Catch Reports
Second Forty from Venue
Posted in Catch Reports on 11th October 2007Bristol carper Terry Hancock has recently banked this superb 40lb 12oz mirror from a difficult West country still water. This is the 48-year old Fibre Optic Engineer’s second forty from the lake and fell to the Shellfish B5 with a customised attractor profile. Terry has enjoyed plenty of success from the venue and we’re sure his hat-trick forty isn’t too far away!
The big fish was caught from a silt pocket at approx 100-yards range over a scattering of approx 30 B5 freebies and a kilo of Essential Bloodworm pellets. Good angling mate and here’s too many more from where that came from!
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.
