with white chocolate is also a safe bet, a flavour that works well in the winter. SCOPEX Our own blend made famous by ROD HUTCHINSON. Very buttery always catches fish. Use 3-7ml per 500g STRAWBERRY OIL Big smell and always catches year in year out. 3-5ml per 6 eggs. The Power of the Pellet CRANBERRY OIL Superb taste, great in fishmeals and high leakage birdfood baits. 5ml per 6 eggs. Left: Reflex Pellet Multi-blend RED PLUM OIL ANOTHER red fruit favourite, great in fishmeals or blended 70% - 30% with shell fish attractors. A steady fish catcher. 5ml per 6 eggs. TUTTI-FRUTTI A very potent catcher but we like to increase the sweetener when using this one. A good back up that catches all year. 5ml per 6 eggs. DAIRY CREAM A subtle confectionary attractor. One of our field testers uses this with Black pepper oil and has had some staggering results; very creamy, sweet smell works well in high leakage bird foods. 7ml plus 12 drops black pepper oil per 6 eggs. N-BUTYRIC ACID This one is not for the faint hearted, do not use it at home and what ever you do don’t get any on your clothes or you will clear the pub! PELLETS Most anglers today rely on pellets as part of their bait application, we have developed a range which covers all your angling needs. The descriptions cannot possibly do justice to their awesome fish catching properties but we know you will not be disappointed with the results. Strangely enough the carp just love it. 1 drop per egg is about right and you can use it with all essential and natural identical attractors. One I like is 4ml red fruit, 6 drips N-Butyric. It is a real stinker but is a big fish catcher. This is also a terrific cold water attractor as it dissolves much quicker in cold water, ideal for the winter and single hookbait situations. WHY USE VISION PELLETS? N-Butyric acid 50ml eye dropper bottle Liquid concentrates 100ml bottle The Power of the Pellet 22 VISION baits • Remember all our Reflex pellets are nutritious and highly digestible. • Reflex pellets promote growth and well-being. • Reflex pellets provides essential vitamin and mineral complexes for perfect health. • They contain absolutely no preservatives. Easy to use. • Maximum attraction the instant they hit the water. • Perfect for all angling situations. • 12 month shelf life (when kept dry) • Ideal for all coarse fish, carp, barbel, bream, tench, roach and chub all find certain pellets irresistible. Various break down times from 10 minutes to 24hrs. VISION baits 23 The Power of the Pellet The Power of the Pellet Reflex pellets 900g bags 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets See price list for sizes. LT94 High betain ocean protein High betain halibut Concentrated CSL Bloodworm and red pepper HIGH BETAIN OCEAN PROTEIN This pellet is one of our most popular for angler’s wanting a high oil, high protein pellet packed with energy and marine extracts. This pellet has seen some tremendous action in the UK and Europe. Great for adding to particle mixes, giving off an oily slick for several hours. Scalding to make a method mix, adding to method mixes for added attraction and of course for PVA bagging. Available in 3mm – 4.5mm – 6mm & multiblend. HIGH BETAIN HIGH OIL TROUT PELLET Again a high oil pellet developed for feeding trout. Containing LT fish meals, complex carbohydrates and a proven vitamin and mineral package. This pellet has caught thousands of carp worldwide. Available in 3mm – 4.5mm – 6mm & multiblend. HIGH BETAIN HALIBUT PELLETS We have sourced this pellet from outside the UK. It contains elevated levels of Halibut oil and at 55% protein this is one of our favourite pellets for big long distance pre-baiting campaigns. Contains marine meals, krill, LT94 fish meal, halibut oil and the complementary vitamin and mineral package. Sweet hemp High betain high oil trout pellet Available in 8mm – 10mm – 16mm – 20mm & multiblend. HIGH BETAIN LOW OIL CARP PELLETS Because of the low oil content (7%) this pellet is a true fourseason catcher with a 2-3hour breakdown time it leaks all those carp attractors into your swim quickly. This pellet is packed with nourishing proteins, easily digested by ALL coarse fish. This is my favourite pellet for adding attractors to. RED PEPPER EXTRACT This is a pellet I have developed over the last 18months with the help of several of my field testers. I have isolated several pepper extracts, which seem to be irresistible to carp. Long term field-testing has proven beyond doubt that these pellets WILL catch when all else seems to fail. We use our low oil carp pellet and roll the pepper extracts into the pellet and if you are using our