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CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix
1kg
A moist, salty bag mix built around Belachan, krill and soluble attractors. Proper purposeful bait for a compact presentation — without needing to knock up your own blend.
- Supplied in a 1kg pack.
- Moist loose-feed mix containing pure dried Belachan powder and moist Krill Micromass.
- High levels of soluble attractors, with shrimp-derived amino acids, natural butyric acid and salts.
- Designed for year-round use and suitable for compressed distance bait bags.
Make sure it’s the right one. CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix, 1kg pack. Manufacturer product ID: 90158.
Tackle Index Score
Tackle Index score
Provisional desk-based scores for the confirmed ingredients and intended uses, not bank-tested results; value remains tentative without a confirmed selling price.
- Product Quality8.9/10
- Performance8.6/10
- Impact on Fish Catching7.9/10
- Ease of Use9.1/10
- Value for Money7.7/10
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Who it suits
Is it right for you?
Great for
- Carp anglers fishing compact bag presentations. It gives you a ready-made feed mix to concentrate around the hookbait without preparing a full bait bucket.
- Short-session anglers who value convenience. You can spend less time blending ingredients and more time finding fish and getting a tidy trap into position.
Maybe skip if
- Anglers wanting to put out plenty of cheap bulk feed. A 1kg bag mix is better matched to focused parcels than building a big bed of bait.
- Anglers trying to avoid bream and other nuisance fish. There's nothing carp-exclusive about a salty shrimp-based feed, especially when smaller food particles are involved.
The lowdown
Introducing the CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix
A moist, salty bag mix built around Belachan, krill and soluble attractors. Proper purposeful bait for a compact presentation — without needing to knock up your own blend.
- Supplied in a 1kg pack.
- Moist loose-feed mix containing pure dried Belachan powder and moist Krill Micromass.
- High levels of soluble attractors, with shrimp-derived amino acids, natural butyric acid and salts.
- Designed for year-round use and suitable for compressed distance bait bags.
Quick verdict
A handy shortcut to a focused bait parcel
If you want a ready-made, shrimp-led mix for compact bait bags, this makes plenty of sense. Pure dried Belachan powder, moist Krill Micromass and soluble attractors give it a clear job: putting a concentrated patch of feed around your presentation.
We haven't tested it on the bank, so there's no catch-rate claim here. Its strongest appeal is convenience and focused baiting; its weaker fit is anyone wanting cheap bulk feed or a bait that leaves nuisance fish uninterested.
Provisional desk-based scores for the confirmed ingredients and intended uses, not bank-tested results; value remains tentative without a confirmed selling price.
- Product Quality
- 8.9/10
- Performance
- 8.6/10
- Impact on Fish Catching
- 7.9/10
- Ease of Use
- 9.1/10
- Value for Money
- 7.7/10
The named Belachan, krill and shrimp-derived ingredients make a convincing purpose-built blend, although physical consistency hasn't been checked.
The moist mix and suitability for compressed bags fit its intended job well, but casting and dispersal haven't been tested.
Focused feed and soluble attraction offer a sensible supporting role, without evidence that this mix increases catches.
A prepared bag mix cuts out ingredient blending, leaving you to concentrate on bag preparation and presentation.
Convenience offers useful value for small-parcel fishing, though a firm price comparison isn't possible without a confirmed selling price.
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The full rundown
Everything you'll want to know about the CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix
CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix is for those sessions when you want a little parcel of grub doing a specific job, not half a bucket scattered across the swim. It's a moist loose-feed mix supplied in a 1kg pack, with a salty taste and natural shrimp aroma. The idea is straightforward: build a compact bait presentation and keep the food close to your hookbait. If you like fishing for one bite at a time, that's a useful starting point, mate.
The ingredient list explains the shrimp-heavy angle rather nicely. You get pure dried Belachan powder, moist Krill Micromass and amino acids derived from Indian Ocean shrimp, alongside natural butyric acid and salts. Belachan is fermented shrimp, so this isn't a sweet, fruity sort of bait. There are also high levels of soluble attractors. Those are features of the mix, not proof that carp will come charging over from the other end of the lake. Location still comes first, however tempting the grub sounds.
