Catch Reports
You can't keep a good man down!
Posted in Catch Reports on 05th June 2013Here's a face some of you might recognise. It's Andy Waller with another massive UK caught carp - a stunning leather of 45lb!! This was just part of an incredible 9 fish haul from an extremely difficult water, whereby if you had that many in a season you would be doing well! All of Andy's fish, including the big leather, fell to our ever-consistent Shellfish B5 freezer boilies.
Andy and his fishing partner Rich Kelly had a remarkable season on the B5 last year and it looks very much like this year is going to follow the same pattern! Top B5 bombing lads...
Powdered Additives and Extracts
Long time Essential Baits consultant Rick Golder with a stunning '48' from a mega difficult venue. Rick knows the importance of a good food bait combined with the correct ingredients to trigger a feeding response. His results prove this year after year.
The inclusion of powdered additives and extracts within a boilie recipe will undoubtedly make a massive difference in terms of attraction and palatability. Used at the correct inclusion levels, they will trigger a feeding response and lead to prolonged feeding. They can also be hugely beneficial at repelling nasty sediment odours from 'tainting' the bait. The FF6 found within the B5 is a classic example of this and will always make sure your baits smell 'sweet', even when fishing amongst horrible black silt.
Many of these products are used extensively within the aquaculture industry to promote feeding, so it goes to show that these ingredients will play a huge part within the inclusion of a successful bait recipe, both short and long term.
Top tip
Betaine is an excellent ingredient for triggering the carp's receptors. If you want an 'instant' feeding response for short session fishing, just pour 20ml Boilie Glug or Liquid Food over 1 kilo of boilies and sprinkle one level tsp of betaine over the top before shaking vigourously.
