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

Another big common succumbs to the Black Snail!

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Team Essential member Martin Finan has been getting amongst the big fish again in recent weeks with a number of good catches, topped by this superb 42lb 10oz common from a Glos syndicate water.All of Martin's fish have fallen to large beds of Black Snail boilies and as has been proven time and time again,...
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Confused Common!

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Lee Carpenter is one of those consistent anglers who always seems to get amongst the big fish on a very regular basis. Another interesting fact is that most of Lee's success comes to thinking ouitside the box and presenting the carp with something a little different.Lee has found out that by applying the two most successful food baits ever made (namely the...
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Yet another B5 caught lake record!

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Matt Davies has caught an enviable amount of big fish from home and abroad in recent years and his latest conquest is this huge 66lb 4oz lake record mirror from Lac de Desmont in France. Matt used our ever consistent Shellfish B5 boilies to bank no less than 28 carp during his visit, which included twelve 30's, a 42lb...
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Just mind blowing!

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Over the past several weeks we have been receiving a number of catch reports from Richard Kelly and Andy Waller, two anglers that have had some truly outstanding results on our B5 freezer boilies and must be odds on to win our latest 'Top Catch' competition. The fish have all come from a previous 'non-publicity'...
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Honesty is the best policy!

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Unlike some bait companies we could mention (cough!) Essential Baits have never had any interest in 'claiming' captures of fish that have been caught on baits other than our own!! As proved here with Essential Bait user Martin Finan holding this prehistoric looking mirror known as 'The Brute', at a weight of 52lb 4oz, which...
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