Hi everyone was just wondering what everyone's thought was on dna baits s7? I'm only asking because I normally use sticky baits the krill but been recommended the s7 instead,

Is it better/worse/same level? I get sticky baits krill for £37 for 5kg so not really trying to save money if I'm honest just if this is that great I'll swap over

Thanks ok advance

In reply to Post #1
Where you getting the krill at that price?

In reply to Post #1
I e been using S7 now for a few months and think it's a great bait. Can't recommend it highly enough. They always seem to have decent deals on as well 👍

Thanks for the reply's first off I get it from go outdoors normally £40 for 5kg but my mate knocks a couple extra quid off, even £40 for 5kg is good for the krill.

Perfect thank you do you use the hookbait a aswell? Do you glug them or just use the s7 boilie as it is?

In reply to Post #4
I use the wafters, also got the pellet and use hydro wheat to glug pellet and freebies. Its been working very well. I bought some betastim but havnt used that yet

In reply to Post #4
Thanks

Good luck with the S7, all their gear looks nice

In reply to Post #6
Only recently changed but i must say ive been very impressed with everything from them so far. service, delivery, deals and product all spot on

I've been using S7 since it came out, very impressed as both a instant and long term bait so far.
If you can get to a show DNA normally sell for £5.25/kg.
The hydro spod is a great over roll for freebies/pellets and the liquid food is a great dip, if you can get away with softer baits.

Thanks for all the replies, sounds great to me I'll give it a go then. I've heard about fluffing them in hydro wheat what exactly is it? Yeah I'll keep an eye out at a show that's a good price ain't it

In reply to Post #9
Have a nosey on the British Aqua Feeds webby 're the hydro for info 👍

Thanks buddy appreciate it

In reply to Post #1
DNA havnt any s7 in stock and have for the time beibg stoppedrolling it ..
Problems with suppliers of ingredients ..
Their not sure when it's going to be sorted !!??

In reply to Post #12
Upstream baits red marine is a very similar bait minus the spices.. probably a better base mix though.

In reply to Post #12
That's not good!

In reply to Post #14
No mate .. hope it's sorted soon as I been baiting a lake with it for 3 months ready to fish the autunm 🙈

In reply to Post #15
Nooooo....fingers crossed for you m8 👍
Can't understand the hold up myself. I was talking to Jason I think at the NAS, might not have been though.
I'm a long term S7 user, at the NAS I stuck my nose over the hydro S7 and said what have you changed 😂, was greeted with wry smile.
I'd have to think the Krill meal is the hold up, personally I'd get the best instead of trying to hold prices....Not saying that's happening...just thinking aloud.

In reply to Post #16
The lads at DNA are saying it's the s7 flavour package .. the supplier is being awkward ..

Time will tell

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In reply to Post #1
i personally think the krill is a very good bait , if i were you i'd stick with what you're using now......

In reply to Post #19
S7 is an awesome bait, generally you can get it for less than the krill plus it's available in more sizes if like me you mix them up.

In reply to Post #20
the s7 is going to be out of stock for a while, problems with suppliers apparently

Typical was going to buy some lol I reckon I'll just stay with the krill I love it anyway and wasn't going to change till I got recommended the to try the s7

Thanks for all the replies couldn't reply been on the bank since Thursday morning and don't get enough signal for internet just texts

In reply to Post #22
Loads of other great baits around for similar price.

In reply to Post #22
Try Parkfield Angling 👍

In reply to Post #24
Has anyone spoken to DNA regarding this supply issue of one of the ingredients and know when/if it likely to be resolved? Done so well on this bait and really don't want to start looking elsewhere but my supply is getting low

In reply to Post #25
2 / 3 weeks there saying

In reply to Post #26
Hope so only got a few kilos left

In reply to Post #27
Push comes to shove like I said before try Parkfield, they've just stocked the full DNA range to my knowledge, they do great prices on Mainline freezer baits so they might on DNA.

Think the supply should be back up and running fairly quickly. They are sending a mate out 50kg so would imagine full production will commence fairly soon

In reply to Post #29
Iv just heard the s7 will be up and running again Monday..
Plenty of back orders so be patient if ordering

In reply to Post #30
Good news, i probably have enough for 2 more weeks i just hope the recipe hasnt changed...

