Catch Reports

Croptail Linear falls for Finan!

Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010

Consistent catcher of big carp and Essential Bait consultant Martin Finan has been targeting a... Read more

B5 banks another elusive forty!

Posted in Catch Reports on 21st August 2010

Long term Essential Bait user Andy Clark from Glos recently visited a local gravel pit for an... Read more

Consistent success

Posted in Catch Reports on 17th August 2010

Eddie Johnson from North Wales has been making his 550-mile round trips to the Essex Manor... Read more

Forty before work!

Posted in Catch Reports on 15th August 2010

Rick Golder has been back in the action once again! This time a quick overnighter before work on a... Read more

Early morning reward

Posted in Catch Reports on 01st August 2010

Consistent catcher of big carp Rick Golder decided to tackle a private Surrey lake and was rewarded... Read more

Perseverance pays off for Paddy

Posted in Catch Reports on 19th July 2010

We absolutely love this story of success. We recently had a call from Paddy Knapper from Stoke on... Read more

Lovely letter

Posted in Catch Reports on 02nd July 2010

No pics with this one (yet) but we’ve just had a lovely letter from Mr P Southwell from... Read more

It just gets better and better!

Posted in Catch Reports on 30th June 2010

That was the comment made to us by globetrotting expert and consistent catcher of big carp Merv... Read more

B5 Mirror

Posted in Catch Reports on 16th June 2010

We received an email with the heading ‘B5 Mirror’ from long term Essential Bait user... Read more

Back in the thick of it

Posted in Catch Reports on 09th May 2010

Essential Bait boss Mike Willmott managed to get the rods out for the first time in six months and... 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.