Catch Reports
Unbelievable!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 11th October 2011This just has to be one of the best catch reports of the year and we've held it back for over a month out of respect... Matt Gosling had been fishing away on a notoriously difficult gin clear 90-acre Cambridshire pit for several months without so much as a single bite (not on Essential Baits incidentally). Then a close friend suggested he should try Essential's Black Snail frozen boilies following the baits phenomenal success on a number of different waters.
Due to the pit's abundance of natural food Matt decided to give the Black Snail a go and on his very first session using the Black Snail he caught one of the jewels in the crown in the shape of an absolutely stunning 42lb 12oz mirror!
As if that wasn't enough, Matt returned to the pit a few days later for his second session on the new bait and instantly carried on where he left off by catching another forty!! This one went 40lb 2oz as well as mirror's of 27lb 8oz and a 31lb during the same session! - on his next session Matt continued to take the place apart when he banked another stunning creature, this one went 32lb 8oz!
A truly awesome feat on such a difficult water and full respect to Matt for catching what most would consider to be a season's worth of fish in just a few weeks. Take a close look at the fish - they don't get much better than these stunners and it just goes to prove (once again) that changing from a mediocre bait to a high quality food source makes a MASSIVE difference.
Well done Matt from all at Essential, you are the worthy winner of our latest 'Top Catch' competition...
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.