LT94 red fishmeal this is the pellet to use, as it interacts with the soluble attractors leaking from the bait. Available in 3mm – 4.5mm – 6mm & multiblend. BLOODWORM & RED PEPPER EXTRACT Developed by ‘Darren Conway’ our production manager. This is a combination of our red pepper and bloodworm pellets. These two pellets compliment each other and have produced some serious feeding stimulation, it is amazing how often two products will interact and produce takes even on the most difficult of days. Available in 3mm – 4.5mm – 6mm multiblend mix SWEET HEMP PELLET The natural attraction of hemp needs no introduction. We have developed this pellet to compliment loose hemp seed and other particle feeds. We use whole hemp, gently crushed and micronised, NO oil is extracted during their manufacture. A natural fruit sweetener is added along with a mild fruit aroma. Whilst being developed this pellet saw some incredible multi catches of carp and barbel, this pellet will start to breakdown immediately and take around 30 minutes before it has dissolved to an oily fizzing bed of attraction. All our 10kg buckets of pellet contain a FREE 1 LITRE BOTTLE OF PELLET BOOSTER OIL WORTH £12.50. Available in 6mm CONCENTRATED CORN STEEP LIQUOR PELLETS I discovered CSL pellets 17 years ago and I still rate them as one of the finest attractors available. I have these manufactured to my own recipe and unlike a lot of farm pellets that contain a lot of wheat or barley meal, these only contain CSL meal, Corn steep liquor, betain and molasses. This is one pellet I always have with me and produces right through the year even in the coldest of winters. Dissolves with 30 minutes leaving a haze of soluble attraction and a bed of micro particles, which seems to drive the carp wild. Available in 5mm & 3mm MULTIBLEND This blend has been our most popular seller and contains a range of all our pellets. Ocean protein, trout, halibut, low oil carp, bloodworm, red pepper, hemp & CSL. Breakdown times from 15 minutes to 24hrs. There are even enough jumbo halibut pellets for hook baits. Containing a blend of natural fish oils with added attractors. It is a great way to boost pellet, method mixes, particles and PVA bag mixes. Available in natural, red fruit, ocean protein and dairy cream. LT94 LT94 can be used for all four seasons. This pellet has been developed to be used with our devastating LT94 freezer bait or our Hydro LT94 shelf life. The food profile and natural attractants are identical to these superb fish catchers. We have also added a combination of micronised cereals and complex carbohydrates; the breakdown time is 20 - 30 minutes. One of our field testers uses a 50/50 mix of LT94 / bloodworm / red pepper and in his opinion this is the ultimate pellet combination. Available in multiblend 3mm to 22mm Available in 3mm – 4.5mm – 6mm & multiblend. High betain low oil carp 24 VISION baits VISION baits 25 Particle Pellets the New Age Particle Spod them, bag them, scald them or crush them. Pellets are the new particle, outstanding attraction easy to use and readily available. The following tips will help you get the best from your Reflex Vision pellet range. PARTICLE STYLE Most of the carp’s food sources are small and densely concentrated available in certain areas of the lake. By using pellets in small densely packed areas you can create similar feeding situations the carp find whilst searching for natural food items, introduce enough and on a regular basis, they soon learn to accept them as an available very nourishing food source. Even the best natural food sources will find it difficult to compete with the almost perfect nutrition, in our pellets. METHOD STYLE By scalding with hot water you can make a superb method mix follow these simple rules for a perfect mix. 1 Put 500g of trout or carp pellets in a large bucket 2 Now add enough boiling water to cover and leave to soak. 3 After 10-15minutes the pellet will have absorbed the water and you can now mould it into balls to use around you method feeder. 