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Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report and Q+A

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Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report Oct 2024

Hope you're all well. I've been on holiday in Brazil for the past couple of weeks, having a great old time (apart from the final) with loved ones. Still here now. It's only 8am and absolutely schorcio.

We are totally up to date with all orders up until yesterday, barring just a few.

I seem to have missed out on all of the internet fun on here from my fan-club though apparently.



Forum member Andy GPB2 balanced over ABS K2
40lb12oz


39lb+


34lb4oz


Forum boss Karl, first ever UK 40+ GPB2
43lb7oz Swan Valley


Forum member Sam, Sutton 2, GPB1 balanced over Poacher T&M


Lee, Hutchy S2 over Trent Shrimp




Forum member Mark, 39lb8oz, GPB1 over FishOn particle


Forum member Tony, one of the Redmire commons Wraysbury 36lb4oz S2 over Active Nut


Josh, S2


Forum member Martin 49lb15oz, Red Berry/Vanilla S2


FishOn Ricci, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over shop particle






Dan Hutchy S2


Aaron S2


Forum member John, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over ABS K2, back of camera photo last night 32lb10oz

In reply to Post #2
You have not been testing cocaine on the sharks have you Is this going be the new wonder bait for sea and carp fishing

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No braders, there's not really coke in Brazil, not in my part anyway. I've lived in London my entire life. Cannot go on a night out without seeing people sniffed up, or being offered class A drugs of some kind. It's normal for us in Europe. I've never once seen or been offered class A drugs in Brazil. In their fourth largest city too. Never seen anyone visibly sniffed up there either. Drugs are not acceptable or in any way normal there whatsoever. Not like it is here.

You're thinking of Columbia

They recently legalised weed in June though, out of the blue. Previous to that, a young Brazilian lad would go straight to jail for a long time, for just a few spliffs. Far, far harsher than here.

FishOn Ricci, just his second trip to a new syndicate in Essex. 44lb12oz one of the biggest in the lake. A stunning 30+ too. Scopex/Pineapple S2 balanced 13mm over shops fermented particle.





Forum member Rich, first trip since April. 43lb+ Welly ghostie. He also had a 33, 32, 30, 23 and a 19. White S2 balanced.



Aston, GPB1 pop ups.





David GPB1 pop ups



Aaron, new lake S2 pop up

In reply to Post #4
No I read an article on sharks showing signs of cocaine use in waters around Brazil,marine biologists have discovered it in their bloodstream

As many who have been messaging asking the past few days will know, we are taking special orders for the turbo charged S2 again. They are not going onto the website just yet. We are in a great place with our waiting times currently, with no need to upset that by adding four hook baits to the website at the same time mid Summer.

We have Hutchy S2 (white) Scopex/Pineapple S2 (pink) RedBerry/Vanilla S2 (brown) Cherry/Coke S2 (pink), DNA Bug (Natural). We have plenty of all of those in 13/16mm balanced or pop ups. If you would like to order any of the above, please start your text or WhatsApp message to our work mobile with the full name which will be on order please first. Followed by exactly what you require, quantities and variations. They are the same price as our Garlics until they go onto the website, when they will be slightly more expensive. You will be told exactly what to order from the website to cover the special orders. Anything extra from our website on the same order will come as normal.

The TackleBox & FishOn, will both have a load more airball pop ups very soon.

I will post a few of my own photographs. Once a week or so. Remind me of when I used to be able to go fishing.

Orange-Scale, Roach Pit, 2013. Part of a brace of mid 40's the same morning. S2 over fermented garlic hemp.

The bloody appendage on this fishes tail was very strange. Whenever caught, it would bleed. The whole tail would instantly become bloodshot through stress. Never seen this on any other carp before or since.

I have seen commons that turn from dark, to light colored though stress in seconds on the bank. Or fish that profusely bleed from the gills through stress. But never an extra appendage like Orange had that would fill with blood.

In reply to Post #6
I've never seen a shark there either. Seen dolphins from the beach.

Richie & son, Hutchy S2.


Steve, Hacche Moor, GPB1


FishOn Ricci, Scopex/Pineapple S2 over shops fermented particle

Guess the combined weight of Gerry's (OldGeezer) Taplow brace. The combined weight of the two, including oz's.

Post your answer in the comments. You get one guess, so make it a goodun. Whoever gets closest to the exact weight of both combined by 7pm Sunday night... We'll send you £100 worth of any of our hook baits, first thing on Monday morning.

If two members are tied, it will be whoever posted their answer first.

In reply to Post #11
49lb 7oz

In reply to Post #11
51lb 8oz

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53lb 2oz

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53lb 10oz