In reply to Post #28
Cheers mate

In reply to Post #30
👍

In reply to Post #30
I've got about 15kg of krill to get through first but I'll give it a go one that's used, thanks for all the replies and help

In reply to Post #34
Hi Guys, someone has brought this thread to my attention so i thought I'd give you a from the horses mouth reply rather than the thread be based on chinese whispers. Apologies if it is a little late but i have just returned from holiday. As it happened the correct information was out there anyway, given i presume in my absence by our very efficient customer service staff.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, we had been waiting for the peach flavour that goes in the s7 blend for 6 weeks prior to last week and stocks eventually ran that low we were forced to pull it offline until the issue was rectified. Something we never like to do, especially with our best selling bait, but we also won't deceive customers by changing it without prior notice. There is of course a thousand peach flavours on the market and we could have easily replaced it with any of these, but as you all know every flavour is slightly different and the one we use works really well for us in this bait. After looking at some alternatives i made the decision to wait and pull it. Which i think was the right decision in my own opinion of course. All that said, thankfully the peach arrived with us last Friday and now we are back in full production with a 1100k a day being produced until we are fully back on top.I believe the guys have now got it all back on the website and we are more or less back to normal albeit with alot of catching up to do!

I can assure you there were no issues basemix wise or liquid food wise and the bait remains the same as it was since it's release.

If anyone has any questions regarding this or any other issues regarding DNA please get in touch. I will drop in from time to time to check the thread or alternatively i can be reached at sales@dnabaits.com if it's urgent.

Thanks for your time.

Jase

In reply to Post #35
Thanks for that mate glad to hear it's back up and ready I was starting to thing I jinxed it lol, once my krill is used up I'll be putting in a order to give it a try for a while

In reply to Post #35
Thanks for that Jase , glad you pulled it and waited for the original flavour to become available again .
I admire you not changing the original recipe , why would you when you have a superb bait like S7

In reply to Post #36
You won't regret it , one of the best baits I have used in over 35 years of carp angling . The only way I can see myself changing bait at the moment is that I'm quite curious to see if DNAs other baits are as good .

In reply to Post #38
I'll post my results and what I think of it after a few months of using it

In reply to Post #38
Funnily enough I started with 2 DNA baits side by side, Nutta S and S7, don't know if the waters I fish but the S7 wiped the floor with the Nutta S, I wasn't expecting that and I really wnated to use the NS but the S7 performance was just too strong in comparison.

Note by waters I mean chemical make up not fish preference, one of the waters they did like a Nut base but not N S...Horses for Courses I guess.

In reply to Post #40
I have heard nothing but good reviews on the s7 literally everywhere I look everyone says good things. I have not seen a bad word said about it

In reply to Post #41
And it' works in winter too .

In reply to Post #42
Hi guys thinking about getting on this myself any idea when the cork ball popups wil be out?
Cheers

In reply to Post #43
They do corkball pop ups already.

Plus the 8mm are something special 👌🏻 If can get away with them on your water with other species

In reply to Post #42
Yep, I fish it right through too.

In reply to Post #45
Great to hear the bait is back and even better to hear jase's philosophy on messing with ingredients within the bait.

One of my pet hates is bait companies tinkering/exchanging ingredients in established baits without telling the user. Soon you can be using a bait with the same name but one that has barely no resemblance to the original bait... Not mentioning any names....

No idea about cork ball pop ups but I can't see how they can in anyway be any better than the cork dust pop ups that are currently being sold.

In reply to Post #43
They do freezer paste £6 a kilo , piece of cake to make your own hookbaits

In reply to Post #46
No idea about cork ball pop ups

They are more consistant & bouyant for the size, than a lot of cork dust pop ups on offer.

In reply to Post #46
Not aimed at DNA in particular but I think anyone would be naive to think most established baits are the same as when released. Yes they may have the same ingredient list as they did originally but that doesn't mean it's the same ingredient from the same supplier or that that named ingredient is the same as the last (that can be a better thing too), fluctuations in crop, or sourcing location can mean a different product sold as the same.

