What Is A Glug Or Dip?
A glug, or dip, is a liquid solution that has been flavoured (and usually coloured). These come in a variety of flavours from most bait firms and are called a variety of names, including hookbait enhancement systems, dips, glugs boosters, etc., etc. You can also make your own by placing a few of your favourite flavourings into a small pot with a neutral dip already in, thus enabling you to put your personal touch to your hookbait. The obvious advantage to this is you may just come across a winning combination that puts you extra fish on the bank, and, of course, that can be your little secret and edge! But as you are fairly new to carping, I would advise you to start off by using the ‘off the shelf’ ones that have been fieldtested and are known to be winners, and in time to come, as your confidence rises, then you can start making your own. This image shows three very popular dips that have been specifically designed to be used with various different base mixes/freezer baits, which are
