Catch Reports

You can't keep a good man down!

Posted in Catch Reports on 05th June 2013

Here'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...


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.