If anyone wants custom S7 cork ball pop ups Matt at UB Baits could probably help, or you could get the S7 base and make your own. Personally I'm quite happy with the S7 cork dust pop ups.

In reply to Post #49
DNA do offer corkball pop ups but I think they are currently only available to testers.

In reply to Post #50
That's correct .. .. I'm lucky enough to be using them..
Great hookbaits 👍

In reply to Post #1
I don't know much about baits to be honest but a mate of mine swears by the DNA s7. I've just returned from a 24hr works social, 6 of us on a local lake and about 20 carp between us, my mate with the s7 caught 12 of them and they all were bigger fish than what us others caught. Now it might just be coincidence, swim choice, better rigs etc but its certainly made me think about trying it. Hope that helps.

In reply to Post #50
advocate team members can buy them cheaper,I assume the testing was done before it got to the dna advocate members being able to buy them.

In reply to Post #52
I don't know much about baits to be honest but a mate of mine swears by the DNA s7. I've just returned from a 24hr works social, 6 of us on a local lake and about 20 carp between us, my mate with the s7 caught 12 of them and they all were bigger fish than what us others caught. Now it might just be coincidence, swim choice, better rigs etc but its certainly made me think about trying it. Hope that helps

I think its fair to say bait is only part of the jigsaw but i have noticed a marked improvement in my catch rates since using the s7. Could it be coincidence? Possibly but it doesnt do the confidence any harm.

In reply to Post #49
Not aimed at DNA in particular but I think anyone would be naive to think most established baits are the same as when released. Yes they may have the same ingredient list as they did originally but that doesn't mean it's the same ingredient from the same supplier or that that named ingredient is the same as the last (that can be a better thing too), fluctuations in crop, or sourcing location can mean a different product sold as the same.

I am not suggesting one minute that seasonal variations do not occur when using natural ingredients but thats a little bit different to completely changing the make up of a bait whilst keeping the same name, leading your customer base to think they are using the same bait they have been buying year on year but in fact are using a bait which is only the same in name and nothing else.

In reply to Post #55
My worst fear and pet hate
Funny how when I make basemix it's exactly the same week in week out

In reply to Post #56
If this helps at all iv bin using DNA baits for a wile now and I have 100% confidence in it, I also usr the s7 glug and the crayfish mini mix too. And if you get on the advocate team I think you get it for £30 5 kg.... hope this helps

In reply to Post #55
Agreed

In reply to Post #55
I like DNA baits but can say the photo of SLK on their website is quite dissimilar to the last few kg I have in my freezer

They are also doing some post free deals at the moment, just ordered 5kg of S7 with hookbaits posted

If only I could find an advocate team member in Norfolk area

In reply to Post #60
Yeah mate I seen that going to order some Friday

In reply to Post #60
Just took delivery today of 5KG of S7....baiting up this week fishing next week

In reply to Post #63
You won't regret it , great bait .

In reply to Post #64
I'm ordering the s7 and switch next week to use on my new syndicate, loved my mainline activ 8 but with the new baby here it's way too expensive for me now, dna is £6.50 a kilo and haven't heard a bad word about it 👍

In reply to Post #64
You're not wrong! I'm just on a 36hr session. We prebaited last week with a few kilo, currently had 6 fish, 3 x 20s included in that, one of them being a stunning ghosty. Been a syndicate member on here 3 years and this is my best session so far. I'll be ordering more S7

In reply to Post #65
How much are you ordering to make it 6.50 a kilo?

In reply to Post #67
20kg free delivery too mate

If you can get to the shows like the NAS, DNA often have great deals on, last year the price went up to £5.25/kg from fiver. I tend to order in bulk at the show for delivery later in the year.

In reply to Post #69
Some decent Black Friday deals to be had last couple of years .

In reply to Post #70
DNA doing a good deal at the moment

20kg of boilies any mix
1L of liquid
Tub of hook baits
Free delivery

£130

£6 kg

In reply to Post #57
How does the S7 work during the colder months?? Didn't know if it was worth mixing in some Switch also??

