Catch Reports
Croptail Linear falls for Finan!
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010Consistent 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 2010Long 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 2010Eddie 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 2010Rick 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 2010Consistent 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 2010We 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 2010No 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 2010That 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 2010We 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 2010Essential Bait boss Mike Willmott managed to get the rods out for the first time in six months and... Read more
Boilie Paste
Mark Stubbles with yet another fine cold water carp. Mark is an extremely succesful and consistent angler and instinctively knows the rewards little edges can bring.
Many anglers tend to overlook the advantages that paste’s can give. Throughout the colder months I nearly always wrap a thin layer of paste around my hook bait. This not only gives the bait a better ‘leak off’ in terms of attraction as the paste slowly dissipates, but also gives the hook bait a completely different texture.
Paste is also an essential requirement if you prefer to make your own cork ball pop-ups or balanced baits. A 10mm cork ball with approx 3mm of paste wrapped around it will give you a nice balanced 16mm hook bait. To make pop-ups however, you will need to wrap a thinner layer of paste around the cork. I find that a 12mm cork ball with approx 1.5mm of paste wrapped around the outside creates pop-ups buoyant enough for most presentations.
Top Tip
We make the paste soft enough for most applications, but if you find the paste starting to dry out a little, just dampen it down with a ‘Bait Glug’ or a ‘Liquid Food’ and re-mould together. (Rinse hands in warm water first)
If you need to leave the paste standing for any length of time, make sure you wrap it up in cling film otherwise it can quickly dry up. It will be fine to wrap up in cling film and leave in the fridge for 24 hours if needed.