Catch Reports
Two sessions, two baits, one lake record and two PB's!!
Posted in Catch Reports on 21st August 2011What a story we have here! After recently joining a new syndicate lake Mike Ryan wanted to use a very high quality food bait but couldn't decide between the B5 or the Black Snail - so he purchased both!!
After catching a few twenties on both baits, Mike then had two sessions he will never forget! On the first of these it was the B5 that came up trumps and yes, you've guessed it, in typical B5 fashion he smashed the lake record with the capture of a new PB mirror of 42lb 14oz.
Just two weeks later Mike was making the long 320-mile round trip back to the venue in question and having run short of the B5, he decided to put the Black Snail through its paces. After spreading 3kgs of Snail over the same spots as he caught the lake record from 2-weeks earlier, Mike was soon doing battle with another big fish. This time the end result was a new PB common at a weight of 41lb 15oz!! The biggest mirror and the biggest common on the bank in two amazing sessions!
Top angling Mike and this wins you our latest 'Top Catch' competition hands down. Well done from all at Essential...
Advantages of Liquid Foods
Long time carper Dave Gawthorn proudly displays a stunning 40lb+ mirror. Dave often uses Essential's Liquid Foods to his advantage.
Liquid food additives are undoubtedly an important part of the carp angers bait armoury. Their main function is to boost food signals in and around your baited rig or your baited area. Stick Mixes or groundbaits 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, which in turn is far more likely to lead to a quicker rate of investigation and more frenzied fish activity.
Coating pellets with a Liquid Food will disperse quicker/better messages of food than pellets used on their own, and a single Pop-Up launched in the middle of nowhere will undoubtedly benefit from boosting the attraction properties with a Liquid Food. They can be particularly beneficial for short session use when you need to maximise attraction in the minimum amount of time. They are also beneficial for coldwater use when we need to send extra messages of food through the water column in an attempt to arouse those otherwise lethargic carp. Ignore them at your peril!
