In reply to Post #30
It's unlikely that any commercially available bait is going to be truly groundbreaking, unless the new miracle ingredient is dirt cheap. There is probably room for a home bait maker to take a good base mix and add a "super" ingredient to it. Knowledge has always been power. Not all carpers are interested in bait enough to do the leg work. Or pay tge extra for top class ingredients. You can catch many carp on a cheap bait. Catching the old wily bugger you've been after for a few years, might need a different strategy.
Then again, stick a single piece of sweetcorn in front of it's face when it's in the right mood, and Roberts your mum's brother.