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I think fresh cooked beetroot might work as a ingredient to add colour and texture then you would have what i call Sunday dinner appeal you know when you are real hungry and that big plate of roast veg really is standing out due to all the vitamins and nutrients it is kicking out. I think spirulina does the same in a bait so already covered with a proven ingredient.

Agreed its too late for me, save yourselves 😜

PVA bags used to be made from Poly Vinyl Acetate (hence the acronym) but as the smell was believed to deter fish, they are now more commonly made from Poly Vinyl Alcohol (technically known as PVOH) but the old PVA name has stuck. I used to fish the Somerset Drains around Bridgwater for pike and there used to be a British Cellophane plant that used an acetate and it was more commonly known as British Smellophane! There are so many good proven flavours out there that I wouldn't waste my time on something that could repel the carp, it certainly makes me want to puke up!

Yeah, believe it is Tom Banks; he of Savay fame. I used to have his address, if I can find it, I’ll pm you. No promises, not needed it for years.

Find out who is the syndicate leader and ask them the sand and gravel company may be the best and first port of call a very quick Google search has come up with a name Tom bankes

Looking at the replies on here, you need to know the difference between beetroot and pickled beets. Beetroot can used in the same way as sugar beet, if it is dried and ground into a flour. It makes fantastic pellets and boilies. If you buy fresh beetroot, put it through a juicer, keep the juice for later. place the pulp in the oven at 180c for 15-18 minutes. switch of the oven and leave the pulp for a further hour. Place it in a coffee mill and grind it into flour. Use the beetroot flour along with corn flour, icing sugar and the beetroot juice to make pellets. Just as good as betaine pellets at a fraction of the price. ( don't use pickled beetroot, you will need fresh with the skins ) You can also use the beetroot flour in making boilies. Chopped squares of beetroot left in icing sugar over night, are a super hair rig bait. Also try strawberries, raspberries and cherry tomatoes. All exceptional when hair rigged on venues that don't allow boilies.