Vortex Baits

Bait Making, for us it’s an obsession of over 40 years, stemming from a trip to India. In the early seventies, my parents took me on a photographic trip to India, where I lived on a houseboat on Dal Lake in Kashmir. Dal Lake, known as Srinagar’s Jewel, is a natural wetland with a ten-mile shoreline. It’s home to floating gardens called “RAD,” which come alive with lotus flowers in July and August. The lake has an average depth of four to seven feet, but some parts can reach up to twenty feet. It’s home to various aquatic life, including many species of fish. On my first day on the houseboat, I met an old fisherman who would be our chef. Despite not speaking much English, we understood each other perfectly. He told me he had been catching carp in the lake all his life. The next day, he invited me to follow him to the bow of the boat. He showed me my basic fishing tackle: a bamboo cane rod, line like a tow rope, a float made of reed stem, a small nut and bolt for a weight, and a large hook. I wished I had brought my two-piece solid glass sea fishing rod and reel from Whitby, but I figured I’d make the best of it. After all, that’s what fishing is all about, right? The next morning, we woke up early on the boat. My parents wanted to capture sunrise shots over the lake. The fisherman soon got the ingredients. When he returned, we sat on the deck. He opened an old sack and pulled out a wooden bowl. He started taking out the contents, and I knew it was special bait. I recognised some ingredients because my mum is a great cook. We often use unusual ingredients from around the world to make amazing meals. There was root ginger, garlic powder, chilli powder, and other spicy extracts I’d never seen. There were also two types of flour. While on the houseboat, I caught many small carp, but spotted a few big ones basking in the sun among the lily pads. While filming with my parents, I got to see them up close. Lake Dal holds special memories for me. I’d love to return to the lake, the jewel in Kashmir, India. That’s when I got the obsession to create baits and catch carp. #vortexbaitsofficial

Incredible Insecto-Morph! Our insect bait has been formulated with the blending of 17 ingredients, 4 of these being insect meals, from a fine powder to granulate in texture along with blended milk powders, yeast extracts, mixed spices and other organic compounds. Amino Acids, vitamins and minerals along with other highly digestible components. The prime ingredient is silkworm meal, pure ground lava cocoons (Pupae) of the silkworm moth Bombyx mori. This is a very rich ingredient with a pungent aroma, high in protein, with a high nutritional value. High in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially linolenic acid, also particularly high levels of lysine and methionine acids. Each ingredient has its own role to play, from binding, gelling, firming, colouring, flavouring, sweetening, enhancing, stimulating, signalling, activating, creating a sensory response from the fish to feed. The liquid profile of the bait has been achieved by blending natures natural liquid food extracts, a blend of six, along with essential oils. The flavour profile of the bait, has been kept as natural as possible, incorporating two of nature’s natural identical flavours at very low levels. The bait has an earthy, spicy aroma but its not an offensive odour. The dark mottled appearance of the bait has been solely achieved with natures natural products, achieving the baits dark appearance. The dark colour of the bait washes out slowly leaving a speckled appearance, blending in with river and lake beds. The bait offers Carp and Barbel an alternative to fish meals as this bait does not contain any fish meal or other products of that nature whatsoever. 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #insectomorph #cko #hydroshrimp #squidliver #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #mirrorcarp #commoncarp #bigcarp #follow #fishinguk #angling #vortexbaitsofficial #thatscarpy #barbelfishing #river #banklife #castawaypva #barbelfishingcompetitions #uk #angler #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishingpicoftheday

Finishing up the catch reports nicely is our silver fox, the Dazzler @fosterd33 and some absolute beauties! These absolute stunners from his syndicate water just can’t resist the creamy, tropical simply splendid Coconut Supreme Boilie range! Darren has been a fan of this variety since its inception, and it’s delivered results time and again, the details of the bait are below: A Nutty, Milky, Sweet Bait The Bait Natural colour, light / cream Has a good proven track record. Effective all year round. Its natural colour washes out Quickly. Produces a powerful food signal (High attraction). Highly digestible / Nutritionally balanced bait. A pleasant aroma flavour blend. The Bait Components H.N.V milk protein powders (Blended). Maize protein / Super gold. Full fat soya flour / Micronized flour. Coconut flour / Nut meals blended De-fatted Coconut extract Brocacel yeast / brewers’ yeast. Amino acids / organic compounds. Egg albumen / whole egg powder. Vitamin & mineral supplement. Blended Flavours Coconut and cream blended. Liquid Profile Liquid Molasses. Cold pressed Hemp oil. Fresh eggs used to roll bait. What a cracking result Daz! 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday

Good friend Andy Martin continues to prove that he is indeed the Ornamental Whisperer, with this latest capture being another special one! This beautiful Gold Ghostie made a very rare (only its second recorded) visit to the bank, courtesy of a Tigernut, Hemp & Cinnamon Barrel Wafter, and weighing 20lb 8oz, was her best weight so far, along with “Moonscale” at 24lb 4oz, and the old lady of the lake, “Two Tone” at a clonking 34lb! Top drawer stuff Andy! 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday

Our mate @forderjames has had an incredible start on a new syndicate, with at least a bite on all but 1 session so far! This time he’s pulled a very special fish out, one that we have no record of at all! This immaculate fish, now named “Baby Lin” by James, with very distinctive scaling, topped the scales at 20lb 8oz, and fell to the mighty C.K.O. What a result! 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday

Good afternoon all, happy Friday! The time seems to be running away with us, we’ve been so busy restocking, as well as getting products ready for the fast approaching Barbel Show (did we mention that Mr Vortex is taking to the main stage for a talk?) that we’ve barely stopped! But, now the weekend is here, it’s time to take it down a gear, grab something cold and we’ll share a few catch reports – of the Carpy kind, though it won’t be long before they will be in the mix with Barbel and Chub – and obligatory Bream! Our good mate @leslie.woodwood took a trip to his local big water, armed as always with the flavour explosion that can only be C.K.O. Needless to say, he had a superb session, bagging 5 carp to 32lb 10oz, and 4 tench, our lovingly crafted Wafters doing the business! Nicely done Les! 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday

Last but not least is our man @niallmeakin_fishing “Fishing had taken a back seat since around July last year. However, managed to get out for a 48 on my clubs premium water and it was good to be back! C pictures are my favourites from an 11 fish haul, including my first capture of “Blue” (mirror with very few scales) which was the biggest of the trip at 27lb! All caught on either a Coconut Supreme or T.H.C. pop up on top of matching freebies! Definitely got back the itch!” 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday

Our man @elliotts_trentlife had another successful splash n dash session at one of our private waters this week, here’s what went on: The temperatures dropped but mustn’t grumble, no rain forecast for the bank holiday💪😎 Had some lunch then a potter around in the garden whilst trying to decide the afternoon’s target…tench or carp? It was taking far too long so took the decision out of my hands and flipped a 10p, tales never fail for a tinca…..well it did today😂, it’d actually done me a favour in more ways than one as I was soon to find out. I’d only got until dusk, so mounted the hook baits and made up a few 25mm mesh bags and I was off. Not a sole fishing when I arrived, so I put some bait on a couple of spots without the tuftys spotting me, if all fails in the first swim I was equipped with the bare essentials to shift to the second for the last few hours. Time ticking it was fast approaching 7pm and I’d not had a touch, so wound in and quickly got my arse over to the back up peg. Rigs deployed it was “déjà vu” for nearly two hours and I was working against the clock, faith and light nearly depleted I expected defeat when low and behold the hydro wafter rod rattled off….an absolute screamer 🔊 and a savage scrapper to back it up. Safely in the net it was a rapid erection for the tripod, pics, pack down, release and I was gone like a bat outta hell …..yeah baby🤞🐟 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday

Good morning all and a very Happy Friday to you all! It’s a relaxed one at HQ so far today, having had a very busy week prepping and packing orders, stacking stock to the rafters and topping up our Boosted Specials! The kettles just boiled so whilst a brew is on the go, here’s a few catch reports! Kicking off it’s our tame whisker whisperer @potts_fishing_ , with an armful of Carp! A trip to a local water, the action came with zig rigs and some of our trimmed down 15mm B.P.T. Airball Popups to intercept the cruising carp! Beautifully done! 👉 https://vortexbaits.com 👈 #carpfishing #ukcarp #carpfishinguk #commoncarp #vortexbaitsofficial #lovefishing #angler #instafish #photographyislife #carpfish #carpy #thatscarpy #carpyshots #outdoor #outdoorsman #banklife #fishingislife #fishinglife #fishpic #fishingphotography #angling #follow #fishingpix #fishinguk #fishing #mirrorcarp #peche #karpfenangler #artisanbaits #fishingpicoftheday