4 The high attract paste can also be wrapped around boilies or used around a cork ball as a pop-up hook bait. 5 This mix will also take large quantities of smaller pellet or particle to add to the attraction. SPECIAL HOOK BAITS By making your own boilies or pellet hook baits from your pellet you can match your method mix or PVA bag mix, I have had a lot of success using this particular method. It is very simple and you don’t have to have any special equipment, follow these instructions and put that extra edge into your pellet fishing. Using a liquidiser, grind up 250350g of dry pellet, when it has become a fine powder it is ready to use. Break a medium egg into a bowl and whisk with a fork, now add enough powder to make a pliable paste, use small amounts until a plastercine texture is achieved. PVA BAGS & GROUND BAIT STICKS Pellets are great for PVA bags and ground bait sticks. Use a blend of different sizes in PVA bags or crush them up with pliers, this method ensures all the oils and nutritious attractors leak out quickly. For ground bait sticks liquidise into a fine powder then mix in a little Visionbaits molasses concentrate, CSL concentrate or pellet booster oil until the mix can be squeezed together, now make your sticks up. HOT TIP Try using cat food mixed with the ground pellet. Mash the cat food with the pellet, 1 part cat food to 2 parts powder. This was my secret edge a couple of seasons ago. Now pull of a piece of paste and roll it in the palm of your hands. Different size pieces give you different size baits; alternatively use the small gardener roller tables. You can make enough hook baits for a 24hr session in 10-15 minutes. Boil a saucepan of water and add the baits in small amounts then boil for 2 minutes (16mm size) bigger baits need longer, there you have it super hook baits to match your method mix. Flavours can be added to the eggs. 1-2ml is enough. Liquid foods can also be added at 5ml per egg. This adds further attraction for the carp to search out. Air dry them for 8-10hrs and then freeze in small batches for later use. from our warehouse and production manager Darren Conway. Using the FREE pellet booster worth £12.50 1 Roll 1kg of pellet in 100ml of pellet Booster oil and let the pellet soak up the oily attractants for 12hrs. 6 Your mix can also be flavoured to match you boilie. Just add 3-5ml of your selected concentrate to the pellet before soaking. 2 When you have tied up your bag pour in some Pellet Booster to create an oily explosion when the bag melts. 7 You can also make the mix dryer if you wish by adding a Vision method mix. Ocean protein or Shell shock is superb. 3 Soak some corn steep liquor pellets or boilies in pellet Booster for 2-3 days. This will really give you a summer edge. 26 VISION baits The Devastating Method VISION baits 27 Red pepper extract Sweet CSL RED PEPPER EXTRACT A terrific blend of ground and flaked micronised maize, micronised flaked barley, micronised crushed hemp, micronised linseed, full fat soya, whey powders, soluble yeast extracts, bird foods and the incredible Robin red. OCEAN PROTEIN This mix is loaded with caplin fish meal, high oil 3mm trout pellets, shrimp, krill, green lipped mussel, sea weed, whey powders and our high protein binder this mix will also work well in PVA bags and method sticks. CRUSHED HEMP We all know the powerful attraction qualities of hemp so this mix had to be special! Crushed hemp is loaded with micronised hemp meal and linseed, crushed hemp, whey powders, yeasts and our high protein binder. You can also use this method mix for PVA bags and ground bait sticks. Breaks down in about 20minutes leaving stacks of attraction and high protein food items. Ocean protein has seen some terrific action both in the UK and Europe. Breakdown time approx 30 minutes. A power packed mix, which breaks down very quickly leaving a mass of fizzing oily particles. This mix can also be used as a ground bait or feeder mix. SHELLSHOCK I put this together to compete with the carps natural food items, by using a high proportion of pink shrimp meal, krill and oyster shell along with caplin fish meal and a high protein binder. We found the carp were actively looking for the smaller food items mimicking similar natural food sources. This mix is one to use with fish meal boilies Vision ocean protein or LT94 are a good choice. Ocean protein SWEET CSL I first discovered corn steep liquor products about 17 years ago and they are as good today as they were back then. I have put this mix together using concentrated corn steep liquor meal, crushed hemp, micronised crushed linseed meal, crushed and micronised maize, whey powders, malt, high protein binders and a sweet enhancer we have developed specifically to encourage the carp to feed. The sweet tastes and textures in this mix really have the carp searching the lake bottom to find every last food item. Impact Method Mixes 900g bags 3kg, 5kg and 10kg buckets Big Pit Super Flake 20kg sack BIG PIT SUPER FLAKE A bonus value mix for big baiting in the UK or Europe. Packed with micronised flaked maize, micronised flaked barley and oats, brewers yeast, soluble sweeteners, crushed hempseed, crushed linseed, corn steep liquor meal plus our high protein binder. This