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We can finally announce that
after 15 years research our new concept in baits is at last going into
production.
Update : PROTEX 3A.
Wednesday May 14th New Details Added
Many companies claim to have found a revolutionary new
flavouring or additive that fish just can't resist, it is after all a
potentially profitable business so it's hardly surprising that these claims are
made all the time. Unfortunately most of these so called innovations are more
successful at catching customers than fish.
Because of our usual cynicism and dislike for
brash marketing methods we have been reluctant to enter the bait market and have
always restricted our research to developing and expanding our knowledge of fish
behaviour and dietary requirements. As the years have passed however we have
gradually developed and refined our approach with the help of I.S.H.A members,
Supafish and a few very trusted anglers. The time has now come to make our baits
generally available, at present on a personal order basis, before a full
worldwide product launch in the early spring of next year.
PROTEX 3A is
a totally new concept and unlike anything ever seen on the market before. Every
aspect of this new bait is completely unique.
A bold statement but true none the less.
The way PROTEX 3A is used and the reasoning
behind its success is quite simply revolutionary.
We have received a large number of individual
requests for Protex 3a but as yet, whilst the USA, Australia and most of the
Far East is covered, we have not found a suitable manufacturer who can
handle the European market.
Awarding sole rights, either by country or even
continent, is obviously far better for both parties and with our workload so
heavy at present due to the success of our Cod research program we need to
avoid a situation where we have to deal with a large number of orders rather
than a single distributor.
The bait itself has been developed over the
course of around 15 years and was never intended as a commercial exercise.
Understanding fish behavior was a natural requirement of our research
program and feeding habits were obviously of prime importance.
The information gathered from our unique
relationship with ISHA and work in our own labs inevitably led to trials
relating to baits as a secondary issue.
The trials themselves were conducted in an
entirely different way with the most important factor being that we use
underwater cameras and proximity sensors, rather than just throw a bait out
to see if a fish picked it up which is all any other company has ever done,
we can actually monitor every fish that comes within 12 feet of the bait.
As a result we gradually began to see a whole
new aspect of fish behavior that for many years completely baffled us but
gradually the picture became clear as the data and observations began to
make sense and produced a quite remarkable line of research. We experimented
further on genuinely natural Carp in Kerr lake, North Carolina. These fish
are incredibly difficult to catch and are not influenced by angling pressure
simply because no one ever fishes for them, they were ideal candidates for
the final trials.
To understand the principles behind Protex 3a
you will have to forget everything you think you may know about not only
Carp but fish in general as this new approach does not rely on either flavor
or appearance, in fact neither of these has anything to do with the feeding
response at all.
Our research program into fish behavior in
general has cost well over £1.5 million so we are obviously reluctant to
share more information than we have to but we'll try and give you an idea of
how the system works without getting too detailed.
To understand the basics
you must forget all the usual methods used by bait companies and completely
ignore taste, color, shape etc as none of these have anything to do with why
a fish feeds. We realise that statement will sound odd but bear with us. Try
to look at the fish as a simple organism that survives without preferences,
likes or dislikes and feeds not for pleasure but purely because it needs
nutrients to survive. There are of course Carp fisheries where they have
become boilie buckets and their behavior has adapted to respond to anglers
influence but even these shadows of true carp respond to our baits simply
because they have to, Protex 3a is a trigger, not a bait in the strictest
terms.
As an organism the fish itself is continually
monitored by parts of the brain that examine all aspects of its condition,
vitamin requirements, energy levels etc etc. When the brain detects a
deficiency or nutritional requirement it switches on the appropriate
receptor and the fish responds.
Remarkably these receptors
are on the outside of the fish, not inside the mouth.
To make this easier to understand try to imagine
the outside of the fish covered in microscopic holes of varying shapes, for
example squares, triangles, rectangles etc etc. Each of these relates to a
particular nutrient, amino acid and so on. These 'doors' are usually closed
but once the brain detects that a particular requirement of the body is in
need of replenishing it opens the corresponding receptor and the fish swims
off in search of the nutrient. This is an entirely reactive response rather
than rational thought. As the fish swims along the outside of its skin is
bombarded with a whole range of particles which it is entirely oblivious to.