What you're really buying here is convenience with a clear baiting purpose. Mixing your own bag feed can be good fun, but it also means keeping separate ingredients handy and getting the balance right each time. This gives you a prepared base without that faff. We haven't tested it on the bank, so we can't tell you how a particular bag casts, how quickly the contents disperse or whether it outfishes your usual blend. The appeal is what it offers on paper, rather than an invented haul.
Its suitability for compressed distance bait bags is particularly relevant if you're trying to put a small feed parcel onto a chosen spot. A compact bag is generally a more sensible casting shape than a loose, awkward lump, although the finished weight and your tackle still matter. Don't assume the word 'distance' means you can whack any size parcel towards the far bank. Build something your rod can comfortably handle, and practise the presentation before making the important cast at bite-time.
For a short session, this sort of approach can keep things nicely controlled. Find showing fish, pick a sensible place to present a rig and start with a modest amount of feed. A small bag can be useful where you want attraction without laying out a banquet. That's a general bag-fishing tactic, not a promise attached to this particular mix. If the fish are properly on the munch, you can always increase the feed; getting an overgenerous helping back out is rather more difficult.
It's designed for year-round use, which makes it more versatile than a bait you only fancy reaching for in summer. In colder water, I'd lean towards smaller parcels and let sightings, liners and bites guide any extra feed. In warmer conditions, the same mix can still play the focused-attraction role while your wider baiting changes. No need to turn every cast into a chemistry project, either. Adding more liquid isn't automatically an improvement, particularly if it changes how your PVA behaves.
Hookbait choice is another place to keep your head. A matching savoury hookbait is a logical option, while a contrasting one gives you a different visual presentation. Neither gets a guaranteed thumbs-up from the carp. More importantly, check the finished rig with the actual hookbait you're using: balance, hook exposure and a clean presentation matter more than having every item smell identical. If you add liquids to the feed, check they're PVA-friendly and try a small sample before preparing a whole session's bags.
The limitations are fairly ordinary but still matter. A 1kg pack is manageable for focused baiting, yet it won't go far if you're chucking it around as bulk feed. Shrimp-based food can also interest species you weren't hoping to invite, so don't treat it as a bream-proof shortcut. Store it cool and dry, away from direct sunlight, and keep wet hands out of the remaining mix. Overall, it's a practical option for anglers who want a ready-made shrimp-led bag bait, with sensible expectations about what bait alone can achieve.
Specifications
The nuts and bolts
- Pack weight
- 1kg
- Manufacturer product ID
- 90158
- Bait type
- Moist loose-feed bag mix
- Key ingredients
- Pure dried Belachan powder, moist Krill Micromass and amino acids derived from Indian Ocean shrimp
- Attraction profile
- Salty taste and natural shrimp aroma; contains soluble attractors, natural butyric acid and salts
- Intended use
- Year-round baiting, including compressed distance bait bags
Specs checked with CC Moore, Oct 2026.
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Our take
Think bite-sized trap, not a carpet of grub
The useful bit is placement. A bag lets you put a modest amount of feed close to the hookbait rather than spreading your allowance across the swim.
Belachan brings the shrimp character, but the presentation still needs to land somewhere fish will feed. A cracking smell won't rescue a rig buried in the wrong spot.
What's in the bag
Closer look: a prepared shrimp-led feed mix
This is a moist loose-feed bait, not a bag of hookbaits or a liquid additive. The 1kg pack combines pure dried Belachan powder and moist Krill Micromass with shrimp-derived amino acids, natural butyric acid and salts. Its salty, shrimp-led character gives you a clear direction without needing to assemble several ingredients yourself.
High levels of soluble attractors are part of the offering, and the mix is suitable for compressed distance bait bags. That doesn't tell us an exact release time or a casting range. Water conditions, the PVA you choose, parcel size and preparation all affect the finished presentation. Keep those variables sensible rather than expecting the mix to do every job.
Worth knowing. Moist doesn't mean you should start adding water. If you're altering the mix, check any liquid for PVA compatibility and try a small bag first. Store the remaining bait cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.
