Historic Catch Report

Step back in time with our History Catch Reports – a detailed archive of standout carp catches using Essential Baits over the years. From legendary sessions to record-breaking hauls, this section showcases the long-standing success and consistency of our bait range through real angler stories and photos.

Catch Report Archive | Real Results with Essential Baits

River whacker for Lee

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This report slipped through the net and should have gone up last month, but big UK river fish are a rare event and a thirty from the river has got to hold a similar credibilty rating than any fifty pound lake fish in our book.After a short baiting campaign using the B5 Lee Willmott...
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Andy banks another stunner!

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This magnificent looking 36lb 4oz linear fell to the rods of consistent angler Andy Windmill who always seems to be getting amongst the bigguns. His latest stunner fell to the ever consistent Black Snail but Andy has been using both the Black Snail and the B5 with some very interesting results.In his own words and said..... "Over the...
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Darren's delight

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Long time Essential Bait user Darren Greaves from Glos has had a break from carp fshing in recent years, but like most of us have experienced at one time or another, the urge to get back out on the bank eventually catches up with you!Darren decided to try out the Black Snail on Christchurch at Linch Hill...
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Incredible success!

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We've had loads of big common reports lately but Matt Davies has recently taken the carp world by storm and wins our 'Top Catch Competition' hands down. Shortly after catching 'The Mother' from Elstow at 46lb 14oz, (not on Essential Baits) Matt decided to open up his account on Bundy's pit using a mixture of B5 boilies...
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Best bait ever...

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Paul Radford started using the B5 last season and has recently declared "it's the best bait I've ever used!" After a successful season last year Paul wisely decided to continue using it this season and was recently remined of its incredible big fish pulling powers when he was rewarded with a 37lb 4oz personal best common...
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