Has anyone used or using mad baits ? If so what your experience of them they seem to have a decent following and have good deals on the bulk orders . Also not interested in people posting other company's up just some info on mad baits thanks
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I won some out of advanced carp magazine in 2014 and borrowed my brother gear when I moved back to midlands(long story bout my gear)and I tried them out and within 15 minutes of putting first rod out and setting second rod up I had a 15lb common on them, haven't used them since.
Had to use them up fairly quick at the time as I had nowhere to store them as they were freezer baits,pretty certain it was the ASBO boilie I won and it stank.
I won some out of advanced carp magazine in 2014 and borrowed my brother gear when I moved back to midlands(long story bout my gear)and I tried them out and within 15 minutes of putting first rod out and setting second rod up I had a 15lb common on them, haven't used them since.
Had to use them up fairly quick at the time as I had nowhere to store them as they were freezer baits,pretty certain it was the ASBO boilie I won and it stank.
In reply to Post #1
I would personally give them a miss, the bait I have seen hasn't been of a very good standard. Dry and crumbly if I remember right. They roll plenty of bait for other firms and I know of a few issues where certain ingredients have been missed by accident.
I would personally give them a miss, the bait I have seen hasn't been of a very good standard. Dry and crumbly if I remember right. They roll plenty of bait for other firms and I know of a few issues where certain ingredients have been missed by accident.
In reply to Post #1
Do a search but basically, it's sh*t
Lots of waters around me promote it as they sell it in their shops and it has a little following because of it. They are all holes absolutely brimming with easy fish and even easier anglers of which i was one!
Just to give you an example, Mad baits advertised a lad having a red letter weekend because of their bait. He had 11 fish over a 48 hour weekend on pandemic. I fished the same lake last year and had 73 fish in 48 hours, all on little bits of black foam!
I did 18 months on the asbo and pandemic and found it to be really inconsistent from bag to bag. The pandemic was a much better bait than the asbo but that isn't saying much. I moved companies after having 20 kilo that pretty much turned itself to crumb and have had 3 very different seasons since.
Their equipment is good and they roll decent bait for others but their own bait is cheap for a reason.
People will tell you that they do ok on it. I can say with quite a lot of confidence (from experience) that they'd do a lot better on a different bait
Do a search but basically, it's sh*t
Lots of waters around me promote it as they sell it in their shops and it has a little following because of it. They are all holes absolutely brimming with easy fish and even easier anglers of which i was one!
Just to give you an example, Mad baits advertised a lad having a red letter weekend because of their bait. He had 11 fish over a 48 hour weekend on pandemic. I fished the same lake last year and had 73 fish in 48 hours, all on little bits of black foam!
I did 18 months on the asbo and pandemic and found it to be really inconsistent from bag to bag. The pandemic was a much better bait than the asbo but that isn't saying much. I moved companies after having 20 kilo that pretty much turned itself to crumb and have had 3 very different seasons since.
Their equipment is good and they roll decent bait for others but their own bait is cheap for a reason.
People will tell you that they do ok on it. I can say with quite a lot of confidence (from experience) that they'd do a lot better on a different bait
As already hinted at there's better firms out there. Having spoke to a guy who gave mad baits a good recipe it turns out they couldn't afford to make it so cut it heavily with cheap filler!! Like anything, it's gonna catch fish but not a quality nutritional bait imo. The crumbly texture I would guess is caused by replacing a big % of egg with water.
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I'm a bit surprised at the negativity about these guys as I thought they were ok.
I'm a bit surprised at the negativity about these guys as I thought they were ok.
I have never seen or used any of these product's
But ..
I read an blog or article about one of the owners or team members moving to my county and fishing Argle ressi it seems,is all I know..
Article is in the website..!
But ..
I read an blog or article about one of the owners or team members moving to my county and fishing Argle ressi it seems,is all I know..
Article is in the website..!
In reply to Post #7
Didn't Jerry Hammond have a connection with this company
Didn't Jerry Hammond have a connection with this company
In reply to Post #8
Have no.idea at all...have to be honest
Have no.idea at all...have to be honest
In reply to Post #9
Hi is/was a field tester for them by looks of it and he owned a tackle shop called hammond's,going back to mad baits not sure if use them again they slipped my mind over the years as you never see a lot of adverts of them anywhere and I've never seen tackle shops selling them either.
Hi is/was a field tester for them by looks of it and he owned a tackle shop called hammond's,going back to mad baits not sure if use them again they slipped my mind over the years as you never see a lot of adverts of them anywhere and I've never seen tackle shops selling them either.
In reply to Post #10
OK mate..
Same,I've never seen anyone using Mad baits ,it's probably good though ,I don't know..?
(Myself ,and many others use Marcus, good stuff)....ressi specials!
OK mate..
Same,I've never seen anyone using Mad baits ,it's probably good though ,I don't know..?
(Myself ,and many others use Marcus, good stuff)....ressi specials!
In reply to Post #11
I knew someone who made their own bait when I lived down in Southampton tried to flog me some want keen on it he called it rezzie specials as It was tested on a little lake by the river itchen.
Tried it never had a sniff on it he swore it was best thing since sliced bread blah blah lol but don't all the bait companies say similar things.
I used to make my own bait using nutrabaits basemixes and another companies base mix and caught on them on the river and the lake,at least I knew what was going in them.
