Founded by Nigel Rennie Shooter in 2002, Vortex Baits specialises in high-quality baits crafted from natural ingredients sourced globally. Discover our successful range of baits and the story behind our unique approach.
Discover our innovative insect-based bait, formulated with 17 ingredients including silkworm meal and natural extracts. Designed to mimic the natural diet of Carp and Barbel, this highly digestible bait is effective year-round and particularly successful from Spring to late autumn.
Introducing our innovative bait shapes: cocoons, hives, and grubs. Developed with precision and inspired by nature, these unique designs have proven highly effective in catching elusive specimen fish across various waters.
Last but by no means least is our man on the Severn @garym7 with some hard earned bars of gold!
With the first swim being a no go due to very high levels, plan b worked out well, mixing up two baits to keep the bites coming, Dark C.K.O. Cocoons, Frankfurter Spice & Red Salmon Boosted Hook Pellets & Meat all delivering a bite or 2, these beauties being the best ones of the day!
Well dangled Gaz!
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As always itโs great to see our mate @jake.iley.catches back out and on the fish on his beloved Ribble.
This time the mighty Squid & Garlic Boosted Hook Pellets did the business for this superb brace!
Nicely done Jake!
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Our good mate @liamnasa1412 had a bumper session out on the rising Trent!
Hedging his bets with a rod a piece on Cheese & Garlic, and Hot n Spicy Pepperoni, both being 14mm Boosted Hook Pellets, with 6mm pellets in PVA bags!
The final score was 14 runs, with 9 fish finding the net!
Awesome result Liam!
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Well good afternoon all! Itโs been a hot minute since we shared some catch reports hasnโt it! The conditions have been less than favourable, but itโs not stopped you brave folks from taking advantage of the breaks in the weather. They say fortune favours the brave, and thatโs definitely the case!
Our first report comes from Anthony Joseph Bristow, and a superb Tidal Trent specimen!
This stunner took a fancy to a 14mm C.K.O. Boosted Hook Pellet, before the rising levels made it unfishable!
Nicely done Anthony!
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Last but by no means least is our man @shaneworsley and some stunning Trent torpedoes!
โI was debating whether to get myself down to the River Trent or not, lots of reports online that it was hard going and not only the river but the banks were well in flood! I rolled the dice and headed out anyway, after checking and quickly departing several sections I found a nice area on the tidal where I thought Iโd have a chance. Almost instantly I was into a few fish and the session was going great from the off!
After about an hour the rod was away with a respectable fish just over 13lbs. With the fish snagging itself up in the fight it was nice to see her in the back of the net!
Job done.. or was it! A few quiet hours passed before my rod was off again, a fairly short but spirited fight and the frame of a big barbel came up from the depths into the net. After a rest for a good half hour or so knowing full well it was a good fish and when it came to putting the fish on the scales she settled at 16lb 11ozsโฆwhat a fish!!
All fish falling to my all time favourite 14mm C.K.O. Boosted Hook Pellet with pva bags full of Harryโs Ultramix, the winning combination everytime what ever the weather happy days!โ
Absolute magic Shane!
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Now weโve an absolutely corking report here from customer Ben Hodder!
This line up all came from the mighty Severn, with fish to a fantastic 13lb 6oz, a mix of C.K.O. 8mm Boosted Hook Pellets, Cheese & Garlic, both with matching paste wraps and PVA bags of pellets doing the business!
This is a superb set of shots too, awesome results Ben!
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Nice to see our man @paultruscott70 getting amongst the big girls down at White Lakes again!
This session saw 5 fish hitting the net for Paul, these being the best 3, with the biggest going 29lb 12oz!
Our C.K.O. Wafter on the hook, with a PVA bag of mixed pellets & maggots, soaked in our Cold Pressed Hemp Oil doing the business!
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Next up on the Ribble is good mate @nickincefishing
โDropped back on the Ribble last night on the hunt for another barbel. River had some extra water on it but it was steadily dropping off so I had my swim in mind before setting off. Luckily it was free when I got there. Got the rods out, recasting regular with my bait of choice and I wasnโt even getting a tap so I had a look in my lucky bag of baits to see what I thought would get me a bite and not long after the rod got the bend I wanted and after a little scrap the barbel was in the net. Happy days.
Rods recasted while the fish was resting and not long after it went again with barbel number 2 at which point I got my hopes up for a good session, I had 1 more run afterwards that got free with a hook pull and that was the last bit of action for the session. T.H.C. Cocoons getting the bites for me this timeโ
Nicely done Nick!
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Next up is our good friend Stephen Ditchfield and a cracking Ribble brace of Barbel!
This lovely pair, 10lb 15oz & 6lb 13oz both fell to one of our more obscure flavours -Roast Chicken! 14mm Boosted hook pellets, wrapped in a homemade matching paste wrap!
Winner winner chicken dinner!
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