Welcome to this weeks installment in my blog. I hope you enjoyed last weeks blog on ‘My 5 Favourite Rigs‘. If you haven’t checked out last weeks blog then check it out here.
This week we are doing a product review on a few of my favourite CC Moore products. When it comes to Carp Fishing CC Moore are considered one of the leading brands in bait production. They create top quality and innovative products. I will be taking a look and reviewing their liquid additives, PVA bag mixes and their session packs.
Liquid Additives
Now, in my opinion CC Moore are the leading brand in liquid additives. These have made a huge impact in my own carp fishing! I will not leave the house without having these in my bait bag. These liquid additives not only enhance your bait but due to the salt content they also preserve your baits making this additive perfect for multiple uses. CC Moore currently have 30 different liquid additives to choose from! However I am going to talk about my 3 favourite, Hot Chorizo Compound, Amino Blend 365 and Marine Amino 365.
Hot Chorizo Compound
“This spicy smoky sausage liquid is a highly attractive, peppery liquid food that adds essential amino acids, vitamins and trace elements to the baits as well as a punchy, deep aroma and taste that triggers a strong feeding response from Carp, Barbel, Chub & other species”
Usage Tip: Use up to 30ml/kg in boilie, stick, PVA bag and spod mixes; also superb for adding into particles to give them a smoky, spicy profile that fish just love! Great in PVA bags, for dipping PVA sticks, boosting pellets and glugging hookbaits.
This product was the first I used from the CC Moore range. One of my many waters was doing very well one spring on pepperami and I began to look for a additive that I could use to enhance the taste of my boilies to suit how the water was fishing. I came across this compound and I can agree that it is VERY pungent! When you open the container you are hit with a strong smell just like it states in the description above!
As mentioned above I use this to enhance my boilies. However, I have now started to use this in my spring spod mix to give it an irresitable pungent smell and taste which any carp would be attracted too!
Amino Blend 365
“This highly soluble compound containing amino acids has a sweet, creamy taste and aroma and emits a constant stream of powerful feeding triggers in all water temperatures”
Usage Tip: Use up to 30ml/kg in boilie, stick, bag and spod mixes; also superb as a boilie soak prior to dusting baits in CC Moore’s pure betaine or liver powder.
I use this product in one way only and that is to pre soak my boilies to give them that added attractant. This liquid attractant is amazing with the CC Moore Live System boilies as the 2 flavours match perfectly and will give you an edge on any water you fish! The sweet creamy taste and aroma of the liquid attractant compliment the smell and taste of the boilies which makes these an inseperable match.
The reason I like this so much on my boilies is that it gives off a milky white cloud of attraction! This draws in the carp and creates a strong feeding response. I have found in my own fishing that this method works all year round. Probably given away by the name ‘Amino Blend 365‘.
Marine Amino 365
“This thick, savoury marine-based liquid compound is a highly effective year-round bait additive with exceptional fish attracting properties. It has a smooth, yeasty aroma and rich, developing salty taste which stimulates fish to feed time and time again in even the most unfavourable angling conditions. Extremely effective on hookbaits“
Usage Tip: Use up to 30ml/kg in boilie, spod and PVA bag mixes. Also use it to coat your boilies and hookbaits before drying them and repeating the process as many times as you wish. Each application may reduce your baits buoyancy.
This is the newest of the liquid additives that I have started to use in my own fishing. I particularly like using these as a boilie enhancement on the CC Moore Pacific Tuna boilies as these match perfectly. This marine savoury taste and smell of the liquid additive I believe matches the deep, salty marine taste of the Pacific Tuna Boilies making them irresistable to carp!
Like the Amino Blend 365 this can be used all year round as the name highlights making this liquid attractant one of the best in the game for fishmeal/marine baits.
In summary I use these 3 liquid attractants because I have all confidence these have improved my catch rate. In brief I use the Hot Chorizo Compound in my spod mixes, Amino Blend 365 with the Live System Boilies and Marine Amino 365 with the Pacific Tuna Boilies.
