Catch Reports
Gigantica monster
Posted in Catch Reports on 15th September 2009It’s not often you will see foreign fish pictured on here but Andy Clark has had his fair share of UK whackers over the years so he more than deserves this one. He and his missus Katherine recently decided to give join up with a group of friends for a nice relaxing break at Gigantica lake in central France.
Apart from two noddies (according to Andy) everyone on the trip caught fish, even Katherine who managed to bank a lovely 35lb heavily scaled mirror on the final night (bottom right). However, top honours went to Andy himself when he banked one of the venues largest residents at a massive weight of 67lb 12oz! As you would expect the B5 was responsible for the majority of the fish on the trip and a big thanks to Gazza Wade (who caught several fish to just under 40lbs) for supplying the pic – awesome!
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.
