The whole Active bait concept, originally formed by The Krill Active and backed up by Manilla Active have been a massive hit with anglers far and wide since their introduction. Using a secret, highly effective method combined with industry leading ingredients, each individual Active boilie comes complete with a layer of incredibly attractive paste. Made using highly soluble liquid foods and fine, powdered attractants, the paste is designed to breakdown around the boilie at the core, leaving a pile of food particles and a smoky haze of liquid attraction behind. Throughout the testing period and since the release, each bait in the Active range has been accountable for hundreds if not thousands of captures, cementing themselves as one of the biggest steps forward in commercially available boilies for some time.

To take the concept even further, we took an extended period of time to create the perfect range of hookbaits to compliment the highly successful feed baits. We could have easily released something sub-par instantly, but that doesn’t fit with our ethos. We wanted the Active hookbait range to be perfect and offer the angler the perfect complement to our already successful range and we feel this has been achieved.

First up in the range are the Tuff Ones, which are modelled on our original super robust hookbaits that have been available for years. However, the Active Tuff Ones undergo the same unique coating process as the regular bottom baits. This introduces extra liquids to the baits, before applying a powdered coating to form the paste layer. The finished product perfectly matches the freezer baits but is much tougher in stature and can withstand the attentions of nuisance species.

Krill and Manilla Active Tuff Ones are ideal for fans of traditional, straight bottom baits but they have the added advantage of being a bit more user friendly. They are the ultimate match-the-hatch style hookbait, best used on areas of clean bottom amongst a wide spread of matching Active freebies.

For the subtlest of presentations, Active wafters are the number one choice. A hell of a lot of thought and science has gone into making these hookbaits behave exactly how we wanted them to when fished on a multitude of different rigs. The nature of a wafter creates a conundrum; to waft with critical buoyancy is one thing, to do this with a paste wrap is a completely different story!

In order to make this work, our Active wafters feature a semi-buoyant paste, that breaks down in a similar way to the Tuff Ones and standard bottom baits in the range. This clever element of buoyancy in the paste ensures the wafter doesn’t change its consistency; it still hovers above the hook no matter if it’s been in the water five minutes or five hours! Additionally, once the Active wafters are submerged the particles in the coating actually flutter to the lakebed, as absorption makes them sink. It’s an incredibly technical process that we are proud to finally make available to everyone.

Krill Active hookbaits are available right now, Manilla Active hookbaits will be available soon upon the release of the full range. Aside from the obviously contrasting ingredients used in the Krill and Manilla Active hookbaits, there’s only one distinct difference in their mechanics as it were. Both baits can of course be used all year round, but the Manilla is tailored more towards this just by the nature of the ingredients used. As such, Manilla Active hookbaits have a slightly faster breakdown than Krill Active hookbaits, to help them work for you even in the depths of winter.

Overall, we are extremely proud to have produced a set of hookbaits that stand up to the already huge reputation the Active range has. No matter your chosen flavour, there will be a bait to match your situation, that perfectly fits in with any baiting strategy involving Krill or Manilla Active.