Catch Reports
Over the Rainbow!
Posted in Catch Reports on 19th May 2008Now we very rarely if ever include captures of foreign fish on this site because with so many big... Read more
Park Lake Blitz!
Posted in Catch Reports on 11th May 2008Bristol based anglers Steve Sweeten and Terry Hancock decided to open up their ‘new... Read more
Essential Exclusive Stunning Big Fish Trio!
Posted in Catch Reports on 05th April 2008Long term Essential Bait user Martin Finan has just banked one of the most remarkable trio of big... Read more
Impressive Big Fish haul!
Posted in Catch Reports on 23rd March 2008Bristol bachelor David Fuidge decided to give the Squid/Black Pepper version of the awesome B5 a... Read more
B5 now nails the Big Dink!
Posted in Catch Reports on 05th March 2008Now here’s a nice story…Jason Woods from Dorking, Surrey has been fishing the Cemex... Read more
Clover rolls over!
Posted in Catch Reports on 15th February 2008Dan Chart from Dorking, Surrey has been targeting the Cemex Longfield Road Lake in pursuit of one... Read more
Big Common
Posted in Catch Reports on 07th February 2008Rick Golder is certainly no stranger when it comes to catching big fish and features regularly... Read more
Harvey versus Harvey!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 31st January 2008Dan Harvey was invited along as a guest to fish for an afternoon on the prolific Springwood Pool... Read more
Smash and Grab!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 20th January 2008Lee Willmott doesn’t seem to find that much time to go fishing in between rolling hundreds of... Read more
Like Father Like Son!
Posted in Catch Reports on 18th November 2007Just a few days after his son, Lee, managed to bank a 30lb+ winter common during an overnight... Read more
Boilie Glugs
The use of boilie Dips/Glugs to increase attraction levels can be extremely effective, particularly on short sessions or for using single hook baits when you want to boost the food signals.
For 'glugging up' your baits, just pour approx 20ml of your chosen liquid into a 1kg bag of boilies and shake well to ensure even distribution. This can be done before placing them into the freezer or after they’ve been taken out. If applying the liquid after the boilies have been taken out, it’s best to let them thaw out first before adding the liquid. It's also advisable to add the liquid to the boilies a few hours before you hit the bank, thus allowing a little time for the boilies to soak it up, although this isn't imperative.
For boosting your hook baits only, one useful ploy is to leave them permanently soaking within the solution and this will really ‘kick out’ the attraction. Bear in mind that pop-ups are likely to loose a little buoyancy if doing this for long periods. Alternatively you can just pour 10ml of the liquid solution into a jar of pop-ups and shake well. This will give them an extra boost without effecting buoyancy levels too much.