Catch Reports
One bait, one angler, three 50's!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 19th September 2009Martin Finan from Glos recently re-wrote the record books by becoming the first angler to catch three different 50lb plus UK fish from the same water and all this in just 18-months!
His blaze of success started in March 2008 when he banked a new lake record 54lb mirror before setting his targets on another very big resident that resides in the 50-acre gravel pit. He eventually banked the elusive fish at 52lb 10oz just over a year later when he braced it alongside a stunning 37lb linear.
Martin continued to introduce the Shellfish B5 on a regular basis to catch a very impressive tally of 30lb and 40lb fish from the venue and it seemed only a matter of time before yet another 50lb carp graced the bank. The inevitable happened just recently when after a very hard scrap as daylight broke, Martin managed to steer another huge fish into the folds of his waiting net – it went 51lb exactly!
To catch one UK 50lb carp in a lifetime is a fantastic achievement, but to catch three in just 18-months is phenomenal! Once again the B5 has been responsible for setting new standards in the bait world after breaking history in 2007 by catching the UK’s biggest ever brace - further proof indeed that the awesome B5 has to be the most successful and consistent ‘big fish’ bait ever developed.
Well done Martin from all at team Essential….
The wonders of Thaumatin
Thaumatin is undoubtedly one of the most attractive ingredients we have ever seen when it comes to producing a stimulatory response. It can be used in particles, boilies, boilie glugs, liquid foods, stick, spod and spomb mixes etc, etc. Even match anglers have used it in their maggots and groundbait formulations and romped past their nearest competitors, simply because the fish seem to go into a complete feeding frenzy when this stuff is added to food!
We Would NEVER advocate the use of particles without Thaumatin and we promise that you will see a massive difference compared to particles without it. With so many shelf life particles available on shop shelves, and doubts about the aded preservatives making them taste 'bitter', Thaumatin is the perfect answer. Just a few mils per jar can make the world of difference and significantly improve your catch rate.
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