Catch Reports
Yet another B5 caught lake record!
Posted in Catch Reports on 03rd November 2012Matt Davies has caught an enviable amount of big fish from home and abroad in recent years and his latest conquest is this huge 66lb 4oz lake record mirror from Lac de Desmont in France. Matt used our ever consistent Shellfish B5 boilies to bank no less than 28 carp during his visit, which included twelve 30's, a 42lb mirror, a 48lb common (pictured below left) and a 55lb mirror (pictured below middle). You can always rely on the B5 to come up trumps in every corner of the globe and on any venue.
Matt then returned to the UK and decided to put the B5 to the test yet again by fishing a bed of free offerings in no less than 47ft to see if it would pull the carp down to his baited spot!!! It wasn't long before this lovely 33lb 2oz mirror (bottom right) was gracing his net. Further proof that the B5 is simply irresistible!!
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.
