Essential Catch Reports
Highlights of 2006
2006 was a terrific year for Essential users with many customers having their most successful seasons ever and numerous lake records being smashed. Once again, the Shellfish B5 proved to be the dominant bait on most waters it was used, and some of the results were nothing short of spectacular! Here are just a few examples…..
Maca's the Man!
Well known Kent angler and long time Essential bait user Jon McAllister is no stranger to banking big carp, and during the earlier part of 2006, he decided to take on the challenge of catching the UK’s largest resident – ‘Two-Tone’.
Jon started to introduce the B5 into the depths of Conningbrooke, and it wasn’t long before the massive ‘Two-Tone’ was seen ‘boshing out’ and sending massive plumes of bubbles to the lake surface over the baits that Jon had introduced! The result was inevitable.
B5 = Big Fish = 64lb 5oz! Job done!
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A Cut Above!
Adge Mercato is another West Country angler that has benefited from using the Shellfish B5. The Bristol based hairdresser had been targeting an elusive big fish without much success – that was until he decided to switch over to the B5!
The scissor happy carper then returned to his chosen venue and fished over a bed of Shellfish B5 boilies. It wasn’t long before Adge was soon engaged in battle with his target fish – a stunning 46lb 12oz mirror. Well done that man!
Builders Big Brace!
58 year old Bristol builder Dave Fuidge has enjoyed a season that most anglers can only dream about! Not only did Dave completely blitz the lake with a ridiculous amount of thirties on a very consistent basis, he topped it off with a 40lb + common and a 40lb + mirror within just a few hours of each other, and yes, all from a UK venue!
This has been Dave’s most successful season ever and just goes to show the ‘Big Fish’ pulling power of the B5. If Dave’s 2006 successes are anything to go by, we predict Dave is going to make more headline news throughout 2007.
Man on a Mission!
Martin Finan from Glos was another Essential user that enjoyed tremendous success on a consistent basis throughout the year. We’ve lost count of how many big fish Martin caught, but during one spell he managed to bank seven different thirties in just 12 days!
Martin used the ever consistent Shellfish B5 boilies and all his fish were caught from a difficult low stocked gravel pit. We shudder to think how many fish he would have caught on a more heavily stocked venue!
Creaming it!
During November Colin Hunt from Bristol decided to turn his attention to a tricky Wilts venue that contained a stunning looking linear that had a reputation of being ‘quite elusive’! After two quick pre-bating sessions where he introduced 1kg of Cream-CSM barrels on each visit, he returned to the venue to set his traps for a ‘day only’ session.
After introducing 30 free offerings over each rod, It wasn’t long before Colin experienced a frenzied period of fish feeding activity and went on to bank fish of 23lb 4oz, 27lb 14oz, 26lb 8oz and 25lb 12oz, followed by the big linear at 36lb 2oz…….all by mid-morning!!! Not a bad bait that CSM!!
Golder Strikes Gold!
Rick Golder from Surrey started using the B5 last season and had the most successful season he’s ever had. In Rick’s own words:- “The B5 has completely transformed my fishing”! Rick has more than doubled his captures from any previous season and throughout 2006 he banked no less than x17 thirties and x3 forties – mind blowing!
A combination of B5 Boilies, Pellets and Pop-ups produced all the goods for Rick, who writes on a regular basis for Carp Addict. Look out for more success from Rick throughout 2007 because this guy really gets amongst ‘em!
Lee Nails Heather!
Leicestershire based big carp angler Lee Petty has caught an impressive amount of big carp from a variety of different waters up and down the country since using the B5. However, during the latter part of 2006 Lee decided to take on the mighty challenge of the famous Yateley Car Park Lake, with the impressive Heather the Leather high on his wish list.
Lee fully expected a long haul ahead of him, but armed with the B5 and the confidence of his own ability, it took Lee just one visit to bank one of the country’s most sought after resident’s – Heather the Leather at a massive 52lbs. Top B5 bombing!
