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Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Feb 2025 (438 posts / 103,820 views)
raztwc raztwc
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#381 22 Sep 2025 13:24
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https://ibb.co/6cSTrP9x am.thick can't add.pics lol
Baitman Baitman
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#382 22 Sep 2025 14:09
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Ryans picture...

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Always use the html link

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TCarper TCarper
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#383 22 Sep 2025 16:47
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Bloody well done Ryan. That's a result & it took you zero time whatsoever. Chuffed for you mate. It's only the start.

Thank you Baitman for posting his photo.
TCarper TCarper
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#384 22 Sep 2025 17:27
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There's a reason why we cannot make the hook baits fast enough. It's here in this post below from Ryan. People have come to this forum under fake profiles from within the bait industry, to try to tell you all that it's all a con, that it's just for this reason, or it's just that reason. I'm just a salesman, blah blah blah.... They can't do this on other forms of social media, not once, as they would just get laughed off of the internet under their real names by all and sundry. Others from this very forum itself, who could never stop making snide bitter comments in the background. The truth is, not one of them listed above have a single solitary clue what they are talking about. If they did, they would be running a successful bait business. None of them are. They just 'talk' a great game on the internet.

They are mainly people who have gone out of business in the bait game themselves. Often more than once in some cases. This makes them super bitter towards me. When things are clearly going well for us. They should read that post below, take some real good notes what Ryan said. Because if this was the end result when they were selling bait... They would never have gone out of business in the first place, that's a cast iron fact. We are currently experiencing a crazy surge in custom. The largest tackle shops in the land cannot keep our stuff on the shelves for more than five minutes. New customers go away with their shop purchased hook baits and start experiencing the most incredible results instantly. Just like Ryan in the posts below.

On an almost daily basis fish being caught on our hook baits are being posted by the biggest bait companies around on their social media. Always in very well worded posts, which would lead their mainly novice followers to believe that these fish are being caught on their bait/hook baits. The companies know 100% that the fish were actually caught on our stuff. So many fish being posted in this thread are appearing on other bait companies socials with zero mention of what the fish were actually banked on. You see me post the bait companies names here. But as they sell their own hook baits, they need to try to 'imply' something else entirely to their own customers. In short, they actually NEED to use incredible results being made on our products to try to sell their own stuff. Paying all of the famous anglers in the UK to sell you a story is simply not enough anymore it seems. If this does not tell you reading this that our products are out of the ordinary, then nothing ever will. I can't fake the photos on this page. I can't fake what Ryan said. I can't fake what everyone else says.

I'm not bitter at all. No reason to be. The only thing I am bitter about is that I lost my own personal fishing to this. It just all makes me sad. Come to market with something that really makes a difference. The carp community will not embrace you. Everyone will try their hardest to rip you off or put you out of business. Even folks you considered friends for years who you helped massively. It's all just a part of bringing something to market that makes a real difference. Be careful what you wish for.

Parky & Tony are at a public venue in France.

52lb+ park lake mirror for Tony. ScopexPineapple S2 over Dynamite freezers



47lb+ Parky, GPB1



43lb+ Parky pink S2



45lb+ Tony, ScopexPineapple S2.





FishOn Ricci, his first big Welly mirror, 47lb+ Fizz S2 over shops fermented particle & Krill



Lukas has been a customer of ours for many, many years, pretty much from the start. He's someone who often appears on other companies social media, not ours. Going forwards I will show you what he catches on our hook baits and its some serious UK carp.



TCarper TCarper
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#385 22 Sep 2025 19:15
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To the forum 'looker in' who just sent me the most lovely WhatsApp message, I can't even put into words how kind that was of you. Taking the time to write all of that out has really just put a big smile on my face. The photos of all those Savay fish are the stuff of dreams. Thank you for sharing them with me. They will go into the never to be seen folder. As requested, I'll never show the photos or the entirety of that message to anyone. Just the part you say is okay to mention.

The below is from a nameless angler who does not 'do' social media. He reads this forum in the background. He read what I just wrote earlier and was kind enough to take the time to write me a very long and very kind message. Along with some of the most incredible fish I've seen in a while from Savay. All caught on our S2 or Garlics. He's been having them alright.

I know that the carp community is full up with good people, please don't mistake that. I hear from them every single day. That's the normal everyday anglers who just go fishing because they love it. I always loved it. Anything I found out about bait, came from a lifetime of carp fishing. Being totally obsessed with it myself. It did not come from the internet.