mix also makes a superb bag mix. We also give you a FREE 1 LITRE BOTTLE OF MOLASSES CONCENTRATE to give the mix that special zip when you need it. Terrific value, superb attraction. from Darren Conway our warehouse and production manager. Shell shock 1 Take some cat food and mash it up, now add your method mix until a dryish paste is achieved. Compress this into ground baits sticks. You can also mould some of the mixture around your hook bait for added attraction. Big pit super flake 2 Beat one egg in a bowl, now add your method mix until a paste is formed, and mould this around your boilie. Crushed hemp 28 VISION baits 3 You can also make the Vision method mixes into boilies, for your hook, follow tip (2) then drop into boiling water for 11/2 minutes. A great tip when the going gets tough. VISION baits 29 Method Vision Baits Method Mixes The ‘Method’ style of fishing was developed for the match circuit and it was and still is a highly effective ‘method’ of landing large bags of carp. The specialist angler did not take long to realise its amazing potential for targeting big carp. By looking through the monthly’s you will see how effective it can be all through the year, especially on wellstocked waters. The Visionbaits method mixes are highly developed mixtures of tastes, textures, tantalising smells and irresistible food signals. Follow these easy steps to get the best from your mixes. MIXING YOUR VISIONBAIT METHODS 3 Mix vigoursly adding more water until the desired texture is achieved. You can make the mix a dry texture by adding less water. Allow the mix to rest for 10 minutes it should have now absorbed all the liquids and may need a little more to soften up the mix. 4 Mixes containing micronised flakes might take a little longer to soften, you can now mould the mix around your feeder. 5 Only add your hook bait samples when you are ready to fish and if you are using dead maggots add a few live ones to the mix this ensures the mix will break down as they wriggle about leaving your dead samples around your hook bait. 6 During the summer months add 50-100ml of Visionbaits salmon or blended fish oil to your mix this creates an oily explosive slick to draw fish down to investigate. It will also help to break up the mix quickly. 7 Vision method mixes can also be used for ground bait sticks and PVA bags. Try mixing Visionbaits molasses concentrate with your chosen mix until you can compact it into your mesh tubing. Carp find this irresistible. Extracts Natural Extracts All our mixes are perfected and fine-tuned to catch you a lot of fish. We only use the best ingredients and all the 10kg buckets come with a Free 1 litre of method mixer, a blend of liquid foods, fish oils and specialist carp triggers. All our ‘Advantage’ base mixes relies heavily on the inclusion of ‘NATURAL EXTRACTS.’ Our ranges represent the best and most consistent BIG fish catchers. GREEN LIPPED MUSSEL Green lipped mussel has an incredible big fish record and comes from New Zealand. Green lipped mussel contains 4% natural Betain. Their quality is unquestionable and we only provide the 100% pure original product. Natural extracts will add powerful food signals to your baits and the bio-availability is over 98% In my opinion one of the best carp attractors available. Use 5-20g to a 6 egg mix. Protiein content 83% SOLUBLE LIVER BP This is a pharmaceutical grade liver powder. Rich in ‘B’ vitamins. It is a terrific carp attractor with a good protein content, a firm favourite with BIG carp anglers. ATLANTIC SQUID Squid extract is another big fish attractor. This is human food grade, a stunning Big Fish catcher. Works well in fish meals containing soluble fish protein and krill. Use 5-25g to a 6 egg mix. Protein content 80% Use 5-30g to a 6 egg mix. Protein content 78%. LIVER POWDER BP Pharmaceutical grade soluble liver powder, a terrific soluble attractor that leaks those eat me food signals. Use 5-25g to a 6 egg mix. Protein content 82% 1 Always use a round mixing bowl, this ensures none of the mix gets stuck in the corners. 