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

B5 or Black Snail? They're both running riot!!

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We're having so many reports of of outstanding captures on the B5 and the Black Snail lately, it's impossible to say which one is coming out on top! The following two commons are a classic example and both reports arrived within 10-mins of each other!Both commons are 35lb+ and the first (top left) fell to the rods of long...
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Stunning Linear!

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Long time Essential Bait user Jamie Robb has been making some long trips down from 'up north' to fish at Stoneacres and recently decided to give the new Black Snail a go - he wasn't disappointed!!Jamie decided to fish the far marging over a bed of chopped Black Snail and was soon rewarded with...
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Cracking common!

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Lee Carpenter is another angler who has been using the Black Snail to very good effect recently. Lee has caught several good fish on the 'black stuff' over the past few weeks topped by this cracking common of 38lb 4oz.The reports on the new Black Snail are now coming in thick and fast and it seems...
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Hat-trick of thirties!

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Having only been able to get the rods out twice in 5 months I'm trying to make the most of April before another long break to concentrate on more important issues (is there anything more important than fishing?) so you can imagine how keen I was to get back to the lake.Well put it...
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Frogmore Leather for Barry

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The famous Frogmore leather has recently tripped up on the B5 (again!) and this time to the rods of Barry Adl AKA 'Barry the Blade!! Barry used a customised version of the B5 to tempt the big leather, which weighed in at 37lbs exactly.It's certainly not the first time this fish has fallen for...
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