Mainline Clones have been designed to give you a durable hookbait that can be fished over a bed of particles, and will match it both in terms of colour and flavour.
The main purpose of the Clones is, as the name suggests, to ‘clone’ whatever particle or spod mix you are putting out, and replicate that into a ‘match the hatch’ hookbait that is much more practical to use than the particle itself. Especially as some particle baits are too small or too soft to actually be used on your rigs, and certainly if you want to be able to remain confident that your bait is still on the hair and working as it should for prolonged periods of time – baits such as sweetcorn for instance.
The Clones are available in four different types/flavours, in either 13mm pop-ups or 10mm x 14mm wafters, and whilst primarily designed to be used over particles, they’ve also proved very successful in all angling situations during testing.
Nutty Hemp:
Hemp is one of the greatest fish attractors and carp love to eat this oily seed, to the extent that when they are on your bait, you can see oil slicks hitting the surface! Hemp also has visual appeal as well though, as this shiny dark brown/black seed stands out against the lakebed thanks to the white flecks that result from the seed splitting and beginning to sprout. To mimic this, not only in flavour but also appearance, the Clones Hemp pop-ups and wafters are a two-tone dark black and slightly off-white colour.
Maple:
Maple peas are a bait that has been largely forgotten, but has always been very effective, and carp love these sweet, dark brown coloured particles, which give off an attractive cloud once cooked until soft and oozing out flavour. The Clones Maple pop-ups and wafters are brown in colour with that lovely, unmistakable, maple flavour.
Sweetcorn:
Sweetcorn has been around as a carp bait since the 1970s and over the years has played a part in the capture of countless carp, and even to this day is still one of the most effective carp baits around – recently seeing a resurgence in popularity. The Clones Sweetcorn pop-ups and wafters are bright yellow in colour and have a lovely corn taste/smell to them. These really are a great hookbait to fish over the golden grain.
Tiger Nut:
There’s no denying that carp love tiger nuts! Their crunch and sticky sugars are produced once they are prepared and this bait has a unique nutty taste. The Clones Tiger Nut pop-ups and wafters are off-white in colour with darker flecks, and taste just like tiger nuts. Perfect for fishing over whole and crushed nuts (such as the Power Particle Nut Crush) or over a bed of bait if you need to avoid a tiger nut ban.
