Catch Reports
Overnight Success
Posted in Catch Reports on 17th August 2007The 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 2007Long 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 2007One 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 2007Ageing 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 2007Consistent 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 2007Following 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 2007Springwood 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 20072007 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 2006Leicestershire 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 2006Rick Golder from Surrey started using the B5 last season and had the most successful season... 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.
