Today marks Almond Day, a type of nut that many an angler has used either crushed up in a mix, as a hook bait or as a flavouring to add to your boilies! To celebrate all things nutty, we would compile the top 5 nut-based baits we sell right here, at Angling Direct.
As well as all types of nuts, almonds are also great as a base or additive for fishing baits as they have a certain spiciness and goodness that carp particularly like. Almonds are particularly sweet, and there are many baits made with this key ingredient that increase the chances of a good catch. Other great nutty flavours include tiger nut,
The Advanta N-Fused Dairy Nut Wafters are 15mm in size and have been designed to provide the modern-day angler with the ability to create critically balanced hookbait presentations, quickly and easily.
To use the hookbaits, simply thread the hookbait onto a Hair Rig and the weight of the rig hook will counterbalance the slow sinking buoyancy of the Wafter perfectly. When the wafter is combined with the N-Fused range of liquid flavours and additives the result is a selection of highly attractive hookbaits with advanced performance and hooking potential!
The tiger nut is also a great option to get the carp interested. Dynamite Baits Frenzied Monster Tiger Nuts are rich in natural attractants. Perfectly prepared to be totally safe then glugged in a natural super sweet tiger nut syrup. Uniquely processed high-grade jumbo nuts, glugged in natural tiger nut syrup during the cooking process for maximum attraction.
This incredibly attractive loose feed contains a carefully selected mix of human food-grade nut products which have been combined with a sweet, creamy powder blend to create a powerful, feed-stimulating loose feed. With its perfect balance of nut particles and ultra-fine water-soluble powders, Milk n Nut Crush is a product that goes on working for hours after its introduction. The highly stimulatory natural profile of Milk n Nut Crush comes from crushed and ground tiger nuts, crushed, ground and kibbled peanuts and a feed-inducing concoction of skimmed milk, lactose, whey protein and cream powders.
Urban Bait Nutcracker Shelflife Boilies has been used intensively on a number of difficult lakes for the past decade and has constantly outfished over branded baits. The bait is made from a blend of ground nut and milk proteins making it excellent to use all year around.
Its sweet creamy smell comes from a blend of flavours that have been catching carp for the past four decades. Similar to the Tuna & Garlic the Nutcracker is very instant but the best results come from heavy or regular baiting.
Hinders Betalin & Sweet Almond instantly boosts plastic hook bait, and allows you to leave your baits soaking for months, giving them a flavour that carp simply can’t resist, meaning you can prepare your winter baits in the middle of summer, leaving you free, in the colder months, to focus on fishing, rather than fishing preparation.
The idea behind bait additives is to give fish something they won’t come across in the water every day. Intelligent and curious, carp are inclined to keep coming back and forth to something new, and will enthusiastically return to something they recognise as an unexpected pleasure time and time again.
Common ingredients in all of these products, (whether ready-made or to be mixed up at the water's edge) are proteins, milk or other ingredients that enhance texture, energy value, often sweetness and appeal. Nuts are used in all variants to give the baits a strong, characteristic touch.