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Birthday success in Belgium!

Posted in Catch Reports on 19th July 2008

Essential bait boss Mike Willmott decided to spend his 47th birthday on his favourite stretch of river in Belgium with son Lee and partner Rosie together with daughter Kelly and partner Dean. During the 7-night stay the team managed to bank a total of 43 carp totalling an incredible 1,000lb+.

The ageing bait boss would have had the biggest fish of the trip if he didn’t ask son Lee to look after his rods whilst he popped up the shops, however, it was Lee who took top honours by landing a stunning 42lb 4oz river mirror on Mike’s rod!!! However, Mike managed to make up for it just before they packed up by banking an awesome woodcarving like river common of 36lb 9oz. All the fish fell to a prototype version of the new Shellfish B5 shelf life boilies due to be released early next year.

The highlight of the trip for Mike however was being presented with a huge birthday cake that family and friends had made up as a surprise and somehow managed to hide away in the van without him knowing for 2 days!! The cake included an edible picture of Mike and his family holding the incredible Black Mirror. This was definitely the icing on the cake for an incredible trip!

Short term preserved boilies

Andy Clark successfully used our short term preserved boilies to tempt this awesome 67lb giant from Gigantica in France.

Many anglers love fresh/freezer boilies, whilst others prefer the convenience of shelf life boilies for those extended sessions or trips abroad. We therefore decided to develop a 'hybrid' between the two and our short term preserved boilies have been used with remarkable success across Europe. Their 30-day shelf life suits many anglers, and if you plan to have your bait delivered a few days before your trip, they will not only be fine forÂ the duration of your stay, but any that are brought back can be put in the freezer and treated as freezer bait thereafter.

These boilies are also ideal for customers ordering bait from outside the UK, because the baits will withstand the shipping duration and can be placed in your freezer ready to use as required. Due to a 'drying out' period they are generally slightly harder than standard freezer boilies.