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Solar Originals (32 posts / 3,743 views)
Boris_Carp Boris_Carp
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Post #1 19 Apr 2020 23:21
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Anyone using the new Solar Originals are they as good as the baits as the Martin Locke Solar days
Cheers
Monkeypox
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Post #2 20 Apr 2020 16:54
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In reply to Post #1
I thought Martin Locke was still at solar.?
Gregc1980
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Post #3 20 Apr 2020 17:04
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He is but dose not own solar any more as far as i know
framey framey
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Post #4 20 Apr 2020 17:11
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Ms Liping Yuan ACTIVE

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C/O Edwin Coe Llp, 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, England, WC2A 3TH
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That's buggered that one up then
bmthman bmthman
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Post #5 23 Apr 2020 07:57
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In reply to Post #4
Bait to be avoided then!
shrimpo shrimpo
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Post #6 23 Apr 2020 09:10
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Ive just brought some red herring and they seem alright to me not sure if there anything like the originals
Monkeypox
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Post #7 23 Apr 2020 10:09
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I would think the bait will be the same as the originals and will continue to be made in the UK , my sorry is they start making the metalwork in china, if so no more solar for me.
yonny yonny
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Post #8 23 Apr 2020 10:20
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In reply to Post #7
It's been made in China for ages I think mate?
Monkeypox
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Post #9 23 Apr 2020 13:11
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In reply to Post #8
Before I bought my worldwide pod I asked solar if it was made in the UK , their answer was yes.
yonny yonny
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Post #10 23 Apr 2020 13:24
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In reply to Post #9
Fair play, my mistake
NemesisWitch NemesisWitch
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Post #11 23 Apr 2020 13:41
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In reply to Post #1
Being as some of the old Mix master flavours were made by a German confectionery company that hasn't been trading for a rather long time, I doubt if many of the 'originals' can even be sourced, let alone be put into bait.
Boris_Carp Boris_Carp
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Post #12 23 Apr 2020 15:42
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In reply to Post #11
Weren't the new guys something to do with Cherry baits
AndyCarper82 AndyCarper82
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Post #13 24 Apr 2020 11:56
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In reply to Post #1
The Solarbait 'originals' are anything but original - below is a clip from the press release in 2017:-



Now, with access to new ingredients, new processes and new sourcing possibilities, the entire Solar Bait range is undergoing a transformation. The first ‘wave' of new baits, strangely, won't be new at all! Working on the heritage baits that built Soalr's reputation in the bait market, the original Club Mix, Red Herring, Top Banana and Quench baits will be the first to be re-released.

“Essentially,” explains Martin Locke. “As with all things there is a natural evolution over the years and we have tried to improve the Solar boilies over time with slight updates and tweaks as needed. With today's possibilities, it seems very strange, but the best way to move the baits forward is to go back, re-launching a selection of the very original baits, with newer baits to follow such as an uprated Candy Floss and the TunaMino baits that have been trialed by our fieldtesters for the past year.”


https://www.carpology.net/article/bait/solar-baits-bringing-back-the-originals/
midlandman midlandman
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Post #14 24 Apr 2020 13:27
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In reply to Post #13
To be fair, very few baits will be the same as they were 20 years ago. Several products are now unavailable.
Boris_Carp Boris_Carp
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Post #15 24 Apr 2020 14:10
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In reply to Post #13
Si Lockey is still involved in the bait side 👍👍
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