been catching huge numbers of fish for many years and it just goes on working. We developed the Monster Squid from the original Scopex Squid by combining elements of the original Monster Pursuit recipe which over the years has caught huge numbers of big carp from some really challenging venues. We further fine-tuned the recipe with other ingredients such as Robin Red and GLM, Banana Oil also boosted the ‘all seasons appeal’ which created a new bait with a more complex nutritional profile that is catching lots of fish. We make bait in extremely large quantities, we have three specialist boilie machines that have the capacity to produce up to three ton of bait each day. The boilie base mixes are preformulated by mixing the dry ingredients at the correct ratios, we pretty much do this as we need them, we may store small amounts for a short
period, but generally speaking we like to have a quick turnover to ensure freshness. Next the dry ingredients and liquids are blended with eggs in the mixer to produce an easy to roll paste. We use around about a 1000 eggs per mix and that produces about 220 kilos of bait per mix depending on the ingredients used and liquid content of the attractor system. The next stage is to cook the baits, this is done in purpose designed boiling machines, cooking times are crucial. After boiling, the frozen baits are allowed to cool for a while, the baits then go into the driers for a day, they are then quickly frozen in large walk in freezers which freeze the baits down very quickly. Shelf life boilies are dried for two days and then packed ready for despatch to the shops. There’s a certain amount of finishing work to be done, we receive plenty of praise as our bags don’t contain bits, these are picked out by hand to ensure the customer receives a bag of quality bait as intended. When the shelf life boilies come out of the driers we spin a little bit more flavour onto them, before packing ready for despatch.
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There’s a common misconception that shelf life’s are somehow inferior to their frozen counterparts, yes there are some cheap horrible shelf life’s available but our baits are different. They have a high nutritional content similar to that of the freezer baits and they don’t contain any nasty preservatives. They are just different to the frozen baits not inferior. Having frozen and shelf life versions of the same bait provides a real edge. For example frozen Nash baits are designed to float to the surface after a few days if in the unlikely event the baits don’t get eaten, they don’t sit on the bottom, fester and ruin a previously productive spot. The shelf life’s stay on the bottom a few days longer which is handy if you are pre baiting between sessions, it’s also handy to have extra bait in your car for when the fish really go on the feed. The recently released Instant Action range of baits which are already catching huge numbers of fish and the new Bug Life ground bait are typical examples of what can be achieved by our relentless programme of testing and developing new products. An awful lot of time effort and care goes into making a bag of Nash Bait boilies – use with confidence!