2 Place 1-2kg of mix into your bowl and put some lake water into a container, a bait box is ideal, now add your liquid foods, flavours or other soluble additives, now add them to your mix. See current price list for individual product sizes 30 VISION baits VISION baits 31 Natural Extracts KERAMINE Keramine is a soluble amino rich ingredient, which leaks a strong meaty smell and flavour. Works particularly well with liver powder and fish meals. Use 5-25g to a 6 egg mix. Protein content 72% SEAWEED MEAL Seaweed meal is a course gritty meal containing useful levels of vitamins and minerals. Adds a speckled look to your baits. A good ingredient in fish meals. Blend it 50/50 with our kelp powder. Palatants Vision Super Sense Carp Palatants BETAIN 98 Betain HCI 98% pure, one of the few attractors you should always add to your mix (dissolve in eggs). A well documented stimulant which interacts with the amino acid profile to increase food intake. Use 5-20g to a 6-egg mix. A feeding carp is a hungry carp and a hungry carp is a catchable carp. This range of palatants contain a careful blend of product groups to perform offertory and gustory functions within the bait matrix. Use 5-30g to a 6 egg mix. FISH PROTEIN LO30 Fish protein extract is an amazing soluble attractor made from hydrolysis of cooked fish. This is in liquid form and should be added to your eggs. Works exceptionally well in red fish meals containing green-lipped mussel. Use 15-30g to a 6 egg mix. Protein content 80% CORNSTEEP PROTEIN Pharmaceutical grade spray dried cornsteep liquor. This is one of our favourite extracts. It has been on the secret list for a number of years. Incredible fish attractor. KELP POWDER BP Our kelp powder is a pharmaceutical product containing high levels of vitamins and minerals. A useful ingredient in all mixes. I recommend blending it 50/50 with our seaweed meal. See current price list for individual product sizes PRODUCT GROUPS • Appetite and digestive palatants. Plant extracts which stimulate the appetite. • Use 5-20g to a 6-egg mix. Sweetening palatants A combination of high intensity sweeteners, potentiators and enhancers which encourages long term feeding spells. • Multifunctional palatants Combinations of sweetening and flavouring palatants which encourage regular feeding patterns by rounding off the tastes in your baits. • Flavouring palatants Combinations of aromatic substances which act as taste enhancers. Use 10-50g to a 6 egg mix. Protein content 63% • Nutritional additives Complex organic trace elements which work in synergy with all other palatant types. pellet or particle. It is most effective when combined with other palatants performing offertory stimulation. Terrific in birdfood baits. Use 5-10g per 500g of mix Shake well before use. LACTO-CREAM PALATANT Lacto-cream a persistent creamy milk palatant, which works in any boilie mix both offering a gastromy stimulation. Lacto-cream has an amazing catch record when used as the main attractor and combined with ‘Super Sweet’ suits all types of base mix. Use 5-10g per 500g of mix Shake well before use. SAVOURY PLUS PALATANT Savoury plus. A meaty palatant reinforced with IMP & AMP. ribonuclotides. This palatant works extremely well in fish meal mixes or with any meat & liver combinations. One of my favourites. SPICE-TASTIC PALATANT Spice-tastic is an awesome palatant when used in red fishmeals or used with a combination of spice flavours or essential oils, this palatant contains a combination of several pepper extracts that are proven carp attractors in their own right. MSG is a flavour enhancer that has been used effectively to bring out meaty taste in foods. Many researchers also believe that MSG imparts a fifth taste, independent of the four basic tastes of sweet, sour, salty and bitter. This taste, called “umami” in Japan, is described as savoury or meaty. Use 5-10g per 500g of mix Shake well before use. Use 1 level teaspoon per 6 egg mix SUPER SENSE PALATANT Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Glutamate is an amino acid found in all protein-containing foods, and is one of the most abundant and important components of proteins. Monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. When MSG is added to foods, it provides a similar flavouring function as the glutamate that occurs naturally in food. Use 5-10g per 500g of mix Shake well before use. See current Price List for individual product sizes RED FRUIT PALATANT Red fruit palatant is a powerful appetite and flavouring palatant. Its combination of nature identical flavours and enhancers improves the palatability of any mix where fruit flavours are present. It performs particularly well in high leakage birdfood and fishmeal mixes. In combination with ‘SUPER SWEET’ its palatability is optimised. Use 5-10g per 500g of base mix. Shake well before use. 150g CANDY SWEET PALATANT Candy sweet is a powerful appetite stimulator; its combination of intense sweetening agents improves the gastromy palatability of any base mix, method mix, paste, 32 VISION baits VISION baits 33 Enhancers New Dimension Hookbait Enhancers NEW DIMENSION HOOKBAIT ENHANCERS These have been developed to complement the New Dimension shelf life boilies