I knew someone who made their own bait when I lived down in Southampton tried to flog me some want keen on it he called it rezzie specials as It was tested on a little lake by the river itchen.
Tried it never had a sniff on it he swore it was best thing since sliced bread blah blah lol but don't all the bait companies say similar things.
I used to make my own bait using nutrabaits basemixes and another companies base mix and caught on them on the river and the lake,at least I knew what was going in them.
In reply to Post #12
Marcus's Ressi specials are very similar to an incredibly well know bait. It's almost as if he was the Source of both baits.....
Marcus's Ressi specials are very similar to an incredibly well know bait. It's almost as if he was the Source of both baits.....
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My mate uses them, says their bait is pretty decent, always trying to get me to buy some, but I'll stick to ABS & Trent Baits thanks
My mate uses them, says their bait is pretty decent, always trying to get me to buy some, but I'll stick to ABS & Trent Baits thanks
In reply to Post #1
I'm using Asbo and have been for the past 5 years, and more than happy with the results.
I read someone commenting baits being dry etc, but have had no such experience of that.
As said results have been good, delivery is quick, and I've no reason to change, as I can't see me doing any better using any other bait.
I'm using Asbo and have been for the past 5 years, and more than happy with the results.
I read someone commenting baits being dry etc, but have had no such experience of that.
As said results have been good, delivery is quick, and I've no reason to change, as I can't see me doing any better using any other bait.
In reply to Post #16
I can only judge by my own personal experience
Orders placed have always been with me within 2 days of the order going in
They have lots of great bulk order deals
I've personally used asbo, pandemic and p-fish and my favourite as it's been consistently helping me catch fish is pandemic
Never had a crumbly or dry bait, quite the opposite, it's a relatively soft bait
I'd say try some and see how you get on.
I believe Jerry Hammond is a consultant for them and he was using it when I met him at Etang Le Fay's and he seemed to do well on it there as have I on many trips to France
I've used a few companies over the years and for my French trips I do order mad baits as I know I'm going to receive my order on time. I cannot say that of other companies I've used in the past
I can only judge by my own personal experience
Orders placed have always been with me within 2 days of the order going in
They have lots of great bulk order deals
I've personally used asbo, pandemic and p-fish and my favourite as it's been consistently helping me catch fish is pandemic
Never had a crumbly or dry bait, quite the opposite, it's a relatively soft bait
I'd say try some and see how you get on.
I believe Jerry Hammond is a consultant for them and he was using it when I met him at Etang Le Fay's and he seemed to do well on it there as have I on many trips to France
I've used a few companies over the years and for my French trips I do order mad baits as I know I'm going to receive my order on time. I cannot say that of other companies I've used in the past
In reply to Post #16
Mad baits used to make a bait with maggots in , don't think they do it anymore , though it was a good bait , I certainly caught on it. There other baits also seem good aswell. My problem was getting it shipped to Austria , the couriers lost the packages.
Mad baits used to make a bait with maggots in , don't think they do it anymore , though it was a good bait , I certainly caught on it. There other baits also seem good aswell. My problem was getting it shipped to Austria , the couriers lost the packages.
Heard it doubles up as great aggregate for filling potholes around fisheries.....
Hasn't really got a good reputation from the comments on here I'm pretty suprised tbh. Thanks for your reply's 👍
In reply to Post #20
I wouldn't be deterred and would listen to those that actually use it with confidence. Neither are we paying for a jaw dropping advertising campaign when buying our bait.
I wouldn't be deterred and would listen to those that actually use it with confidence. Neither are we paying for a jaw dropping advertising campaign when buying our bait.
In reply to Post #21
I used it exclusively for 18 months, and in my experience, it really isn't great, even though i barely paid anything for it. My catch rate improved massively when i went onto something else that i pay full price for (£6 a kilo more). Instead of telling someone to disregard loads of comments just because they dont align with yours, maybe you should try using something else as well, you might be surprised
I used it exclusively for 18 months, and in my experience, it really isn't great, even though i barely paid anything for it. My catch rate improved massively when i went onto something else that i pay full price for (£6 a kilo more). Instead of telling someone to disregard loads of comments just because they dont align with yours, maybe you should try using something else as well, you might be surprised
In reply to Post #1
I've been using them for years now, me and my old man both using it, he's had a few 40's from a difficult water and I've had some good fish from a difficult water as well. Whenever I've used it I've caught on it, and caught on it pretty quick as well, so it can't be as bad as some people in here are saying it is. For me its quality bait and works well wherever I've used it. If you use it you'll do alright and you will catch fish 100%. The new one P-Fish is doing really well at the minute, that's what I've been using with the ASBO.
I've been using them for years now, me and my old man both using it, he's had a few 40's from a difficult water and I've had some good fish from a difficult water as well. Whenever I've used it I've caught on it, and caught on it pretty quick as well, so it can't be as bad as some people in here are saying it is. For me its quality bait and works well wherever I've used it. If you use it you'll do alright and you will catch fish 100%. The new one P-Fish is doing really well at the minute, that's what I've been using with the ASBO.
Not good at all used a few of there Baits when they came on the scene bought allot from the show seemed ok at first but when I reordered it was dry and crumbly time after time , also told me they had bought the writes to an old bait called birdies grub that was very good back in the day ordered some and it was big mess, I would buy else where
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