Catch Reports

Mission accomplished!!

Posted in Catch Reports on 12th July 2012

UK commons really don't get any better than this immaculate 48lb 2oz specimen recently caught by Jamie Robb from a notoriously difficult 'Northern Park Lake'. Jamie pre-baited the venue for several weeks on the 'Black' version of our Shellfish B5 boilies before his assault and managed to tempt the awesome looking creature on just his third day!!

This is not only one of the biggest commons in the UK but one of the nicest looking as well. Well done Jamie from everyone at team Essential, that's an incredible achievement from the north-west where big fish are few and far between.

Footnote: 'Black B5' is a custom rolled bait and only available direct from Essential Baits.


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!