and unlike many other ‘dips’ Vision has included a liquid food package to increase the food signals and food value from your bait. There are a complete range of flavours to complement the boilie range plus a natural dip which you can add to your own attractor. I would suggest adding 5-10ml to the container and shake well. If you require hard hook baits, leave them to soak in the dip for 72 hours. Just make sure you pre-drill them to prevent split baits or punctured fingers. Vision Pop Ups All our pop-ups contain the same liquid attractors as the freezer and ready-made baits. They can be soaked or dipped to boost their attraction. Vision MAXIMINO BAIT SOAK COMPLEX is ideal or use the dedicated hook bait enhancer dip to match your bait choice. They will stay popped up for a minimum of 48hrs. ADVANTAGE POP-UPS are available in LT94. LTM94. CRS. OP. & 4x4 Season, 12mm, 16mm & 18mm to match the freezer and shelf life boilie range. New Dimension Hookbait Enhancers 150ml container See current price list for flavour range Advantage hookbait enhancers LT94, LTM94 Ocean protein, 4 x 4 season, Crushed red seed 150ml container ADVANTAGE BASE MIX SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE LT94, LTM94, 4 x 4 SEASON, OCEAN PROTEIN AND CRUSHED RED SEED BASE MIXES Dedicated supplements specifically developed for use in the corresponding base mixes although they can be used in other base mixes to increase food value and naural attraction. Pop Ups NEW DIMENSION POP-UPS contain elevated flavour levels for ‘ high attraction’ they are available in 18mm and 16mm to match the fish meal and bird food shelf life boilie range. LAZER FLUORESCENT POP-UPS Ultra bright pop-ups with extreme attractor levels. These baits are superb as single hook baits, fished in isolation, zig rigs or fished as a high attract baits over a bed of pellet. LAZER FLUORESCENT POP-UPS are available in 16mm Snow-White Squid & Octopus Sunglow Yellow pineapple & N.Buytric acid Power Purple Liver & Garlic Sausage Pink Zing Chilli Pepper Satsuma Orange Tutti-Frutti Rampant Red Ocean Protein VISION SUPER BUOYANT POP-UP MIX make your own custom popups. The mix is super buoyant and simple to use there is enough to do 2 x 1 egg mixes giving you approx 100, 16mm perfect pop-ups. Full instructions with every container. So simple to use no eggs needed. 65mm of liquid is approximately the volume of 1 medium egg. Standard Recipe 1ml flavour - for high attract baits use 3-5ml 1ml sweetener 1/2 teaspoon of colour 5ml soya oil 60ml of water or 1 medium egg 1. Mix well then add your popup mix to make a firm paste 2. Roll your pop-ups and then boil for 21/2 minutes (16mm) 3. Make sure the baits are completely submerged to stop soft spots in you baits 4. The best way is to place a sieve inside your saucepan this will keep your baits submerged whilst boiling 5. Dry for 48 hours then freeze in small batches for later use. Alternatively air dry for 10 days. Advantage popups LT94, LTM94, Ocean protein, 4 x 4 season, Crushed red seed 100g tub New dimension popups 100g tub See current price list for flavour range Lazer popups 100g tub See current price list for colours and flavour range Vision popup mix 250g container The supplements work within the matrix of the base mixes adding soluble attraction and terrific food value. Keep to the recommended levels for maximum advantage. 34 VISION baits Pop-ups do not have to be round. Try different shapes for a little edge. VISION baits 35 Power Particles Spod Soak & Spod Ideal for the angler with not much time. Soak it overnight and it is ready to go, add Vision Corn steep liquor, molasses or Maximino formulas while the mix is soaking, add a tablespoon of salt per kilo for maximum attraction. BIG PIT EURO SEED This mix was primarily designed for European waters, soak for 48 hours and then boil for 20 minutes. I have used it on some large gravel pits in the UK and once the carp get on it they will browse for hours. You can also add sweetcorn or tinned particles available from most Supermarkets. Another edge is to add 1 large tin of condensed milk whilst the particles are soaking this will give off a milk’d cloud when the mix hits the bottom. This mix contains hemp, safflower, tares, maples, yellow and red dog tooth maize, linseed, rape seed and wheat. SOAK & SPOD Soak & Spod contains crushed hemp, cracked and flaked maize, crushed linseed, groats, red and white dari, safflower, rape and nyjer seed. To increase the attractions add one part molasses to one part CSL 100ml per kilo after boiling and soak for 24 hours. Don’t forget the tablespoon of salt per kilo when you first soak them. This