Catch Reports
Mahooooosive Mirror!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 13th October 2010We recently had a call from Tim Smith saying he was going to Luke Moffatt’s lake ‘Graviers’ in France and wanted to take a bait that stood him a good chance of catching a big fish or two! For obvious reasons we recommended the B5 and delivered a batch of ESL (extended Shelf life) B5 boilies to him just days before his trip.
The next thing we know, the following week he’s on the phone (whilst still on the bank at Luke’s lake) enquiring what is the biggest carp ever caught on the B5!! It was obvious he’d banked something very special. Indeed he had, it was the ‘Brown Fish’ at a massive 82lbs! And if that wasn’t enough, he’d backed it up with fish of 48lb, 49lb and 52lb! That’s four carp for a total of 231lb – amazing stuff and top B5 bombing Tim. Congratulations from all at Team Essential HQ.
Wafters as hookbaits
Ian May with one of many 40lb+ commons he's landed on Essential Baits by making sure his hookbait placement is spot on.
The name 'Wafters' can be a little misleading because we don't want these baits too critically balanced. In our experience a hookbait that's too 'buoyant' can 'waft' all over the place as a carp approaches the bait and render it very ineffective and easy to eject. What we have done with these special hookbaits is to make them slightly more buoyant than a standard bottom bait straight out of the bag. This in turn will negate the weight of the hook and the hooklink and by the time the rig is presented, it will behave the same as the free offerings surrounding it. This is exactly what you need to achieve if you think about it because the carp will be feeding on the freebies and you want your hookbait to behave in exactly the same way.
Note
Our Wafters are 'tougher' than boilies straight out of the bag and are a popular choice for anglers that prefer their hookbaits a little harder than their freebies.
