Carp Catchers Blog

The long-awaited and highly anticipated Sticky Krill boilies are now available and in stock today.

Both Jim Shelley and Sean Leverett have been having some incredible results on this bait during testing over the last year and these results can be expected to continue with the general release of this bait to the angling public.

We now have 16mm shelflife boilies and pop ups, 12mm dumbells, matching pellets and the matching glug in stock.

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Regards

Dave

During the heavy rain last weekend I managed to bank two mid twenty commons at the same time, weighing in at 25lb 13oz and 26lb respectively. The fish were caught using Atomic Jel-E-Wyre Hooklinks and Korda Wide Gape Hooks setup blow back style. The fish fell to CC Moore Odyssey XXX hookbaits glugged in the matching liquid and topped with CC Moore Hellraiser pop ups. The hookbaits were cast to the coloured water flowing into the lake due the hours of rain we recieved.

Tight Lines

Dave

I had another result a few weeks ago on CC Moore Odyssey XXX freezer baits and snowman presentations with CC Moore Hellraiser pop ups. I used blowback rigs on helicopter setups incorporating Korda Wide Gape Hooks and Atomic Jel-E-Wyre Hooklinks. I banked 12 carp in 48 hours including this long, lean 24lb common.

Tight Lines

Dave

I did another overnighter recently at Elsons on the Stanwick Lakes Fisheries and had a result in the form of 5 fish. I turned up to find the lakes quieter than expected due to the bad weather and after a quick walk round I had found a few fish and decided to setup in the nearest swim. Three hinged stiff rigs with CC Moore Odyssey xxx corkball pop ups were soon cast out towards the showing fish followed by a light spread of Odyssey xxx freezer baits. I didn’t have to wait long for the first take which resulted in a 16lb 4oz Common, shortly after I landed a stunning 21lb 8oz Mirror which was the result of reeling in a rod and casting a single at the group of showing fish in the next swim. Through the night I had a further 2 takes including a 20lb 8oz Common and finished up with a 16lb 12oz Common and a 6lb Tench just before packing up.

Hows your spring fishing going? Send us any photos and catch reports to carp@carpcatchers.biz and we will add them to the blog and our facebook page.

Tight Lines

Dave

Also in stock now is the Dynamite Baits Savoury Spice Range which is Terry Hearns very own recipe. The Dynamite Baits Savoury Spice Boilies are made using spices, mixed herbs and chillies on a fishmeal and birdfood base mix. This recipe looks like an ideal winter bait though I’m sure they will catch year round. The Savoury Spice Boosted Hookbait Dip  has elavated levels of the attractants used in the boilies. Finally the Savoury Spice Pop Ups are made with the same ingredients as the boilies with added cork dust for boosted bouyancy. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links.

                   Dynamite Baits Savoury Spice Range

Best Fishes,

John

A recent trip to one of my syndicates saw me bank another 30lb common known as the ‘Elusive Common’ at 33lb 2oz. The fish fell to a corkball pop up fished on a Chod Rig consisting of an ESP Stiff Rigger Hook, Gardner Tripwire and 9 ft of ESP Original Camo Leadcore.

The fish was backed up with a small stocky and a lovely dark 25lb mirror.

Tight Lines

Dave

The new Dynamite Baits Sardine & Anchovy Range is now in stock. The Dynamite Baits Sardine & Anchovy Boilies  are a really,really dark green colour due to the added Green Lipped Mussel Extract. These boilies are the fishiest I’ve ever smelt and must catch fish!! The Sardine & Anchovy Boosted Hookbait Dip  is also a very dark green and contains boosted levels of GLM Extract. The Sardine & Anchovy Pop Ups contain the same ingredients as the boilies plus cork dust for increased bouyancy. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links.

                  Dynamite Baits Sardine & Anchovy Range

Best Fishes,

John

A word now on some new baits now in stock. The new Richworth XLR8 Freezer Boilies were developed from an original recipe from Steve Renyard which was a proven big carp catcher in the early 90′s. Steve has now tweaked it with some new ingredients and is 110% confident with it. They are a nice dark brown colour so they won’t spook wary carp. The XLR8 has a sausage/pepperami type smell and looks to be a real winner.We also have the Xlr8 Pop Ups and XLR8 Impact Boilie Dips  in stock.  The Richworth Salmon Supreme Freezer Boilies  are one of Richworths original boilies from back in the day. After continued requests the Salmon Supreme are back and look set to be as good as they ever were. We also have the Salmon Supreme Hookbait Dips and Pop Ups in stock. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links.

Best fishes,

John

Regular customer Lea Baverstock has just upped his personal best with the cracking common carp shown below. Lea’s common picked up his Mainline Cell Dumbell Hookers hookbait tipped with Enterprise Pop-Up Sweetcorn at 6.30am and took 10 minutes to land. It was caught from A1 Pits and weighed 26lb 8oz. Well done Lea !!

Best Fishes,

John

This is an alternative to the previous Carp Catchers Blog on how to tie The Shot On The Hair Rig. It is tied in exactly the same way except the hair is lengthened by 10mm and the shot is placed halfway along the hair rather than directly next to the bait.

Setting the rig like this means the bait sits up off the lake bed by about 10mm if using a pop up hookbait. It allows the hook to lay flat on the lake bed alway from the bait, making it less obvious to wary carp. This alternate Shot On The Hair Rig  provides good bait separation and ensures the rig is hook heavy, making it more likely to catch in the carps mouth.  Though more effective with pop up hookbaits, a bottom bait can be used and the rig will still be very effective as it is still hook heavy.

Tight Lines

Dave