Catch Reports
Frogmore Leather for Barry
Posted in Catch Reports on 14th April 2011The famous Frogmore leather has recently tripped up on the B5 (again!) and this time to the rods of... Read more
Quick work for Kenny
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th April 2011We recently had a lovely email from Kenny Emson who has been using the B5 to very good effect over... Read more
Black Snail strikes on White Swan!
Posted in Catch Reports on 03rd April 2011Long time carp angler Jim Hepper seems to have been on the carp scene since man was... Read more
February Fifty first time on the bait!
Posted in Catch Reports on 02nd March 2011One of the first fifties of 2011 has just fallen victim to the rods of Norfolk based angler Ian... Read more
Car Park Lake success
Posted in Catch Reports on 28th January 2011Catching a carp from the notoriously difficult Yateley Car Park Lake can be difficult enough when... Read more
Cracking winter common for Lee
Posted in Catch Reports on 16th November 2010Essential Bait rolling manager Lee Willmott has had a season he won’t forget in a hurry with... Read more
Long distance hauler
Posted in Catch Reports on 16th November 2010Successful big carp angler Eddie Johnson from North Wales has been continuing his 550-mile round... Read more
Just incredible!
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010Essential Bait’s consultant Shaun Jarvis won’t forget his last two fishing trips in a... Read more
Mahooooosive Mirror!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010We recently had a call from Tim Smith saying he was going to Luke Moffatt’s lake... Read more
B5 gets Black eye!
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010We’ve recently had a lovely letter from Mark Foster commenting on the quality and... Read more
Wafters as hookbaits
Ian May with one of many 40lb+ commons he's landed on Essential Baits by making sure his hookbait placement is spot on.
The name 'Wafters' can be a little misleading because we don't want these baits too critically balanced. In our experience a hookbait that's too 'buoyant' can 'waft' all over the place as a carp approaches the bait and render it very ineffective and easy to eject. What we have done with these special hookbaits is to make them slightly more buoyant than a standard bottom bait straight out of the bag. This in turn will negate the weight of the hook and the hooklink and by the time the rig is presented, it will behave the same as the free offerings surrounding it. This is exactly what you need to achieve if you think about it because the carp will be feeding on the freebies and you want your hookbait to behave in exactly the same way.
Note
Our Wafters are 'tougher' than boilies straight out of the bag and are a popular choice for anglers that prefer their hookbaits a little harder than their freebies.
