The 'Goo' as it is known is a very interesting product and one that is set to take the carp fishing industry in the UK by storm, so I thought it best that I see what the fuss is all about. On first inspection the goo looks very interesting and it may be the additive that we have been looking for for use in single hookbait fishing, the attraction generated from one drop is astonishing, forming an sizeable halo around the hookbait.
I think this will be an awesome edge if you dip a zig foam hookbait and spod a sloppy mix over the top.
Korda are advertising it as a product that will take apart runs waters as the fish will be curious of the halo generated by the Goo however there I think that any fish will pick it up once even a bigun, after all they don't have any hands.
There are two main products in the range with a variety of flavours (see below for a complete list). The 'bait smokes' are lower intensity for dipping on hookbaits and fishing in clear water.
The 'power smokes' are said to be perfect for heavier stocked venues where bites are more frequent and therefore it can be put in the spod/spomb.
I personally would invest my money in the 'power smoke' option as it covers all bases, and i dont see the need in purchasing both proucts. The £11.99 you save could go on a celebratory beer when you catch a bigun with the power smoke ;)
I walked into my local tackle shop today and purchased myself the power smoke in perfect peach flavour. The smell is fantastic, very carpy. It comes in 115ml bottle with a neat nozzle allowing easy application to hookbaits, sticks and solid bags with the added advantage of it not melting them.
It looks to dilute relatively easily and after all Kiana is clearly a well established company they must have done the research to see whether it affects the water chemistry of a lake and what happens if a carp ingests it. At least I certainly hope so!
The packaging states that the product shouldn't be mixed with fish oils, however most people fish with trout pellets of a kind and similarly fishmeal boilies. Most of the baits on the current market feature some form of fish oil in varying inclusion rates therefore it would be interesting to know why Kiana have stated this on the bottle as it may have a detrimental effect to fish welfare.
This looks like an awesome product with the potential to tear apart runs waters and big fish waters in the right situation. However in order to err of the side of caution I wont be overdoing it with the stuff and with the £11.99 price tag I don't think anyone will be. I have looked around the internet and the Goo is priced at £11.99 at all Korda stockists so unfortunately no deals that I can find as of yet.
Keep an eye on the Keep it Carpy twitter feed (@keepitcarpy) and blog as I will be trying out this product on my next fishing trip and will let you all know how it goes in term of catching me a PB.
Check out the Kiana carp website for all their details:
http://www.kianacarp.com
Goo comes in two intensities:
Bait smoke and Power smoke
The following flavours are:
Tutti frutti
Corn twist
Pineapple
Perfect peach
Raspberry plume
Pineapple power
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