Catch Reports
Man on fire!
Posted in Catch Reports on 08th September 2011We've been receiving some very impressive catch reports from Lee Carpenter recently who has been fishing at Wellingborough Lakes in Northants. During the past five weeks Lee has banked an impressive tally of 16 carp including five carp over the magical 30lb barrier, including two absolute stunners at 37.02 and 36.10.
Lee has been using a mixture of B5 and Black Snail to create mixed food signals and it has been working fantastically well for him. Coincidentally, this is the same lake that Mike Ryan recently caught the lake record mirror of 42.14 shortly followed by a 41.15 common by alternating between the B5 and Black Snail. The big carp certainly seem to love both baits, but the idea of using the two best food baits ever developed is a very interesting concept and it has worked very well for a number of anglers on difficult venues this year.
Well done Lee, a great bit of thinking angling and we're sure there will be plenty more to follow.
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Shelf life boilie advantages
Our Essential resident 'Globetrotter' Merv Pennell with one of his many big carp caught on our range of Shelf life boilies. Merv, amongst so many other anglers, openly admits that our shelf life range offer a massive edge over 'standard' shelf life boilies and would not use anything else.
Of course the big advantage about the use of shelf life boilies can be summed up in just one word – convenience! And this is the key word you need to bear in mind. Good quality freezer baits are fantastic for that long term baiting campaign, yet can be problematic for extended UK sessions and of course when fishing on the continent.
So would we recommend substituting freezer baits with shelf life boilies for long term bait application? In short, no we wouldn’t! Simply because this will not offer any advantages at all, however, we can honestly say that for those trips outside the UK or even those extended sessions within the UK where it would be difficult to keep freezer baits fresh, this highly successfull range of shelf life boilies tick all the boxes - and more!
So many anglers strongly believe these are the best quality shelf life boilie available ANYWHERE in the world! Confidence and convenience, such key words for success.
Top Tips
1) Avoid cheap and cheerful shelf life boilies like the plague. I can think of few things worse to ruin your chances of success than poor quality boilies that have been ‘over-flavoured’ to mask preservative odours!
2) If the manufacturer states there are no preservatives in them, ask him to tell the truth!
3) Beware of semi-soft shelf life boilies. These are likely to be overloaded with preservatives. We tend to rely on reduced moisture levels, which in turn creates a 'tougher' bait, but with far less preservative.
