From its initial inception in 1976 selling sea and pike baits, Starmerbaits has come a long way, gaining an international reputation for quality baits. The company was formed by IanStarmer, who's passion for fishing from an early age naturally evolved into the well-known bait company of today.
In the early eighties, boilies as a carp fishing bait were gaining a strong foothold among fresh water anglers in the UK and swiftly became the best method to catch elusive carp. They soon outranked bread or maggots. It followed that in 1986 production of Starmer's very first boilies began. Those preliminary boilies bore very little resemblance to the scientifically formulated products currently offered. At that time, it was normal practice for boilie manufacturers to include preservatives in their formulas. This stopped spoilage through natural degradation in the shops prior to selling and were labeled as 'Shelf Life". Starmer Baits rapidly came to the conclusion that this was going to be of possible detrimentboth to the fish and their environment and began using freezing as a more eco friendly alternative. This gave the added bonus that the new frozen boilies were proving even more attractive to carp than their predecessors.
However, the disadvantages of even this method were becoming apparent; with the ever present possibility of spoilage with defrosted boilies, making them an expensive prospect for customers if not used immediately. It was with this in mind that after more extensive research the current range of boilies was formulated; containing NO preservatives, needing no freezing and is consistently attractive to carp. They deliver unquestionable protein and nutritional content in an attractive and convenient format.
In 1997 the properties of the green-lip mussel were found to be an excellent carp attractor and so the green lip mussel range of boilies and the green-lip mussel enriched pelletwere introduced. This ever popular range has gone from strength to strength as its fan base among anglers grows daily. 1998 also saw the introduction of the bio-multi-Vit range ofboilies, which has become one of the foremost all time best selling bait.
A unique water was also needed for these unrivaled baits and in 1998 trips started to lac Fishabil in France, giving customers some great foreign fishing and the company an idealtest situation for new baits. Starmer Baits became an Official Sponsor of the World Cup 2000 held, where the baits featured prominently. By the end of 2002 Lac Fishabil formerly became part of Starmer Baits.
New and exciting baits have been successfully introduced over the years including bio c.p.2 in 2007, pineapple c.s.l in 2008 & the octospice in 2009. 2010 saw a completely new boilie called the Coconut fish. Having made coconut baits for 15 years it was ultimately time to see if this tried and tested product could be improved and this harmonious combination proved just that.
This year also saw a bold step forward in another direction with a new pelleting plant introduced to the company. This gave ultimate control of quality and value with both features passed directly to the customer along with the knowledge that the same exacting standards are applied to all products made by Starmer Baits.
Over 30 years on it has become Starmer Baits and son when Gareth Starmer joined the family run business in 2004. With his own unique drive and input the Starmer Baits brand is set to go from strength to strength into an exciting future in the world of fishing.
The Starmer Baits brand can now be found in many countries across Europe as our carp angling neighbours learn from us the delights of the sport.
StarmerBaits has been manufacturing quality boilies for over 25 years. As of 2010 we set up our brand new pellet plant, this means we can make pellets to an even higher standard than before, while offereing exciting new pellet ranges and flavours.
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