04/10/2026
Reel Tech Signal Series — Recommended Use Guide
The Reel Tech Signal Series can be used in any fishing conditions. None of the five dips is restricted to a specific water temperature, distance, depth, season or water clarity.
The recommendations below describe the conditions and fish behaviour each blend was designed around — the situations where its profile is intended to excel. They should be used as a starting guide, not as fixed rules.
That is also why the five-bottle range works so well for anglers who want to declutter their tackle box. Instead of carrying a large collection of individual flavours, you have five different profiles that allow you to adapt to changing conditions during a session.
🟡 Yellow — Banana • Pineapple • Caramel
Recommended starting zone: ±35–55 m
Designed to excel: warm conditions, active fish, shallow-to-medium water and fish feeding confidently.
Yellow is the bright, energetic fruit profile of the range. Banana and pineapple provide the fruity character while caramel adds a deeper sweet note.
It is particularly suited to situations where carp are moving, showing themselves, competing for food or actively searching a feeding area.
The suggested 35–55 m range isn't because Yellow stops working outside those distances. It is simply the type of middle-distance water where active carp are often targeted during normal sessions.
Best suited to:
Warm or mild water • Active carp • Clear to moderately stained water • Shallow/medium depth • Regular feeding activity • Short and medium-range fishing
Target behaviour: Confident, roaming and actively feeding fish.
Can it be used at 80 m or in cold water? Absolutely. The recommendation simply reflects its intended role in the range.
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🟠 Gold — Honey • Vanilla • Caramel
Recommended starting zone: ±20–45 m
Designed to excel: calmer water, closer presentations, moderate feeding activity and situations where a softer sweet profile is preferred.
Gold is the smoother profile of the Signal Series.
Honey, vanilla and caramel produce a rich sweet combination without relying heavily on sharp fruit flavours.
It is a good option when fish are feeding but aren't necessarily competing aggressively. It also gives the angler a contrasting option when stronger fruit or spice profiles aren't producing.
Best suited to:
Calm sessions • Margins • Shorter-range fishing • Cool to warm conditions • Clear or lightly stained water • Fish feeding steadily rather than aggressively
Target behaviour: Comfortable feeding fish, margin fish and carp moving through established feeding areas.
Gold can still be used at longer distance, in dirty water or during warmer conditions. These are simply the situations its profile was designed to complement particularly well.
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🔥 Spice — Bun Spice • Cinnamon • Honey
Recommended starting zone: ±45–70 m
Designed to excel: changing weather, cooler conditions, stained water and situations where you need a completely different attraction profile.
Spice is deliberately different from the fruit-heavy dips.
The bun spice and cinnamon provide a warmer aromatic character while honey retains a sweet component.
This makes Spice particularly useful when conditions change or when you're getting little response from conventional fruity presentations.
Wind, cloud cover, temperature changes and stained water can all change where carp position themselves and how actively they feed. Spice gives the angler another signal to test rather than simply switching between similar fruit flavours.
Best suited to:
Cool or mild water • Windy or unsettled weather • Stained water • Medium depth • Medium-range presentations • Searching for fish
Target behaviour: Carp moving between areas, intermittent feeders and fish that aren't responding strongly to standard sweet-fruit profiles.
Spice can equally be used on a hot day or at close range. Its recommended conditions describe where its contrasting profile may be especially useful.
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⚫ Black — Banana • Almond • Honey
Recommended starting zone: ±60–90 m
Designed to excel: quieter water, cautious fish, pressured venues and deliberate longer-range presentations.
Black has a deeper profile than Yellow despite sharing banana as one component.
Almond and honey change the character considerably, making Black a logical choice when targeting fish that appear more cautious or are holding away from activity closer to the bank.
The 65 m+ concept is primarily about fish behaviour, not the flavour somehow becoming stronger at that distance.
In pressured venues, carp may hold farther from bank disturbance, repeated casting, footsteps and angling activity. Black is intended as the more deliberate presentation in the range for exactly that type of situation.
Best suited to:
Medium/deeper water • Longer-range fishing • Clear or pressured water • Calm conditions • Cautious fish • Areas away from heavy bank disturbance
Target behaviour: Wary carp, less aggressive feeders, isolated fish and carp holding outside heavily worked areas.
Black can still be used at 20 m on an active feeding spot. 60–90 m is a recommended strategic application, not a limitation.
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🔴 Red — Strawberry • Raspberry • Liquorice
Recommended starting zone: ±30–60 m
Designed to excel: active fish, changing feeding response and situations where you want a stronger fruit profile with a contrasting liquorice note.
Red gives the range its berry-based option.
Strawberry and raspberry provide the fruit foundation while liquorice takes it in a different direction from Yellow and Gold.
It is a useful choice when fish are present and showing signs of activity but your existing presentation isn't converting that activity into bites.
Instead of changing your entire setup immediately, Red allows you to offer the fish a substantially different signal.
Best suited to:
Mild to warm conditions • Active or roaming carp • Clear to stained water • Shallow/medium depth • Short to medium range • Early morning and evening feeding periods
Target behaviour: Searching fish, active carp and fish showing interest without fully committing.
Again, Red isn't restricted to these conditions. It can be fished cold, deep or long-range if that is where the fish are.
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Why these five dips can replace a box full of individual flavours
The strength of the Signal Series isn't that each bottle only performs under one set of conditions.
It is that the five profiles were deliberately made different enough to give the angler meaningful choices:
Signal Series Intended role Recommended starting zone
🟡 Yellow Bright fruit profile for active feeding 35–55 m
🟠 Gold Smooth, sweet and controlled presentation 20–45 m
🔥 Spice Aromatic alternative for changing/unsettled conditions 45–70 m
⚫ Black Deliberate option for cautious and pressured fish 60–90 m
🔴 Red Strong berry/liquorice change-up 30–60 m
Important
These are recommended applications, not restrictions.
Every Signal Series dip can be used:
Warm or cold • Clear or dirty water • Calm or windy conditions • Shallow or deep • Close or long range
The guide simply shows the intended design purpose of each blend and the conditions in which that particular profile was created to excel.
So for a quick carp session, you don't necessarily need an entire tackle box filled with 15 or 20 different bottles.
Take the five Signal Series dips, your bait and essential terminal tackle, and you already have five distinctly different attraction profiles available if the fish or conditions change.
Reel Tech Signal Series
5 engineered blends. 5 different approaches. One compact range.
Less clutter. More coverage. Fish the conditions.