Honestly thank you for taking the time to write all of that. It made me blush.



raztwc raztwc
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#386 23 Sep 2025 17:16
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Thank you
TCarper TCarper
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#387 23 Sep 2025 17:54
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Thank you for posting the photo Ryan. It's only the start. Now you understand, watch what happens over the coming weeks. Our work mobile number is on the contact page of our website & on your PayPal receipt for your purchase. If you have any trouble posting a photo again, just send it via WhatsApp message to that number.

For everybody else. We are completely up to date with all orders on our website up until midday today. If you had an outstanding order with us, they all went yesterday or today.
Smurf Smurf
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#388 24 Sep 2025 09:43
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Mark, have you ever thought about doing some 'bottom' hookbaits? On clear bottoms my hookbait choice is often still a bottom bait. Sometimes its straight out the bag so to speak but my feedbait is often too soft for hookbaits so I make harder hookbaits but still bottom baits.

I know the youtube generation all use pop-ups or wafters as that is what they see as the best way but quietly a lot of the bigger fish captures from busier waters I have heard about recently are on bottom baits. I can't help but feel occasionally an enhanced bottom bait such as your blends might be better than an 'out the bag' bottom bait especially in the colder months.
ip100 ip100
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#389 24 Sep 2025 10:15
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He does do bottom baits, I have a selection of them
TCarper TCarper
Posts: 4,643
#390 24 Sep 2025 10:27
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What like these ones Peter? S2, GPB1 & GPB2 straight bottom bait barrels.

We will be doing 20mm straight round bottom baits in the future on the new website. We can do those for you in the winter as special orders right now. December onwards.

The bottom photo is 'special orders' of 24mm GPB2 balanced top row, and 24mm GPB2 straight bottom baits on the bottom row. All sitting in supersized tubs. The tubs are sitting alongside straight bottom bait barrels in the wire mesh tray.

The big common in Willen was caught on one of those 24mm in the photo this year. And one of the most special fish in Kent too that I was not allowed to show.

The bigger baits are a nightmare for us because of our curing process. The baits need to be dried over & over again in between cures. The bigger the bait, the longer that takes. Those 24mm are an absolute nightmare for us to produce, but they are supersonic in terms of attraction.





TCarper TCarper
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#391 24 Sep 2025 10:47
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FishOn Ricci, lovely Welly carp. ScopexPineapple S2 13mm balanced over shops fermented particle/Krill. Ricci was told when he walked onto Welly that it's a boillie water and they don't 'do' particle whatsoever.

He had absolutely loads on his first trip. Loads since. Never listen to what works & what does not on any lake. Do your own thing like Ricci does.



Jacko has a new hat on after NashBaits demise, same results. RedBerryVanilla S2 balanced over Urban freezers.



Steve at Mirror lake in France. TC2 fishmeal hook baits. He caught loads more, these were the bigger ones.







David, pink S2 over MC Nut





Smurf Smurf
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#392 24 Sep 2025 10:51
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Exactly like that...sorry I never noticed them before! I have some of your balanced baits and they have done me well even in my time limited fishing. I honestly can't remember which ones without looking at the pot which is stuffed in my fishing bag at home. There are times I have not used them due to wanting a hard on the bottom bait.

I also have a pot of balanced S2 Fizz which I picked up from Fishon a month or so ago but not used them yet.

I will have a fresh look at the website tonight and probably get some bottom baits on order
TCarper TCarper
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#393 24 Sep 2025 10:58
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Look what was found at work yesterday. That's an eight or nine year old bag of S2 cork balls. The cracked ones that were not suitable for sale. They are what I used for my own personal fishing before the Crushed Cork was released. I went fishing with the stuff not good enough for sale.

The fact that they slowly get better with age... That right there is a bag of absolute gold dust.

Dicky Dicky
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#394 24 Sep 2025 13:25
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Hello Mark, have you got any plans to do the S3 in a wafter?
TCarper TCarper
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#395 24 Sep 2025 16:44
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Again they are something that's going onto the new website mate. They will no longer be called S3 when the new website comes though. They will be identical, in red or white, but will be called Cinnamon S2 going forwards, that's what they are really.

The same is happening with the yellow S4, they will be identical, but will in future will be called Chocolate S2, as that's what they are really.

As we have added baits it's all become a little confusing for new customers. That is going to get rectified when the new website goes live.

We have some white S3 balanced done now Dicky in 16mm & 13mm, no red at the moment. WhatsApp message the work phone if you want any, please say it's Dicky from CF.
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