Catch Reports
Big Winter Brace on new bait
Posted in Catch Reports on 25th November 2008It’s been no big secret that Essential Baits have been formulating one or two new baits over the past couple of years with a view to releasing them in 2009 or 2010. On a recent ‘overnighter’ Essential bait boss Mike Willmott decided to put one of the cold water versions to the test, and within the space of an hour managed to bank a lovely deep bodied mirror of 33lb 1oz shortly followed by a very elusive common known as ‘Tyson’ at a weight of 27lb 1oz.
Amazingly, the common had only ever seen the bank once before and this was over two and a half years ago! Commenting on the development of the new bait Mike added “I’m very happy with the way things are going at the moment and we have some very exciting new products coming out over the next 18-months or so. It’s too early to give too much away at this stage, but if results over the past year are anything to go by I’m very confident that a new blockbuster bait to rival the impressive B5 may not be too far away” Watch this space!
Boilie Paste
Mark Stubbles with yet another fine cold water carp. Mark is an extremely succesful and consistent angler and instinctively knows the rewards little edges can bring.
Many anglers tend to overlook the advantages that paste’s can give. Throughout the colder months I nearly always wrap a thin layer of paste around my hook bait. This not only gives the bait a better ‘leak off’ in terms of attraction as the paste slowly dissipates, but also gives the hook bait a completely different texture.
Paste is also an essential requirement if you prefer to make your own cork ball pop-ups or balanced baits. A 10mm cork ball with approx 3mm of paste wrapped around it will give you a nice balanced 16mm hook bait. To make pop-ups however, you will need to wrap a thinner layer of paste around the cork. I find that a 12mm cork ball with approx 1.5mm of paste wrapped around the outside creates pop-ups buoyant enough for most presentations.
Top Tip
We make the paste soft enough for most applications, but if you find the paste starting to dry out a little, just dampen it down with a ‘Bait Glug’ or a ‘Liquid Food’ and re-mould together. (Rinse hands in warm water first)
If you need to leave the paste standing for any length of time, make sure you wrap it up in cling film otherwise it can quickly dry up. It will be fine to wrap up in cling film and leave in the fridge for 24 hours if needed.
