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Big Winter Brace on new bait

Posted in Catch Reports on 25th November 2008

It’s been no big secret that Essential Baits have been formulating one or two new baits over the past couple of years with a view to releasing them in 2009 or 2010. On a recent ‘overnighter’ Essential bait boss Mike Willmott decided to put one of the cold water versions to the test, and within the space of an hour managed to bank a lovely deep bodied mirror of 33lb 1oz shortly followed by a very elusive common known as ‘Tyson’ at a weight of 27lb 1oz.

Amazingly, the common had only ever seen the bank once before and this was over two and a half years ago! Commenting on the development of the new bait Mike added “I’m very happy with the way things are going at the moment and we have some very exciting new products coming out over the next 18-months or so. It’s too early to give too much away at this stage, but if results over the past year are anything to go by I’m very confident that a new blockbuster bait to rival the impressive B5 may not be too far away” Watch this space!

Short term preserved boilies

Andy Clark successfully used our short term preserved boilies to tempt this awesome 67lb giant from Gigantica in France.

Many anglers love fresh/freezer boilies, whilst others prefer the convenience of shelf life boilies for those extended sessions or trips abroad. We therefore decided to develop a 'hybrid' between the two and our short term preserved boilies have been used with remarkable success across Europe. Their 30-day shelf life suits many anglers, and if you plan to have your bait delivered a few days before your trip, they will not only be fine forÂ the duration of your stay, but any that are brought back can be put in the freezer and treated as freezer bait thereafter.

These boilies are also ideal for customers ordering bait from outside the UK, because the baits will withstand the shipping duration and can be placed in your freezer ready to use as required. Due to a 'drying out' period they are generally slightly harder than standard freezer boilies.