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

Welcome back!!

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Essential Bait boss Mike Willmott is having a tremendous year with a number of big fish from various venues including a few UK river systems, however, his latest big hit tops the lot! Mike has recently turned back time and re-visited a large gravel pit that he used to fish many years ago, and...
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Horseshoe Haul on B5

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Chay Williams from Somerset recently had a session to remember at Horseshoe lake in Glos. Chay arrived during a very quiet spell with very few fish coming out, however, he soon found himself notching up an impressive tally of fish that included twelve fish over 20lbs topped by a magnificent common of 37lb 8oz!Chay...
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Yet more B5 success

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There’s not many anglers that can boast they have had more than fifteen UK forties, but Glos big fish angler Martin Finan is certainly one of them. Furthermore, every single one of them has fallen to the incredible B5, and if that doesn’t tell you that the B5 is a phenomenal big fish bait,...
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Back with a bang!

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After a short break from the big carp scene following his capture of the Black Mirror, Essential bait boss Mike Willmott wasted no time getting back into the swing of things by banking his latest target fish in the shape of this immaculate 37lb 3oz mirror (above right) from a very tricky undisclosed venue....
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Another forty

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Consistent big carp catcher Rick Golder has been in the thick of the action once again and has recently notched up yet another big fish on his CV. His latest victim was this classic looking 40lb 8oz mirror (right) caught from an undisclosed surrey pit, which took him over 30-mins to land following an...
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