Catch Reports
Big Common
Posted in Catch Reports on 07th February 2008Rick Golder is certainly no stranger when it comes to catching big fish and features regularly within our catch report pages. Since discovering the awesome pulling power of the B5, Rick has caught an enviable amount of very big fish from a variety of different waters, and his latest success has resulted in this magnificent 41lb 2oz personal best common, which was caught on the first morning of a 48-hour session from a Berks syndicate water.
The big common was caught at day-break following a very cold night when temperatures dropped to -4 c, during which Rick also banked a 32.8lb mirror and lost another forty at the net!! As you would expect, the Shellfish B5 was responsible for the flurry of big fish action after Rick had introduced 2 kilo’s of 16mm’s to a silty depression at 60-yards. Rick added a further 28.6 common before leaving the following day and was the only one to receive any takes during this time.
Wafters as hookbaits
Ian May with one of many 40lb+ commons he's landed on Essential Baits by making sure his hookbait placement is spot on.
The name 'Wafters' can be a little misleading because we don't want these baits too critically balanced. In our experience a hookbait that's too 'buoyant' can 'waft' all over the place as a carp approaches the bait and render it very ineffective and easy to eject. What we have done with these special hookbaits is to make them slightly more buoyant than a standard bottom bait straight out of the bag. This in turn will negate the weight of the hook and the hooklink and by the time the rig is presented, it will behave the same as the free offerings surrounding it. This is exactly what you need to achieve if you think about it because the carp will be feeding on the freebies and you want your hookbait to behave in exactly the same way.
Note
Our Wafters are 'tougher' than boilies straight out of the bag and are a popular choice for anglers that prefer their hookbaits a little harder than their freebies.
