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

Brace of thirties for Jerry

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Jerry Mills from Bridgwater had never been fortunate enough to catch a thirty pound carp until recently, but when he did, he caught two on the trot!! Jerry, decided to fish an overnighter on a local syndicate water where he introduced a kilo of Shellfish B5 frozen boilies to a marginal spot no more...
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Rick's on fire!!!

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Top carp angler and 'Team Essential' member Rick Golder is having a great season so far and on his last 3 trips to 2 different venues, Rick has managed to bank a forty, three 30's and three 20's. The biggest fish weighed in at 45lb 12oz (see left) and came from a Berkshire syndicate venue. What...
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New forty for Rich!

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Fresh off the press today is a catch report from Richard Kelly who has banked yet another forty on the B5, just weeks after his fishing partner Andy 'Whacker catcher' Waller banked a 48lb 2oz mirror from the same venue (see Andy's picture also below).Andy's '48' has only been out twice this season and...
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Top angling Kevin

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One angler that has escaped the radar recently is Kevin Pitfield. We know Kev has been having an extremely successful season on the B5 with a good number of thirties, but it's only recently that we've managed to collect some of the pictures.Kev is a top bloke who tends to keep himself to himself,...
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Consistent carping.

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Essential Bait user Mike Smith has been catching a consistent amount of carp this autumn including this stunning 29lb 8oz cracker. All of Mike's fish have fallen to the equally consistent Shellfish B5 freezer baits.Well done mike from all the team and keep up the good work.
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