The best liquids, additives and bait boosters

Mainline Match Sticky Syrup is a collection of PVA-friendly, highly attractive additives, in six flavours to complement the Mainline groundbait range. Highly active in water, the viscous liquid creates a huge cloud to disperse along the bottom and a highly attractive plume to the surface. Supplied in 250ml ‘flip and pour’ capped bottles. They can be added to pellets to allow them to soak in the flavour and colour, squirted on top of a method for an extra boost of attraction or used on boilies, it's a very versatile liquid indeed.

The Dynamite Baits Wowzer Spray is a great addition to any anglers side tray, the compact 30ml bottle and very handy spray top means they take up minimal room in your bag and can easily be applied to whatever you want before casting out.

Coming in a range of flavours there are plenty to choose from but our favourites are the ES-L and ES-F1, they smell divine and certainly seem to get us more bites. A couple of sprays onto a loaded method feeder or even on some bread for dobbing can make all the difference, especially when bites are hard to come by.

Sonubaits Haze is a viscous additive that produces a plume of cloud around your chosen bait. Being denser than water means Lava will remain around your baited area for long periods instead of drifting off. Simply smear on directly to hook or feeder baits, into your spod or onto your feeder, where its tacky nature ensures it remains in place during the cast. It can be put into water before soaking your pellets to allow them to fully absorb the flavour for extra attraction.

These Dynamite Baits DB1 Liquid Binders serve two purposes, as well as flavouring your groundbait, it helps to bind it together too. Ideal for deep swims, balling in at range or fast-flowing rivers, these pour-in liquids instantly add binding power to your existing groundbait mix. They are also great if you are blasting a method feeder to the horizon and want to ensure your groundbait stays in tact when the feeder hits the water. It allows you to have a much wider choice of groundbaits, with many that would normally be unsuitable for certain situations now available to use, increasing your versatility on the bank.

Also worth having in your bag if you fish rivers often, as it will help you tailor your mix depending on how much water the river is carrying, so you're never left without bait to use. There are three flavours in the range: Silver Fish with coriander oil, Bream with sweet caramel, and River, with a meaty cheesy flavour that barbel and chub love.

Probably the most infamous bait additive of modern times. Korda Kiana Goo, is a soak, glug and spod mix additive all rolled into one, and available in nearing 40 colour and flavour combinations. Power Smokes are incredibly powerful and can transform sessions after just a few spods or additions to your PVA bag. Bait Smokes are softer in colour and natural smelling, so they cannot be overdone.

Their applications are never ending, you can add them to hookbaits over long periods, apply to a feeder before casting out, use to cloud the water in a spod mix or add to the water before mixing your groundbait. The most popular versions seem to be the Squid, Almond, Isotonic and Pineapple, but they all work and the majority smell fantastic. The likes of Steve Ringer and Tom Dove being great advocates of its use, if it's good enough for them, it is surely good enough for the rest of us.

Primarily designed to give hook and feed pellets an added kick, these super-sweet, sticky, coloured and flavoured Sonubaits Bait Booster thick liquids are ideal for fine-tuning your bait when moulding on to a feeder or simply drawing in more fish when feeding on a pole or waggler line. Great for cupping in loose in the margins to create a cloud of attraction or dipping feeders or hookbaits in before casting out, the viscous nature means it will cling to them and won't wash off instantly.

Supplied in a generous 800ml bottle, from which it can be poured directly on to groundbait, pellets or hookbaits. Available in seven flavour and colour options. Used by Des Shipp and Jamie Hughes, these liquids not only smell incredible, they also help some of the most successful match anglers in the country catch more fish.

Some of the original flavours of the Dynamite Baits XL Liquid Additives, like the Predator Liquid and Liquid Worm will have been used at some point by most people in their angling lives, with the former's, distinct deep red colour being used to colour meat hookbaits when it was popular to do so. These liquids have been firm favourites of many anglers and all of them are solid, proven fish catching flavours. The handy bottle cap top allows you to apply exactly how much you want making them very user friendly.

As well as colouring baits, they are particularly good at flavouring baits when added to the water prior to soaking or mixing, ensuring they are infused into the bait, enhancing them with a wonderful aroma. The Dynamite XL range also benefits from the addition of liquid betaine, to further enhance the appeal and help stimulate fish to feed.

The Sticky Baits Pure Liquids range are incredible quality and are exactly what they say, blended fish or liver hydrolysates, meaning all the natural goodness, attraction and oils are contained in a user friendly liquid. When you lift the lid, depending on your disposition, you will either be repulsed or enjoy the smell, but one thing is for sure, it screams fish attraction.

The range has expanded recently with the addition of Sardine and Squid Hydros, but the firm favourites of many anglers such as the Shrimp, Liquid Liver and Calanus Liquids are still in the range. As the name suggests these liquids are entirely natural and rely on triggering the carp's natural senses of locating amino acids to attract them to the area. They can be added to water to mix into groundbaits, cover pellets and boilies, and due to their high salt levels, they can help preserve baits prone to going bad for a while too.

Unlike anything else on the market, the innovative Mainline Smart Liquid has an endless use of applications whatever your favoured angling discipline. A very thick, viscous liquid, it can be used to coat baits, added to pellets and groundbaits or to dip your feeder or hookbaits into, it really is that versatile. It is also 100% PVA friendly, so it can be used inside solid bags or added to mesh bags.

This liquid might look the same as many others but once it's introduced to water, it is totally unique. It disperses in so may different ways, some of the liquid lingers and clouds the lakebed, whilst other items in the liquid rise and shoot off in different directions, helping to pull fish down to feed. This ensures that all the columns of water are saturated with attraction, helping to draw fish into your swim and keep them feeding for prolonged periods, increasing your chances of a bite. It is ideal for using for any coarse fish in any situation, from carp fishing to barbel fishing, this liquid will help you catch more fish.

Developed by Phil and Steve Ringer, these Ringers Liquids have had input from some of the best anglers of their generation. The bright red and yellow dyes in the range being the most recognisable and widely used are based on a shellfish attractant, which is highly attractive yet subtle enough to prevent it being too powerful, allowing it to be used effectively all year. Suppllied in a 250ml pot, the liquid goes a long way, so use sparingly.

The liquids are particularly popular for dying baits like meat and pellets, with the yellow seeming to be very attractive to fish like skimmers and carp, especially when the temperatures begin to drop. The colours are very potent, so won't simply wash off like some others do. Once your bait is dyed, it will take some getting off, as you will find out if it gets on your hands. They are great additives to use when fishery pellets have to be used, as they can offer the fish something different in terms of colour and flavour to help give you an edge.

This is a powerful game-changing liquid that creates new colour and flavour options for pellets, meat and paste hookbaits and feeds. Ideally applied directly on to a bait, the super sweet Choco Mocha flavour is super-attractive for carp and F1s, especially when it’s added to micro pellets.

Also in this range of liquids is Power Prawn (Red), Scopex Supreme (Yellow) and Betaine Twist (Green with a sweet citrus flavour).