Your kind of fishing?
Who it suits: anglers building a trap for the next bite
This makes most sense if compact bag presentations already feature in your fishing. You want a little feed close to the rig, you like a savoury shrimp profile and you'd rather not spend the evening measuring ingredients. For quick trips after work, that ready-made convenience is dead handy.
It's less convincing as the centre of a big-volume feeding campaign, simply because a 1kg pack can disappear quickly. Nor is it a selective answer for waters full of hungry bream. Think about what lives in your venue and how you normally get bites before swapping a proven approach just because a bait sounds punchy.
Value comes down to how you use it. Small, purposeful parcels make better use of a prepared bag mix than casually tipping it into every bucket. Without a confirmed selling price, we can't call it a bargain in quid terms. What you're paying for is a ready-made blend and less preparation.
Before you fill a bag
FAQs in full: ingredients, distance work and winter use
What's actually in it? The confirmed ingredients include pure dried Belachan powder, moist Krill Micromass, amino acids derived from Indian Ocean shrimp, natural butyric acid and salts. Expect a salty, shrimp-led bait rather than a sweet profile. Those details aren't a complete ingredient list, so don't use them to rule out a particular ingredient if that's important to you.
Can you use it for distance bags? Yes, it's suitable for compressed distance bait bags. The practical bit is keeping the parcel neat and making sure its total weight suits your rod. Check the bag, knot and rig arrangement before casting. No bait mix can promise a particular range or make an overloaded setup safe.
Can you fish it in winter? Yes, it's designed for year-round use. That's an intended-use claim, not proof of equal results in every season. When the lake looks lifeless, keep the initial feed modest and put your effort into finding fish. A small parcel in the right place is a better plan than a big helping somewhere nobody's home.
On paper
Pros & cons
What we like
- Ready-made mix saves measuring and blending separate ingredients.
- Suitable for compressed bait bags when a tidy casting parcel matters.
- Clear shrimp-led profile with Belachan, krill and soluble attractors.
- Year-round design keeps it relevant beyond summer sessions.
Worth knowing
- A 1kg pack won't stretch far if you're using it as bulk loose feed.
- Shrimp-based attraction isn't selective for carp; nuisance species may join in.
- Extra liquids need checking for PVA compatibility before you start filling bags.
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Your questions answered
What anglers want to know
The stuff you’d ask your mate on the next peg. Straight answers, no waffle.
01What's in CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix?
What's in CC Moore Belachan Bag Mix?
Confirmed ingredients include pure dried Belachan powder, moist Krill Micromass, shrimp-derived amino acids, natural butyric acid and salts. It's a moist loose-feed mix with a salty taste, natural shrimp aroma and high levels of soluble attractors.
02Can you use it for distance bait bags?
Can you use it for distance bait bags?
Yes. It's suitable for making compressed distance bait bags. Keep the finished parcel compact, check your PVA preparation and stay within your rod's casting capability. There isn't a guaranteed casting distance.
03Is it suitable for winter fishing?
Is it suitable for winter fishing?
It's designed for year-round use, so winter is within its intended role. Start with modest amounts when bites are scarce, and adjust to fish activity rather than assuming strong attraction means you should feed more.
What anglers say
The word from the bank
Our read: a handy shortcut to a focused bait parcel. The strongest reasons to choose it are ready-made mix saves measuring and blending separate ingredients. and suitable for compressed bait bags when a tidy casting parcel matters.; the main trade-off is a 1kg pack won't stretch far if you're using it as bulk loose feed..
Our take on the feedback
Why it appeals
Checked Sept '26 — “Ready-made mix saves measuring and blending separate ingredients.”
Best fit
Checked Sept '26 — “Carp anglers fishing compact bag presentations: It gives you a ready-made feed mix to concentrate around the hookbait without preparing a full bait bucket.”
Worth knowing
Checked Sept '26 — “A 1kg pack won't stretch far if you're using it as bulk loose feed.”
Tackle Index’s take from the product details and fishing fit we checked. We haven’t found enough independent public feedback to call this an angler consensus yet.
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