PVA Bag Mix
PVA Bags are fast becoming one of the UK’s most used and effective methods of fishing. With PVA bags your hookbait, loose feed, rig and weight are all in one solid compacted bag. The bag is aerodynamic so you can cast a fair distance compared to other PVA mesh methods. Upon impact with the lakebed a PVA bag literally explodes shooting your loose feed upwards causing a larger area of bait in more of the water column compared to other methods like method feeding or PVA sticks.
CC Moore have a vast range of PVA Bag mixes but I am going to take a closer look into two of the more popular mixes and the reasons why you should look into using these.
Mini Ultramix
“Outstanding bag mix comprising our most successful mini pellets and fry crumb – bursting with powerful attractors such as soluble fish proteins, oils and amino acids”
Usage Tip: Add 30ml/kg Amino Blend 365, Corn Steep Liquor or Marine Amino 365 to 1kg of Mini Ultramix the night before a session. Allow this to soak into the mix before using it in PVA bags or as a stalking or carpet feed.
This mix contains a variety of pellets from 2mm-4mm including micro and mini betaine, krill, trout and halibut pellets. Due to the different sizes of pellet the breakdown time varies which gives this mix a constant flow of attraction. The 2mm pellets breakdown in between 1-3 hours in cold water and the 4mm pellets breakdown in 30 minutes to 4 hours in cold water. CC Moore recommened that it can be further boosted with their Feedstim XP and a dusting of Betaine or Belachan powder.
In my own fishing I use this in my solid PVA bags as my main mix. Due to the different sizes ranging from micro to 4mm, this mix really fills up the gaps in your bags making them very solid and castable at range! I like to be consistent on my lakes throughout the year and due to the soluble attractors in this mix they stimulate feeding in all temperatures as well as having a high protein content which is also a plus for use all year round!
Oily PVA Bag Mix
“This highly effective bag/stick mix has a rich ‘fishy’ profile derived from protein and oil-rich pellets, salmon fry crumb, krill meal and soluble fish protein.
Usage Tip: Summer/Autumn: A blend of oil-based and soluble liquids added to Oily Bag mix will give you the best response in warm water. We recommend 30+ml/kg Liquid Crab Compound, Liquid Tuna Compound or Whole Krill Compound. Winter/Spring: Just a 20mm diameter PVA bag of Oily Bag Mix may be enough in cold water. Lace the mix with Feedstim XP liquid before using it. This gives it maximum solubility in even the most icy-cold water.
This mix contains 1-2mm meals/pellets including betaine, halibut, trout and krill pellets which is boosted by the addition of salmon micro feed and pure krill meal. This mix has powders which form a natural particle cloud around your bait which is a excellent attractant for pulling carp into your swim. Unlike the other mix this one has similar sizes of pellets which leads you to believe the breakdown time is pretty much the same, however due to the different ingredients they actually breakdown at different rates feeding a constant flow of attraction in your swim.
Once again I use this in my PVA bag mixes where I know I’m fishing over a harder lakebed. The small pellets get the carp grubbing around keeping them in your swim for longer meaning you have more opportunities to improve your catch rate. This mix is packed with ingredients including pellets, powders and crumb which gives it ultimate attraction when you are fishing on difficult waters! When I first used this mix I managed to catch on a hard club water which hadn’t produced in a week! Although it was only a low double, it was a welcome addition to the bank after a hard winter on this water!
Session Packs
These sessions packs from CC Moore are a serious game changer when it comes to getting all the bait together in one purchase. Each pack contains boilies, pellets, hookbaits and liquid bait booster which is all you need to get you fishing effectively on the bank. CC Moore also have a variety of quality and cost effective session and bundle packs which have a variety of options from PVA bag mixes to bulk buy boilie deals! These session packs are available in 15mm and 18mm.
