Catch Reports
Target Fish Nailed!
Posted in Catch Reports on 22nd June 2008Lee Willmott has been concentrating his efforts on to a Southern river system in recent weeks where he’s been introducing the bait on a regular basis since July in search of a large scaley resident. The bait has been steadily introduced to several different stretches of the river over six miles apart in preparation for a September assault, however, Lee has been doing a few short sessions on each of these spots to see how the bait is working and was pleasantly surprised to nail his target fish at 37lb 8oz on one of these short trips!
A number of other good fish have also been banked during these short visits, which has made all the hard work, effort and expense even more rewarding. Lee has been using the B5-Squid version of the famous bait in 20mm and 24mm sizes in conjunction with Essential’s Rock Hard Balanced Wafter hookbaits to bank the big mirror.
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.
