Catch Reports
Lee banks new pb common!
Posted in Catch Reports on 14th August 2011Essential boilie production manager Lee Willmott is the person responsible for single handedly rolling at least 12-tons of boilies since the start of the year and with 2011 being our busiest year ever, few people could begrudge Lee getting out on the bank from time to time, albeit for a total of just 6 nights during the past 5-months!
However, Lee always seems to have the knack of making up for lost time, and on a recent day session his patience was rewarded yet again with the capture of a new pb UK common at 39lb 2oz on only his second trip to the tricky venue.
After baiting up with 3kg of B5 on dusk the previous evening, Lee decided to sleep in the van and start fishing at the crack of dawn the following morning. By 6am each of his rods were positioned over his baited spots but he hardly had time to make his first brew of the day when one of them rattled off! The end result being this stunning long common at a weight of 39lb 2oz beating his previous best UK common by just over 3lbs.
Well done Lee - now get back to work. Lol......
Bag 'n' Stick Mixes
Team Essential member Wayne Lindsey with one of two 40lb+ commons caught within a week by increasing attraction levels in his baited area.
Since the publication of numerous articles on PVA stick mix presentations, the use of dedicated mixes to facilitate for this style of fishing have become very popular indeed. The main principle behind this type of presentation is being able to place your hook bait smack bang in the middle of a concentrated parcel of food.
In many ways, it's the perfect way to achieve absolute pin point bait presentation around your baited rig, and there are times when it can be an absolutely deadly method. This type of presentation can often lead to an extra bite or two when perhaps single hook baits or stringers fail to achieve the desired results. The extra attraction of tiny particles breaking down around your hook bait will send out a cloud of food that will not only provide a bigger visual target for the fish to see, but will also send out effective food signals into the surrounding water.
