Catch Reports
Harvey versus Harvey!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 31st January 2008Dan Harvey was invited along as a guest to fish for an afternoon on the prolific Springwood Pool Fishery in Somerset, and what a fruitful session it turned out to be! Just a couple of hours into the session ‘Harvey’ (as he is affectionately known!) received a violent take on his left hand rod, and after a hard fought battle eventually slipped the net under one of the lake’s biggest residents - would you believe it, a fish called ‘Harvey’!!! (Not named after him incidentally!)
The big mirror pulled the scales around to 35lb 8oz and was a personal best for Dan. Furthermore, it fell just a matter of days after his best mate, Lee Willmott, had smashed the lake record with a different fish of 35lb 12oz! (See above) Once again, Essential’s Winterised Shellfish B5 boilies in conjunction with matching B5 pellets were responsible for the downfall of yet another big winter fish – awesome story, awesome bait!
Mike on Bag 'n' Stick Liquids
The main function of liquids is to boost food signals in and around your baited rig and increase the chances of fish being pulled into the area. Stick Mixes, Method Mixes and Ground bait can simply be mixed together with water, but by adding a liquid food as well, you will be increasing the food signals coming from the bait. On many occasions I’ve witnessed carp being pulled down from the upper layers on to the baited spot, and I have no doubt that this has been due to the liquids sending out attractive food messages through the water column.
Of course these liquids can be used for a number of other useful applications as well. For example, coating pellets with these liquids will disperse quicker/better messages of food than pellets used on their own, and a single Pop-Up launched out into the middle of nowhere will undoubtedly benefit from being soaked in a liquid for a few hours first.
I can honestly say that these Bag ‘n’ Stick Liquids have caught me a number of ‘bonus fish’ when I’ve been pretty much convinced that I would have struggled without using them. There will be a time and a place to use them, but ignore them at your peril!
