See Nutrabaits seem to be trying to revive themselves again. Not sure they will be able to get back to where they were under their original owners?
In reply to Post #1
I agree.
Horse 🐎 bolted, and too much water under the bridge IMHO to climb back where Bill had built it up to, in the UK and most of Europe.
Social media is only good for certain things, but to magic stock out off thin air, post Big Bill leaving/selling up, it cannot do, shame.
I agree.
Horse 🐎 bolted, and too much water under the bridge IMHO to climb back where Bill had built it up to, in the UK and most of Europe.
Social media is only good for certain things, but to magic stock out off thin air, post Big Bill leaving/selling up, it cannot do, shame.
In reply to Post #2
Bill is using rolling baits for his European trips. Nuff said.
Bill is using rolling baits for his European trips. Nuff said.
In reply to Post #1
Once a good always a good base whilst we are using powders bound with eggs. Used quite a lot over the years
Looking in from the outside I don't think they had the marketing campaigns or hype like Mainline etc and probably cost them in the market place, couple this with with an explosion of small companies popping up with cheaper baits and them trying to sell a kilo of Trigga for £12 I reckon that's why they fell out of popularity, could be wrong of course but bait is a cut throat market driven by trends and sheep sadly 🐑
Once a good always a good base whilst we are using powders bound with eggs. Used quite a lot over the years
Looking in from the outside I don't think they had the marketing campaigns or hype like Mainline etc and probably cost them in the market place, couple this with with an explosion of small companies popping up with cheaper baits and them trying to sell a kilo of Trigga for £12 I reckon that's why they fell out of popularity, could be wrong of course but bait is a cut throat market driven by trends and sheep sadly 🐑
In reply to Post #1
If they could get a current BIG name on board tomorrow like “squeaky” or pitchers maker etc or someone like that they would probably be back up there because of the amount of followers they have.
If they could get a current BIG name on board tomorrow like “squeaky” or pitchers maker etc or someone like that they would probably be back up there because of the amount of followers they have.
It's easy to make a good bait these days, all of the info is out there for anyone to use. It's the marketing and ‘faces' that make a company successful. If they can get that bit right then there is no reason they can't come back, although the market is a very different place than it was when they started out.
In reply to Post #5
There's two ways they always seem to try to go, either get one big name on board......or, offer 'sponsorships' to absolutely everyone and their dog.
There's two ways they always seem to try to go, either get one big name on board......or, offer 'sponsorships' to absolutely everyone and their dog.
In reply to Post #4
They sold more bait than Mainline.
It was almost a North/South divide split the country in two, Nutrabaits had the North, Mainline the south, with a little pocket of the other in each territory, and a fuzzy border.
Nutrabaits had massive exports where Mainline had very little other than the Korda boys, Les Quis, and their own lake specials.
Retail prices of Nutrabaits were true, but when another bait company is selling direct to the public with no in-between that meant Nutrabaits (and Mainline) retail prices seemed high.
The annual release of Nutrabaits Bait magazine was guaranteed to get me some massive sales, and the first Nutrabaits shelf lifes, just to test the market I ordered 10 packs of each flavour, expecting them to cover me for 2 weeks. My delivery arrived Friday, I had sold out by Saturday. I actually had to ask if they could do me a special delivery for some more. Admittedly then there were favourites within the range, but the first batch...
Our Mainline sales were probably equals in Suffolk, more freezer bait, but Nutrabaits I knew my base mix sales were far higher, and with numbers of special order 10kilo buckets.
Bill Cottam selling up, to me was the end. Once it was taken over and you could not get stock there was no way back.
They sold more bait than Mainline.
It was almost a North/South divide split the country in two, Nutrabaits had the North, Mainline the south, with a little pocket of the other in each territory, and a fuzzy border.
Nutrabaits had massive exports where Mainline had very little other than the Korda boys, Les Quis, and their own lake specials.
Retail prices of Nutrabaits were true, but when another bait company is selling direct to the public with no in-between that meant Nutrabaits (and Mainline) retail prices seemed high.
The annual release of Nutrabaits Bait magazine was guaranteed to get me some massive sales, and the first Nutrabaits shelf lifes, just to test the market I ordered 10 packs of each flavour, expecting them to cover me for 2 weeks. My delivery arrived Friday, I had sold out by Saturday. I actually had to ask if they could do me a special delivery for some more. Admittedly then there were favourites within the range, but the first batch...
Our Mainline sales were probably equals in Suffolk, more freezer bait, but Nutrabaits I knew my base mix sales were far higher, and with numbers of special order 10kilo buckets.
Bill Cottam selling up, to me was the end. Once it was taken over and you could not get stock there was no way back.
In reply to Post #8
I gave you a ❤️ there mate, brought back a few memories.
I gave you a ❤️ there mate, brought back a few memories.
In reply to Post #3
Bill appears to be promoting RG baits
Bill appears to be promoting RG baits
In reply to Post #8
They ain't selling more than Mainline now are they and have not for quite a while
They ain't selling more than Mainline now are they and have not for quite a while
In reply to Post #10
RG baits are located near to where Nutrabaits used to be, some of the people form there work for them or did was my understanding hence the link
RG baits are located near to where Nutrabaits used to be, some of the people form there work for them or did was my understanding hence the link
In reply to Post #11
Totally agree.
Mainline still have a firm company base, whereas Nutrabaits do not.
Nutrabaits News was in the magazines before Mainlines What's Occurring.
Nutrabaits did actually have some very good anglers on board, Brian Skoyles, our own Ken T and others, but they were 'hampered' in a way by writing articles without blatant plugs, as soon as Dave Lane, Ian Chilcott and the Horton anglers started writing about Jack the (net) Ripper mentioning Mainline profile increased. Baits being given to sponsored anglers, who could then sell it straight on in the car park at Yateley, at Savay etc
Mainline even took over in the south from Premier baits, which had ruled Darenth and Harefield. Regular captures of The Amphibian at well over 40lb from Grange lake on the Grange bait kept Mainline up there.
Totally agree.
Mainline still have a firm company base, whereas Nutrabaits do not.
Nutrabaits News was in the magazines before Mainlines What's Occurring.
Nutrabaits did actually have some very good anglers on board, Brian Skoyles, our own Ken T and others, but they were 'hampered' in a way by writing articles without blatant plugs, as soon as Dave Lane, Ian Chilcott and the Horton anglers started writing about Jack the (net) Ripper mentioning Mainline profile increased. Baits being given to sponsored anglers, who could then sell it straight on in the car park at Yateley, at Savay etc
Mainline even took over in the south from Premier baits, which had ruled Darenth and Harefield. Regular captures of The Amphibian at well over 40lb from Grange lake on the Grange bait kept Mainline up there.
In reply to Post #13
Some of those anglers actually made things worse claiming and arguing even on here that products were still the same when it was obvious from space that they arent.. Biggest reason for Nutrabaits downfall is changing products while still claiming original etc...
Some of those anglers actually made things worse claiming and arguing even on here that products were still the same when it was obvious from space that they arent.. Biggest reason for Nutrabaits downfall is changing products while still claiming original etc...
In reply to Post #13
You mean The Essex Manor for the Amphibian?
You mean The Essex Manor for the Amphibian?