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Posted in Catch Reports on 17th August 2007

The likeable Rick Golder is undoubtedly one of the UK’s most consistently successful big fish anglers and has caught an impressive number of big fish since switching to Essential Baits two years ago. In 2006 Rick managed to bank an impressive number of big fish, which included x 17 thirties and x 3 forties!

In recent weeks Rick has been targeting a Colne Valley gravel pit and has been managing to squeeze in one or two short overnight sessions before going to work the following morning. Less than a fortnight ago Rick managed to bank a cracking 38lb 8oz mirror during one of these short sessions, but even this was eclipsed on his most recent ‘overnighter’ when he managed to bank a magnificent brace of big mirrors, weighing in at 39lb 4oz and 40lb 5oz! Talk about going to work a happy man!

As usual it was the ever consistent Shellfish B5 that produced the goods for Rick who said that the fish have been going absolutely potty for the B5. We think his results speak for themselves, but whichever way you look at it, this man is on fire! Well done mate – keep up the good work.

Note: Rick is a regular contributor to Carp Addict for those who wish to read more about how he manages to convert his limited amount of time to fish on the bank.

Good quality food baits

Ben Thompson with a stunning 47lb 5oz pb mirror caught on B5 freezer boilies when the fish seemed totally pre-occupied with naturals!

I can't begin to stress the importance of using a high quality food bait when it comes to catching carp on a regular basis. A bait formulated with nutritional ingredients will be sending out food signals long after the liquid attractors have been dispersed, this due to the fact that the ingredients themselves will be breaking down and sending out messages of food into the surrounding water.

Cheaper baits that have little or no nutritional value might sound more attractive on the pocket, but they will cost you dearly when it comes to producing the goods. Once any liquid attractors have dispersed, the bait will not be sending out any food signals at all, but further to this, will have no nutritional benefit whatsoever.

Carp, like all other fish, soon learn to recognise a food source and will continue to eat it again and again if it provides them with a sense of nutritional satisfaction. They have the ability to detect a nutritional food source prior to consumption (food signals coming from the bait) and after ingestion. With this in mind, we have developed what we believe to be the highest quality range of nutritional food baits available, and the success of the B5 alone has certainly gone some way to proving this.