Catch Reports
Colin Hunt's 'em down!
Posted in Catch Reports on 07th November 2011We've recently received a couple of belated catch reports from long term Essential Bait user Colin Hunt. The first from ealier in the year from a notoriously tricky Glos gravel pit where he used our customised B5 with Squid & Black Pepper to extract a gorgeous looking mirror known as Moonscale at a weight of 39lb 12oz.
More recently, Colin visited 'The Manor' in Oxfordshire and once again, using our B5 with Squid & Black Pepper was rewarded with another very big fish. This one, known as 'The Football' went 41lb 6oz and was part of a meritable six fish catch. It doesn't seem any fish is safe once the B5 hits the water! Good work Colin.
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.
