Catch Reports
Merv the Swerv bags up again!
Posted in Catch Reports on 26th May 2014Essential's Globetrotting carp catching machine Merv 'the swerv' Pennel has had another amazing weeks fishing in France where he has banked no less than 10 fish over 45lb and 4 different 50's!! All of Merv's fish fell to our B5 fluoro pop-ups (mainly white and pink 10mm's) fished over beds of B5 boilies.
Merv is in Hungary as we speak and armed with the B5, you just wouldn't put it past him to smash a few whackers out! He's already had a forty within hours of getting there! Top Bombing Merv...
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.
