Built on Heritage
Respecting the roots of the recipes and the people who inspired them.
Independent thinking. Purpose-built bait. A brand shaped by time on the bank, respect for where it began and a determination to keep developing.
Built around heritage, shaped by experience and developed with purpose. Every part of the journey has a reason behind it.
Respecting the roots of the recipes and the people who inspired them.
Ideas tested, refined and developed through time spent on the bank.
Considered ingredients and purposeful mixes, with the details kept where they belong.
The Hooton Heritage is a tribute to Simon Hooton and the original boilie recipe that inspired part of our journey. After buying and fishing with Simon’s boilies and experiencing the results for ourselves, the idea was born to take that original concept, refine it and develop it into something of our own.
The original heritage recipe remains distinct from future adaptations and developments. Its history deserves to be respected, protected and told properly.
Ideas tested, refined and developed through time spent on the bank. Our approach is grounded in real angling, real conditions and a willingness to keep learning.
We believe a bait should be more than a collection of ingredients. Every component should have a reason for being there.
We focus on developing balanced mixes with a clear intention behind them. Our public story is about the thinking, care and testing that goes into our bait — not the private formulations or exact recipe details.
Our recipes, quantities and production methods remain part of our protected T3C Baits development work.
A look at the flavours and base mix directions on our development roadmap. Each idea will earn its place through proper development and testing.
Our first T3C Baits development project.
In developmentA growing team putting T3C Baits through its paces on the bank. Honest feedback, proper testing and real-world experience will help shape what comes next.
Our field testers will help us understand how each bait performs across different venues, conditions and angling situations. Feedback matters just as much as the catches.
Putting developing baits through their paces in genuine fishing conditions.
Useful observations from anglers who are involved in the process.
Catch reports and tester experiences will help tell the story of each development.
As the programme develops, this is where tester catches and session highlights will be shared.
A private space for the T3C Baits testing team to share catches, session reports, photographs and feedback as the bait develops.
Secure member access • Testing phaseSign in with your T3C Baits tester account. New applications remain pending until approved by T3C Baits.
Sign in will be available when this website is hosted securely online.
Applications are reviewed by T3C Baits. Creating an account does not grant access to the private team area.
Approved testers will be able to see the team's shared activity, while keeping their own submission history easy to find.
One team. Shared results. Team reports are private to approved testers; public gallery approval is separate.
After submitting a report, attach a catch photograph using the upload option on your report in the shared feed. Only the report owner can upload to it. Please avoid private contact details in notes.
Visible only to approved members, subject to the database's access rules.
Review applications and manage catch-report approval. These actions are checked securely by Supabase.
Private invitations only. Enter the email address of the person you want to invite to the T3C Baits Field Tester Portal.
Only approved administrators can send invitations. Invited testers may still need your approval before accessing private features.
Approving a report does not automatically publish it publicly. Report deletion and photo cleanup will be added after separate permission testing.
Approved members can now use the private dashboard above to submit and view reports. Photographs can now be attached to your own reports. Comments and reactions are planned next.
Venue, date, weight, bait used and session notes will appear here with the tester's approved photographs.
Testers will be able to share what worked, what didn't and how the bait performed in different conditions.
Once signed in, each tester will have a personal area showing submitted reports and their review status.
New reports will be checked by the T3C Baits admin before appearing publicly.
Approved catches can be featured on the public website, subject to the tester's consent.
For general enquiries and questions about T3C Baits, use the email address below.