Catch Reports
Croptail Linear falls for Finan!
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010Consistent catcher of big carp and Essential Bait consultant Martin Finan has been targeting a... Read more
B5 banks another elusive forty!
Posted in Catch Reports on 21st August 2010Long term Essential Bait user Andy Clark from Glos recently visited a local gravel pit for an... Read more
Consistent success
Posted in Catch Reports on 17th August 2010Eddie Johnson from North Wales has been making his 550-mile round trips to the Essex Manor... Read more
Forty before work!
Posted in Catch Reports on 15th August 2010Rick Golder has been back in the action once again! This time a quick overnighter before work on a... Read more
Early morning reward
Posted in Catch Reports on 01st August 2010Consistent catcher of big carp Rick Golder decided to tackle a private Surrey lake and was rewarded... Read more
Perseverance pays off for Paddy
Posted in Catch Reports on 19th July 2010We absolutely love this story of success. We recently had a call from Paddy Knapper from Stoke on... Read more
Lovely letter
Posted in Catch Reports on 02nd July 2010No pics with this one (yet) but we’ve just had a lovely letter from Mr P Southwell from... Read more
It just gets better and better!
Posted in Catch Reports on 30th June 2010That was the comment made to us by globetrotting expert and consistent catcher of big carp Merv... Read more
B5 Mirror
Posted in Catch Reports on 16th June 2010We received an email with the heading ‘B5 Mirror’ from long term Essential Bait user... Read more
Back in the thick of it
Posted in Catch Reports on 09th May 2010Essential Bait boss Mike Willmott managed to get the rods out for the first time in six months and... Read more
Powdered Additives and Extracts
Long time Essential Baits consultant Rick Golder with a stunning '48' from a mega difficult venue. Rick knows the importance of a good food bait combined with the correct ingredients to trigger a feeding response. His results prove this year after year.
The inclusion of powdered additives and extracts within a boilie recipe will undoubtedly make a massive difference in terms of attraction and palatability. Used at the correct inclusion levels, they will trigger a feeding response and lead to prolonged feeding. They can also be hugely beneficial at repelling nasty sediment odours from 'tainting' the bait. The FF6 found within the B5 is a classic example of this and will always make sure your baits smell 'sweet', even when fishing amongst horrible black silt.
Many of these products are used extensively within the aquaculture industry to promote feeding, so it goes to show that these ingredients will play a huge part within the inclusion of a successful bait recipe, both short and long term.
Top tip
Betaine is an excellent ingredient for triggering the carp's receptors. If you want an 'instant' feeding response for short session fishing, just pour 20ml Boilie Glug or Liquid Food over 1 kilo of boilies and sprinkle one level tsp of betaine over the top before shaking vigourously.