mix is very different from the other partiblend type mixes. Big pit euroseed Soak & spod 900g bags 3kg and 10kg buckets 20 kilo bulk sack Big pit euroseed 900g bags 10kilo buckets 20 kilo bulk sacks Soak & spod Particle Power 36 VISION baits Mix particles 50/50 with any of our pellet range. This will ensure the carp get adequate nutrition while browsing over your bed of feed. This is an economical way to ensure the carp return to these feeding areas. VISION baits 37 Particles It’s Party Time - Using Particles Unfortunately particles although getting a fair amount of press, just don’t get used or fished by many of today’s carp anglers Believe me you don’t know what you are missing! In my opinion, carp like the tastes of different particles, tigers are very sweet and oily, maize quite flavoury, slightly sweet and hemp is slightly sweet and oily. Yes they do need some preparation but the long-term benefits can be used to your advantage. Check out how many BIG fish come out on particles, the British record Two Tone certainly likes his sweet corn! STORAGE Providing you keep your particles dry they will keep for 12 months, after that feed them to the ducks. Our particle mixes come in 10kg buckets, 900g bags or 20kg sacks and if you are buying in bulk, plastic dustbins make superb storage containers. Particles are also very cost effective and our Soak & Spod ‘so easy to prepare’ and Big Pit Euro seed has enough larger particles already in the mix to use as hook baits, maize and maples being two of our favourites. A 10kg bucket of our particle mix will weigh in at 15kg when prepared, we also take care to include a balanced range of seeds and pulses to make sure the carp get the correct levels of vitamins, minerals, energy and proteins. Most particles have a protein content of between 20% to 30% many contain elevated levels of vitamins and minerals plus being highly digestible and nutritionally recognised as the very best you can get. PREPARATION Simple when you know how. Just follow this simple guide for any particle. 1. Soak for a minimum 24 hours. I personally like to soak them for 3 days. Always add one teaspoon of salt per dry kilo and add other liquid foods before adding boiling water 2 to 1. Place lid on top and allow to soak. My favourite additives are Vision Corn Steep liquor, molasses and any of Vision Bio formulas used at 25ml per dry kilo. 2. When your particles are ready, boil or pressure cook for 15-20 minutes. I prefer to presure cook, as the particles are nutritionally superior to boiled baits. At this time I will also add 100g of soft brown sugar per 5kg now leave the particles to ferment in a bucket for 3-5 days, they are now ready for use, or you can now freeze them for later use. (Always make sure there is enough water to cover the particles in the bucket). 3. You can pick out some of the larger particles when you are fishing, try using them for your hook baits. A great tip is to use a few chopped boilies and 3ml pellets mixed with your particles, this tactic can catch you a lot of fish by improving the available nutrition. Bait Ingredients We have a huge range of bait ingredients available for customers to blend their own baits. We will be glad to offer any advice from our vast experience or quote a price for your own special blend. TRADE CUSTOMERS TOP TIP Having talked to many anglers who would like to use particles but are PVA mad are are misguided in their belief that you can’t use particles in PVA because the particles will melt the PVA. Here is how I use particles in PVA. We also supply a number of other Bait companies with bulk ingredients and pellets. Telephone or email Darren Conway for our wholesale price list. Email: darren@visionbaitsinternational.com Telephone: 01691 659859 1. Drain the particles well. Now dry with neat fishmeal or method mix tie up your preferred PVA bag. 2. Drain your particles, add corn steep liquor concentrate or molasses concentrate until the particles are slightly wet tie up your PVA bag. You now have particles with liquid food stimulation. 3. Using Vision New Dimension dip in neutral or any of our superb attractors, drain the particle and add the dip. Mix around until the entire particles are covered - tie up your PVA. The neutral dip will also take many of our predigested amino liver based liquids mixed 50/50, soak particles then tie up your PVA. 4. Try adding particles and Reflex pellets together to create that ultimate feeding package. Vision offers two blends of particles. My own favourite, ‘SOAK & SPOD’ and ‘BIG PIT EURO BLEND’, both would feature in various baiting situations. 38 VISION baits VISION baits 39