Catch Reports
Perseverance pays off for Paddy
Posted in Catch Reports on 19th July 2010We absolutely love this story of success. We recently had a call from Paddy Knapper from Stoke on Trent who had packed in carp fishing some 9-years ago, but in 2009 he got the ‘bug’ back again. He wanted to target a big common from a local lake and decided to have a go for it. After reading about the track record the B5 has got for nailing the bigger fish he decided to purchase some in his quest to catch his target fish. After catching several of the lake’s residents he then suffered the heartache of losing the big common just half an hour after setting up but his bad luck didn’t end there. Disaster struck again some time later when he had his garage broken into and all his gear stolen!
However, this wasn’t going to deter him and he eventually managed to get his new kit sorted out ready for the summer and on July 20th he awoke early to find fish bubbling all over his baited area but unfortunately had to leave for work. However, before leaving he topped up the swim with 2.5kg of 16mm B5’s. He returned 48 hours later for an overnighter between work and had a 19lb mirror at first light. Just one hour later he was doing battle once again, but this time it was a much bigger fish!
After a spirited fight the big fish eventually succumbed to Paddy’s waiting net, and yes, it was the big common at a weight of 41lbs exactly! Well done that man and what a great story of perseverance. Paddy left us with this comment: “I have decided to pursue a new target fish and I shall be confidently using the B5 to do it all again” Well we don’t think anyone can blame you for that Paddy!
The use of Food Oils
Richard Kelly is certainly no stranger to big carp, but that's because he understands the importance of a well balanced nutritional food bait. It's paid dividends for him on numerous occasions, as proved again here with another UK forty.
We firmly believe that a well balanced nutritional food bait will completely out fish baits with little or no real food value, and the inclusion of a food oil will help to provide the essential fatty acids required for the carp’s dietary requirements. Further to this, the inclusion of a lipid source will also have a sparing effect on the proteins used within the bait, thus allowing the carp to assimilate the available proteins far more efficiently. In short, food oils will increase nutritional values and provide an extra source of attraction to the finished bait. In short, the fish love them, they increase nutritional values and to cap it all off, they make the bait easier to roll!
Top tip
If making your own baits, reduce the oil content by 50% during the colder months and add a nutritional emulsifier.
