Catch Reports
Pete Springate smashes Somerset record with a 60-pounder!
Posted in Catch Reports on 08th July 2013Well the above heading rocked the carp world for several hours recently when Mike Willmott posted it on his facebook page, but despite frantic calls from the weeklies begging for the exclusive story and the rumour mill going into overdrive, it was indeed a massive tongue in cheek wind up!!
However, it was actually a true story because Mike never even mentioned it was a fish, and left this to the imagination of the media and general public to draw their own conclusions. The truth of the matter is that Pete put a trail of B5 out to tempt 'Victor' (one of Mike's giant tortoises) out of his home and to the waters edge before having his picture taken!! The pair then giggled furiously as the phone lines went into meltdown!
The following day Mike and Pete visited Ashmead as guests and Pete used the B5 to very good effect yet again, but this time on a fish! The result being a lovely 29lb 8oz common. The pair then returned to Mike's Springwood fishery and caught several fish between them up to 28lb 8oz. What a wonderful week of wind ups and whackers!
Long may we all continue to smile in this often too serious carp bubble we live in at times...
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The use of Food Oils
Richard Kelly is certainly no stranger to big carp, but that's because he understands the importance of a well balanced nutritional food bait. It's paid dividends for him on numerous occasions, as proved again here with another UK forty.
We firmly believe that a well balanced nutritional food bait will completely out fish baits with little or no real food value, and the inclusion of a food oil will help to provide the essential fatty acids required for the carp’s dietary requirements. Further to this, the inclusion of a lipid source will also have a sparing effect on the proteins used within the bait, thus allowing the carp to assimilate the available proteins far more efficiently. In short, food oils will increase nutritional values and provide an extra source of attraction to the finished bait. In short, the fish love them, they increase nutritional values and to cap it all off, they make the bait easier to roll!
Top tip
If making your own baits, reduce the oil content by 50% during the colder months and add a nutritional emulsifier.
