Catch Reports
Colin Hunt's 'em down!
Posted in Catch Reports on 07th November 2011We've recently received a couple of belated catch reports from long term Essential Bait user Colin Hunt. The first from ealier in the year from a notoriously tricky Glos gravel pit where he used our customised B5 with Squid & Black Pepper to extract a gorgeous looking mirror known as Moonscale at a weight of 39lb 12oz.
More recently, Colin visited 'The Manor' in Oxfordshire and once again, using our B5 with Squid & Black Pepper was rewarded with another very big fish. This one, known as 'The Football' went 41lb 6oz and was part of a meritable six fish catch. It doesn't seem any fish is safe once the B5 hits the water! Good work Colin.
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.
