Catch Reports

Overnight Success

Posted in Catch Reports on 17th August 2007

The likeable Rick Golder is undoubtedly one of the UK’s most consistently successful big fish... Read more

Lakes First 40+ Common

Posted in Catch Reports on 04th August 2007

Long standing Essential Bait user Mikey Edgeworth from Stonehouse, Glos has banked plenty of big... Read more

Amazing Start for Jon

Posted in Catch Reports on 27th July 2007

One of the country’s most successful big fish anglers Jon McAllister from Kent has recently... Read more

Top Marks Fudgy!

Posted in Catch Reports on 11th July 2007

Ageing carper Dave (Fudgy) Fuidge from Bristol has recently managed to bank himself a couple of... Read more

Consistent-Lee Successful!

Posted in Catch Reports on 27th May 2007

Consistent catcher of big carp and all round nice guy Lee Petty has been getting amongst the big... Read more

Back in the thick of it!

Posted in Catch Reports on 24th March 2007

Following on from his outstanding success of 2006, Martin Finan from Glos has immediately been back... Read more

The Elusive Long Common!

Posted in Catch Reports on 14th March 2007

Springwood Pool’s elusive ‘Long Common’ isn’t a fish that graces the bank... Read more

Lake Record Smashed!

Posted in Catch Reports on 10th January 2007

2007 started with a bang when we received a report from Paul Wortley from Hants who has been... Read more

Lee Nails Heather!

Posted in Catch Reports on 31st August 2006

Leicestershire based big carp angler Lee Petty has caught an impressive amount of big carp from a... Read more

Golder Strikes Gold!

Posted in Catch Reports on 18th August 2006

Rick Golder from Surrey started using the B5 last season and had the most successful season... Read more


Bag 'n' Stick Mixes

Team Essential member Wayne Lindsey with one of two 40lb+ commons caught within a week by increasing attraction levels in his baited area.

Since the publication of numerous articles on PVA stick mix presentations, the use of dedicated mixes to facilitate for this style of fishing have become very popular indeed. The main principle behind this type of presentation is being able to place your hook bait smack bang in the middle of a concentrated parcel of food.

In many ways, it's the perfect way to achieve absolute pin point bait presentation around your baited rig, and there are times when it can be an absolutely deadly method. This type of presentation can often lead to an extra bite or two when perhaps single hook baits or stringers fail to achieve the desired results. The extra attraction of tiny particles breaking down around your hook bait will send out a cloud of food that will not only provide a bigger visual target for the fish to see, but will also send out effective food signals into the surrounding water.