Catch Reports

Yet Another First Forty for the B5!

Posted in Catch Reports on 17th September 2007

The power of the B5 for nailing the bigger fish never ceases to amaze us and it’s produced the goods yet again. Lee Woodman from Somerset decided to tackle an undisclosed venue that isn’t renowned for big fish, and has certainly never produced anything close to the magical 40lb barrier – until now!!!

What makes this catch even more remarkable is the fact that Lee had never fished the venue before! He decided to bait his chosen swim with 3kg of Shellfish B5 boilies the day before he started fishing. The following day Lee presented his rigs over the baited spot and within just 10-mins of fishing, banked a new pb 40lb 4oz mirror – job done! Well done Lee, top angling and top B5 bombing!


The use of Food Oils

Richard Kelly is certainly no stranger to big carp, but that's because he understands the importance of a well balanced nutritional food bait. It's paid dividends for him on numerous occasions, as proved again here with another UK forty.

We firmly believe that a well balanced nutritional food bait will completely out fish baits with little or no real food value, and the inclusion of a food oil will help to provide the essential fatty acids required for the carp’s dietary requirements. Further to this, the inclusion of a lipid source will also have a sparing effect on the proteins used within the bait, thus allowing the carp to assimilate the available proteins far more efficiently. In short, food oils will increase nutritional values and provide an extra source of attraction to the finished bait. In short, the fish love them, they increase nutritional values and to cap it all off, they make the bait easier to roll!

Top tip

If making your own baits, reduce the oil content by 50% during the colder months and add a nutritional emulsifier.