Live System Session Pack 15mm
Contents:
“This great value pack contains all the products required to present fish with an irresistable bait package which can be used in many different angling situations”
Live System Air Ball Pop Ups: These pop ups are very buoyant and durable and are colour and smell matched to the well known CC Moore Live System range. These pop ups are tough so that you can get past those nuisance fish as they have a fish-proof skin. These can also be trimmed so that you can critically balance your rigs to achieve perfect performance in your rigs.
100ml Live System Bait Booster: This booster was made to enhance any of the live system products from CC Moore. It is rich and creamy and is a perfect combination with the Live System Boilies. This is also PVA friendly and adding this liquid to your baits will incredibly increase your chances of catching and boosts the flavours in them all year round!
2kg Live System Pellets: These pellets are a light beige/yellow collour that are highly attractive and designed to be used with the Live System boilies. They have been infused with Live System liquid which makes them have high leakage which quickly disperse in all temperatures.
Live System Shelf-Life Boilies: These boilies are highly attractive, sweet and creamy. They are a milk protein and bird food based boilie which makes these intensely attractive and ideal for use all year! Live System releases powerful, water-soluble feeding stimulants in all water temperatures!
Pacific Tuna Session Pack 15mm
Contents:
“This great value pack contains all the products required to present fish with an irresistible Pacific Tuna bait package which can be used in many different angling situations”
Pacific Tuna Air Ball Pop Ups: These pop ups are very buoyant and durable and are colour and smell matched to the well known CC Moore Pacific Tuna range. These pop ups are tough so that you can get past those nuisance fish as they have a fish-proof skin. These can also be trimmed so that you can critically balance your rigs to achieve perfect performance in your rigs.
100ml Pacific Tuna Bait Booster: This booster was made to enhance any of the Pacific Tuna products from CC Moore. It is a pungent, fishy and slightly meaty liquid that contains many ingredients found in their highly successful Pacific Tuna boilies. This liquid is PVA friendly and the rich fishy boost is designed to enhance any Pacific Tuna products
2kg Pacific Tuna Pellets: These pellets are a deep red, high attract pellet designed for use with Pacific Tuna boilies. They are enhanced with Pacific Tuna liquid which makes these high leakage and packed with soluble attractors which quickly disperse in all water temperatures.
Pacific Tuna Shelf Life Boilies: These boilies are a rust red, intensely attractive boilie that combines soluble milk, vegetable and fish proteins with powerful natural stimulants. This makes these boilies a superb all year round bait! Pacific Tuna releases a salty fish taste and powerful shellfish aroma which makes this a great attractor package!
In summary these Session Packs contain a huge variety of products which are full of great ingredients that can improve your catch rate! They have all you need for a session and give you the best chance of achieving your goals! Not only do they offer these two amazing bundles which I use in my own carp fishing, they offer many more on their website!
If you want to see these in action, I will be using the Live System session pack this weekend so make sure you check out my YouTube for the video which will be released later this month!
Conclusion
CC Moore are a fantastic company selling premium carp fishing baits that really can improve your methods.
The liquid attractants are a must have in any bait bag as they can be used in so many different aspects of carp fishing from glugging baits to liquid food in spod mixes. The liquid attractants in my eyes are the best on the market at the moment. Make sure you have a look into the 30 different liquid attractants in their range.
The PVA mixes are great for building compact bags for ease of casting. The content in these mixes is packed with carpy goodness! This can really stimulate your swim and improve your catch rate. You can find many more varities and bundle deals of PVA mix on their website.
Lastly, the session packs are really taking the carp fishing scene by storm. In one cost effective purchase you can have all the items you need for a highly effective session. These are great for building a perfect swim by using the highly attractive baits to attract feeding carp into the area!
Make sure you go on over and check out CC Moore website where you can find out more information on the products above and many many more!
Tight lines and Wet Nets everyone!