In reply to Post #72
I've always fished S7 through the winter but admittedly mixed with some Nutta. This winter I'll be mixing it with switch from now until it gets really cold then I'll be just on the switch.

This is purely because when the switch first came out I could t get on with it but was fishing a rock hard lake at the time and feel I never gave it a fair chance so now I'm going to give it a go this winter (not a fair test also, I understand) then I'm hoping to just carry on with the switch right up until summer then be on the SLK

In reply to Post #72
I caught a fair few last winter on it , not the hardest of waters to be fair but with it being a very cold winter i was well pleased with how i did on it .

In reply to Post #72
I always fish it through winter, catches very well, I use the liquid food as a glug, makes the bait softer which isn't a bad thing in winter either
When NS came out I tired it along side S7 specifically for winter, the S7 out fished it so I stopped using the NS after 2 seasons.

Well got to say I'm impressed I've bought 10kg of the s7 with matching pop ups and wafters, first impression is really good so hopefully they do the business, funnily enough on my syndicate someone has just started using the s7 and on his second session he had out the 3 biggest fish out a 48 a 44 and a 42, if I get any of them I'll be a happy man

In reply to Post #76
I done well on DNA S7 and SLK used as a combination on a Yorkshire estate lake I use to fish in my day. Was good bait just like sticky. I use to be fieldtester for sticky when erics angling owned the company.

Is there any major difference between the freezer and shelf life with S7?

In reply to Post #78
No the shelf life is very slightly firmer but that's it.

Can anyone tell what the Slk is like?

I've been using s7 for a couple months with good success but I see a few people using both SLK and S7 mixed anyone use the SLK and can tell me what it's like?

Thanks rich

In reply to Post #80
I'll be using the SLK this year. I will start tricking it in early March onwards.

When I was talking to someone with connections to DNA they were suggesting 75% SLK/25% S7 but I'm going 100% SLK.

Can't give you any advice with regards what it is like fishing wise (as obviously not used it yet) but I choose it over the S7 just as I didn't want to use a red bait and with the SLK being a brown colour it suited what I required what with my lake being shallow, weedy and quite silty. Along with the Betastim this should darken them up even more.

I also choose this as it's a little bit different to what the majority of members on the lake are using.

In reply to Post #81
Have u actually got some mate? What's it smell like, is it strong smelling?

In reply to Post #82
Not particularly strong smelling, a but meaty. Not that the smell has any bearing on its effectiveness.

In reply to Post #82
As Boycie says above/below. Meaty smell which I assume is the liver? I'm no bait expert, I've literally gone for the colour and from advice given to me.

Ok thanks lads appreciate it

In reply to Post #85
I'm currently using Krill but have been thinking of using the s7 this season. I like the Krill shelflife as I dont need to worry about it splitting when i stick it out. Is the s7 as firm as the Krill?

In reply to Post #86
Reckon the S7 would stick out fine looking at my shelf life's.....

In reply to Post #87
Am going to give that a try, watch this space for results in a couple of weeks after I find a lake to fish in the South West.

In reply to Post #86
Tbh mate I wouldn't say there was much difference in it. I wouldn't be able to choose between the krill n the s7 if i had to choose again if I'm completely honest. I haven't had any better results since changing over to the s7, I will be using it this year tho because i fancied a change it does seem a great bait just like the krill.

In reply to Post #87

I'll probably pick up some at the NAS

In reply to Post #90
Had their sample pack sent to me along with some pellets.
You can never have enough pellets :-)

I just stick a bait in a glass of water for 24 hours. Then have a sip and a nibble.
The SLK is a very nice Liver bait.
And the S7 is again a very nice red Fishmeal.

I'll be stocking up once the water warms up. At the moment I'm in winter mode.
Stick fishing and sweet baits. Nothing to do with their effectiveness one way or the other.
Just a personal preference.

Edited - Show deal is back on.....10kg boilee delivered for £60

In reply to Post #92
Just 10k boilie for £60 from what I can see on fb. Not that that's a bad deal

In reply to Post #86
You won't have any issues sticking the s7 out mate.

Good deal. S7 or slk 🤷‍♂️

How have S7 users found it works through the colder months?

In reply to Post #96
I Wondered what it is like in winter as well?