Robin Red based fishing baits are among the best ingredients you will ever find for carp fishing. The smell and taste of Robin Red are totally unique and it has incredible pulling power. The fresh and peppery smell is one of the best ways to quickly identify the original from a fake. Another way to tell the difference is results.
Our famous carp attractor is ROBIN RED®. Its unique properties have tempted literally thousands of carp over the years, and it features in many of the best fishing baits in Europe.
Our high-quality, natural carp bait ingredients have helped improve anglers’ carp fishing results since the 1950s. Our bird food baits are highly digestible, good value for money and incredibly attractive to carp.
Save money, make your own bait or buy baits from an Approved Bait Firm (see "Approved").
Buy direct from Haith's or buy from an Approved Robin Red Bait Firm located in multiple international destinations. To find an international supplier, select your country below. Always check you're buying from an approved bait firm that's been awarded a Robin Red logo and unique licence number, which can easily be confirmed in the markets below:
'Up the line' or 'Up-country' is a term some of you may be familiar with, especially if you have a connection with Cornwall, and to some, especially the proper Cornish, it literally means travelling over the border, which is the river Tamar. In fact, when I was younger there were a few old villagers who`d never been very far - certainly not over the Tamar river!
"The young lad was doing his best to learn the art of spinning for perch and pike. Below him, the powerful river roared and swirled in a foaming torrent. High above the young angler a huge willow towered, but every now and then his small spinner snagged in the lower branches. The young man's uncle, yet again, risked life and limb to retrieve the spinner and offer words of encouragement."
My wife said she felt a bit sorry for the delivery guy that dropped off a heavy looking parcel recently, and indeed although it was rather weighty, it was what was inside that was of interest to me...
Recently I was honoured to photograph the oldest male member of the village and his rather large family, from all points of the globe all gathered as one for a celebration for a special 90th birthday.
There are many ways to catch tench, some specialists will target them in using similar tactics to carp angling but in a scaled down manner, using a double or triplicate of rods, bite alarms, bivvy, bedchair, the whole nine yards as they say.