We can finally announce that after 15 years research a revolutionary
new neural trigger has been developed by Diobas, as featured in the
Angling times
Update :
PROTEX 3A.
Tuesday January 19th 2010
New Details Added
Many companies claim to
have found a revolutionary new flavouring or additive that fish just can't
resist, it is after all a potentially profitable business so it's hardly
surprising that these claims are made all the time. Unfortunately most of these
so called innovations are more successful at catching customers than fish.
Having been
lucky enough to trial this new Protex 3a as featured in the Angling
Times we have to say though that
the results were simply astonishing. When you consider that we do
not advertise any products on this website other than our USA
fishing holidays, in fact we criticise just about everything, you
may be surprised at our endorsement of the neural triggers but if
ever you can get your hands on this stuff which is not for general
release you'll know why we are
bowled over by the Protex concept. Without any exaggeration, it's
absolutely incredible !
EXTRACT FROM
THE ARTICLE ON THE DIOBAS WEBSITE, WELL WORTH A READ
"Because of
our usual cynicism and dislike of the angling industry in general we have been
reluctant to enter the bait market and have always restricted our research to
developing and expanding our knowledge of fish behaviour and dietary
requirements.
As the years have passed we have gradually developed and
refined our approach with the help of I.S.H.A members and the result has been
our groundbreaking research into Neural triggers which has produced
some astonishing results.
PROTEX 3A is a totally new concept and unlike anything
ever seen before. Every aspect of this new concept is completely
unique.
A bold
statement but true none the less.
The way
PROTEX 3A is used and the reasoning behind its success is quite simply
revolutionary.
We have received a large number of individual
requests for Protex 3a but at present we have no plans to put Protex on the
market.
The bait itself has been developed over the
course of around 15 years and was never intended as a commercial exercise.
Understanding fish behaviour was a natural requirement of our research
program and feeding habits were obviously of prime importance.
The information gathered from our unique
relationship with ISHA and work in our own labs inevitably led to trials
relating to the new science of brain receptor analysis as a secondary issue.
The trials themselves were conducted in an
entirely different way with the most important factor being that we use
underwater cameras and proximity sensors, rather than just throw a bait out
to see if a fish picked it up which is all any other company has ever done,
we can actually monitor every fish that comes within 12 feet of the bait.
As a result we gradually began to see a whole
new aspect of fish behaviour that for many years completely baffled us but
slowly the picture became clear as the data and observations began to
make sense and produced a quite remarkable line of research. We experimented
further on genuinely natural Carp in Kerr lake, North Carolina. These fish
are incredibly difficult to catch and are not influenced by angling pressure
simply because no one ever fishes for them, they were ideal candidates for
the final trials.
To understand the principles behind Protex 3a
you will have to forget everything you think you may know about not only
Carp but fish in general as this new approach does not rely on either
flavour or appearance, in fact neither of these has anything to do with the
neural
response at all.
Our research program into fish behaviour in
general has cost well over £1.5 million so we are obviously reluctant to
share more information than we have to but we'll try and give you an idea of
how the system works without getting too detailed.
To understand the basics
you must forget all the usual methods used by bait companies and completely
ignore taste, colour, shape etc as none of these have anything to do with why
a fish feeds. We realise that statement will sound odd but bear with us. Try
to look at the fish as a simple organism that survives without preferences,
likes or dislikes and feeds not for pleasure but purely because it needs
nutrients to survive. There are of course Carp fisheries where they have
become boilie buckets and their behaviour has adapted to respond to anglers
influence but even these shadows of true carp respond to our baits simply
because they have to, Protex 3a is a trigger, not a bait in the strictest
terms.
As an organism the fish itself is continually
monitored by parts of the brain that examine all aspects of its condition,
vitamin requirements, energy levels etc etc. When the brain detects a
deficiency or nutritional requirement it switches on the appropriate
receptor and the fish responds.
Remarkably these receptors are on the outside of the fish, not inside
the mouth.
To make this easier to understand try to imagine
the outside of the fish covered in microscopic holes of varying shapes, for
example squares, triangles, rectangles etc etc. Each of these relates to a
particular nutrient, amino acid and so on. These 'doors' are usually closed
but once the brain detects that a particular requirement of the body is in
need of replenishing it opens the corresponding receptor and the fish swims
off in search of the nutrient. This is an entirely reactive response rather
than rational thought. As the fish swims along the outside of its skin is
bombarded with a whole range of particles which it is entirely oblivious to.
Almost all the shapes relating to naturally occurring food bounce off the
closed receptors as they are not required at that specific time until
particles of the right shape go through the open door and the fish responds
by instinctively following the trail to the source. This is one of the
reasons why a bait will work brilliantly one day but completely fails the
next because the comparative trigger has been turned off. In fact we have
watched fish on many occasions completely ignore something they would have
eaten the day before and swim right over it as though it wasn't there.
Sometimes a fish will investigate a bait, nudge it etc but eventually ignore
it purely because the trigger contained within it is insufficiently strong
to stimulate a clear response usually because there are just too many other
'shapes' confusing the issue. This has nothing to do with taste.
The next problem for us was to identify the
triggers or shapes that act as receptors on the outside of the fish and
discover what nutrient they related to, not an easy task.
Slowly we began to compile a list of common
triggers, of the thousands we think exist, all of which we formulated
chemically. Each had to be identified individually as there would be no
point whatsoever in producing a feed that contained all the nutrients in one
go as the particle trail left in the water would not be specific enough, too
muddled if you like to effectively get a strong instinctive response from
the fish.
The next problem, that has taken many more years
to solve, was to try and guess what trigger was the most likely one to be
switched on at any given time in a specific environment as all lakes vary
from day to day, sometimes even changing hour by hour. Every lake is like
its own individual planet and will have its own naturally occurring
deficiencies, tendencies and so on. To say this was a complicated task is
somewhat of an understatement ! Put the wrong trigger in at any given moment
and it simply will not work. On top of this is the fact that each fish is an
individual entity in its own right and often subject to genetic imbalances.
It is a very complicated subject which in one
way is why we are prepared to go public as it were because we know that no
other company could possibly reproduce the research we have carried out for
many years, it would take any competitors a great deal of time, effort and
money to produce a comparative bait, in fact we could never have done it
ourselves if it hadn't been an integral part of other related research
programs.
Finally, we needed to
incorporate something that would help the angler identify the most likely
trigger at any given time or location without having to have an advanced
research based degree in marine biology ! This took even more time. What we
have ended up with is a harmless liquid that is included in the Protex kit,
similar in looks to say a pH tester. The colour response when dipped in the
lake will relate to a colour code on the bait itself and each box contains
six colours. The corresponding bait is then selected ( this is not in boilie
form incidentally ) and fished as a single entity with no free offerings.
The bait itself will remain effective for around 6hrs depending on
conditions. There is no point in it lasting any longer as if it hasn't been
taken during that period, either the angler has chosen the wrong trigger or
the fish just aren't feeding.
The system is species specific in that it will only
work on Carp. Research into other species is ongoing.
That's a very basic but we hope sufficient
outline of the system itself. As you can see, it really is a revolutionary
and very advanced bait system that is many years ahead of current research
and thinking.
Thank you for your interest.
If you wish to take the matter further you will need to
contact the Head of Research at Diobas, Steve Marriot, initially via email to
admin@diobas.com
and write 'Managing Directors Office' in the subject
line or go to www.diobas.com and follow
the links.
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