Almost all the shapes relating to naturally occurring food bounce off the
closed receptors as they are not required at that specific time until
particles of the right shape go through the open door and the fish responds
by instinctively following the trail to the source. This is one of the
reasons why a bait will work brilliantly one day but completely fails the
next because the comparative trigger has been turned off. In fact we have
watched fish on many occasions completely ignore something they would have
eaten the day before and swim right over it as though it wasn't there.
Sometimes a fish will investigate a bait, nudge it etc but eventually ignore
it purely because the trigger contained within it is insufficiently strong
to stimulate a clear response usually because there are just too many other
'shapes' confusing the issue. This has nothing to do with taste.
The next problem for us was to identify the
triggers or shapes that act as receptors on the outside of the fish and
discover what nutrient they related to, not an easy task.
Slowly we began to compile a list of common
triggers, of the thousands we think exist, all of which we formulated
chemically. Each had to be identified individually as there would be no
point whatsoever in producing a feed that contained all the nutrients in one
go as the particle trail left in the water would not be specific enough, too
muddled if you like to effectively get a strong instinctive response from
the fish.
The next problem, that has taken many more years
to solve, was to try and guess what trigger was the most likely one to be
switched on at any given time in a specific environment as all lakes vary
from day to day, sometimes even changing hour by hour. Every lake is like
its own individual planet and will have its own naturally occurring
deficiencies, tendencies and so on. To say this was a complicated task is
somewhat of an understatement ! Put the wrong trigger in at any given moment
and it simply will not work. On top of this is the fact that each fish is an
individual entity in its own right and often subject to genetic
imbalances.
It is a very complicated subject which in one
way is why we are prepared to go public as it were because we know that no
other company could possibly reproduce the research we have carried out for
many years, it would take any competitors a great deal of time, effort and
money to produce a comparative bait, in fact we could never have done it
ourselves if it hadn't been an integral part of other related research
programs. We have also of course spent a lot of time and effort protecting
the bait by incorporating literally hundreds of 'fake' chemical triggers
within the formula that have no effect on the fish at all so anyone
analyzing the contents of the product will get absolutely nowhere when
trying to identify the active ingredients.
Finally, we needed to
incorporate something that would help the angler identify the most likely
trigger at any given time or location without having to have an advanced
research based degree in marine biology ! This took even more time. What we
have ended up with is a harmless liquid that is included in the bait kit,
similar in looks to say a pH tester. The color response when dipped in the
lake will relate to a color code on the bait itself and each box contains
six colors. The corresponding bait is then selected ( this is not in boilie
form incidentally ) and fished as a single entity with no free offerings.
The bait itself will remain effective for around 6hrs depending on
conditions. There is no point in it lasting any longer as if it hasn't been
taken during that period, either the angler has chosen the wrong trigger or
the fish just aren't feeding.
There are approximately 25 baits of each color
in the box together with sufficient test liquid and color chart. The system
will retail at £19.50 sterling, which when you consider that nothing goes to
waste in terms of free offerings is well within current parameters, and will
be available trade at £13.50, negotiable on quantity, allowing for a good
profit for the retailer. The system is species specific in that it will only
work on Carp. Research into other species is ongoing.
That's a very basic but we hope sufficient
outline of the system itself. As you can see, it really is a revolutionary
and very advanced bait system that is many years ahead of current research
and thinking.
If
you wish to take the matter further you will need to contact our Managing
Director, Steve Marriot, initially via email to
admin@diobas.com
and write 'Managing Directors Office' in the
subject line.
Thank
you for your interest.
For more information or to pre-book on either
an individual or trade basis contact our research unit by email
admin@diobas.com .
Pre-production supplies are very limited so if
you want to gain an advantage over everyone else get in touch as soon as you can
and reserve your pack.
Trade enquiries welcome but will
be restricted on a territory basis.
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