Catch Reports
Kingsmead 'Whacker' for Dave
Posted in Catch Reports on 05th July 2012Long time Essential Bait user David Acreman from Taunton has used our Shellfish B5 frozen boilies for many years and judging by the amount of big fish he's caught, you can see why so many anglers consider it to be the most consistent big fish bait ever developed.
Dave's latest target water is the Cemex Kingsmead venue and his limited time availabilty coupled with long distance travelling mean't that he needed to use a bait that he could rely on 100% to optimise his chances from the very off. The B5 is tailor made for this scenario and to further prove this, here is Dave with a couple of recent 'whackers' at 38lb 8oz (below) and a fish known as 'Starry's' at 42lb 1oz (main image) Well done Dave - very well deserved.
Balanced Dumbells
There are definitely times when standard round hook baits can lose their effectiveness and a switch to a different shape can often produce the goods. These pellet shaped hook baits offer a viable alternative to standard round hook baits and when mounted on a slightly longer hair and fished over a bed of pellets, they can often make the difference between success and failure!
Their shape not only makes them very difficult for the fish to eject, but coupled with their added buoyancy due to the inclusion of cork dust, they are also superb for fishing over the top of silt or weed. They are also very durable and will last for many hours without being nibbled away by nuisance fish, Crayfish or diving birds. Definitely worth considering when the going gets tough!
Top tip
Try mounting the dumbell on the hair long-ways. This will enter the carp's mouth easier, but will spin around on ejection thus making it more difficult for the carp to eject the hook.
