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 banks another elusive forty!

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Long term Essential Bait user Andy Clark from Glos recently visited a local gravel pit for an overnight session before work and his commitment was rewarded handsomely when he caught this fantastic 43lb mirror.The big mirror hadn’t visited the bank for a couple of years but like most big carp up and down the...
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Consistent success

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Eddie Johnson from North Wales has been making his 550-mile round trips to the Essex Manor worthwhile with a consistent amount of big fish. Some of you might remember that long distance carper Eddie banked the Fat Lady last year at 55lb 3oz so he’s no stranger to big carp.Eddie’s recent trips have yielded...
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Forty before work!

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Rick Golder has been back in the action once again! This time a quick overnighter before work on a weed infested Surrey gravel pit produced this hard fighting 41lb 6oz mirror that took Rick over 20-mins to bank after it buried itself in a massive weed bed.Rick has been trickling in small amounts of...
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Early morning reward

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Consistent catcher of big carp Rick Golder decided to tackle a private Surrey lake and was rewarded with this immaculate 39lb 1oz mirror during the small hours of the morning. This was one of Rick’s target fish for the year so you can imagine how pleased he was when the torchlight revealed his prize.Rick...
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Perseverance pays off for Paddy

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We absolutely love this story of success. We recently had a call from Paddy Knapper from Stoke on Trent who had packed in carp fishing some 9-years ago, but in 2009 he got the ‘bug’ back again. He wanted to target a big common from a local lake and decided to have a go...
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