In order to keep the SHB thread nice and fast (to load) I'll create a new thread every now and again. All threads (new and old) will link to each other so that no information / photos are lost
Links to past SHB threads...
1 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report and Q+A
2 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Jul 2024
3 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Oct 2024
4 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Feb 2025
5 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Oct 2025 (This thread)
6 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Jan 2026 (NEW thread)
Links to past SHB threads...
1 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report and Q+A
2 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Jul 2024
3 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Oct 2024
4 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Feb 2025
5 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Oct 2025 (This thread)
6 - Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Jan 2026 (NEW thread)
Just for the record.
Mark posts on here about Jacko's Wraysbury fish, caught on S2 Fizz.
He credits Urban Baits for Nutcracker boilies (freebies)
I just seen on FB, Urban Baits "Breaking News" - All about the Nutcracker, no mention of SHB unless I missed it?
LINKY POO™ https://www.facebook.com/urbanbait/posts/pfbid02go9BmTFup7x7wS8Hc74XGvmm4ZSufTPKPmBoMq1J82R3KNL6uNcMHofwVm5brdJel
So I posted just to make things fair, sorry Urban ... play fair eh?
Mark posts on here about Jacko's Wraysbury fish, caught on S2 Fizz.
He credits Urban Baits for Nutcracker boilies (freebies)
I just seen on FB, Urban Baits "Breaking News" - All about the Nutcracker, no mention of SHB unless I missed it?
LINKY POO™ https://www.facebook.com/urbanbait/posts/pfbid02go9BmTFup7x7wS8Hc74XGvmm4ZSufTPKPmBoMq1J82R3KNL6uNcMHofwVm5brdJel
So I posted just to make things fair, sorry Urban ... play fair eh?
In reply to Post #1
Did post it on last chat but new one started this is from thursday 2nd October
Gpb2 balanced another 4 fish hit Thursday night Friday night this been best of bunch
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Did post it on last chat but new one started this is from thursday 2nd October
Gpb2 balanced another 4 fish hit Thursday night Friday night this been best of bunch
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In reply to Post #2
Bit of a shocker that tbh.
A - They haven't reported that it picked up a SHB hookbait.
B - They've reported it as a record at 39.6 when I took the photos of my mate with it last year at 39.8.
Poor show.
Bit of a shocker that tbh.
A - They haven't reported that it picked up a SHB hookbait.
B - They've reported it as a record at 39.6 when I took the photos of my mate with it last year at 39.8.
Poor show.
In reply to Post #4
May or may not have left them comment about B
May or may not have left them comment about B
In reply to Post #4
A - They haven't reported that it picked up a SHB hookbait.
Very poor if so!
A - They haven't reported that it picked up a SHB hookbait.
Very poor if so!
In reply to Post #1
Well come down 6th Oct full moon big fish time for quick night before holiday to Spain tomorrow just had a epic boat battle with one of the a team called big Bertha gpb2 balanced pretty sure I wont use out else again lol
Well come down 6th Oct full moon big fish time for quick night before holiday to Spain tomorrow just had a epic boat battle with one of the a team called big Bertha gpb2 balanced pretty sure I wont use out else again lol
In reply to Post #7
Well done mate, I like the depth of that fish and it looks in good condition too
Well done mate, I like the depth of that fish and it looks in good condition too
I used to use s2 years ago on chods now I'm on a water thit I think a single on a chod will be the way to go on my winter ticket how do I get my hands on a pot of fizz crushed corks? I've been out of the SHB world for a good few years just on the bottom baits but saw some fizz on the bank in the spring and they looked great, just ordered some scopex & pineapple for the meantime 😏
In reply to Post #7
Awesome
Awesome
In reply to Post #7
Well done mate that's a cracking mirror 🥳
Well done mate that's a cracking mirror 🥳
In reply to Post #9
All three shops will have the Fizz S2 back in stock next ten days or so. We currently only have pop ups done, completely sold out of balanced until I'm back from holiday. For pop ups WhatsApp message the work mobile with what you require, plus the full name which will be on the order. You will be told what to order from our website to cover the Fizz S2.
All three shops will have the Fizz S2 back in stock next ten days or so. We currently only have pop ups done, completely sold out of balanced until I'm back from holiday. For pop ups WhatsApp message the work mobile with what you require, plus the full name which will be on the order. You will be told what to order from our website to cover the Fizz S2.
In reply to Post #2
Welcome to my world 😂
It's not just them, it would seem to be pretty much ALL of them now except DNA. Nash Bait were doing same thing, with the same lad. They even tried to add a caveat to his contract earlier this year specifically about not mentioning us. He told them no chance. Imagine having to use fish to sell your bait, that you know were caught on another companies products? When Sticky do the same with Ricci's & the rests fish, its so cringe. Everyone sensible knows what he catches them on. Thing is, so many others it has happened with, you lot don't know. They rely on the masses not knowing. It's morally, absolutely shocking. Some of the bait company adverts I've seen in 2025 selling masses of bait off results using our hook baits are just insane.
You will find so many great results for our customers on these threads (and not on these threads), selling tonnes of bait & hook baits for supposedly well respected bait firms, so very recently too! It's totally misleading their own gullible customer base, who they must think very little of. It's always gone on for us. In 2025 it's got right out of hand though. It's just going on constantly now. We should change our name to ‘Tiger Nut'. Just read the bait company blurb... If they are very carefully wording an advert in a way where they don't mention their hook bait, which they flog.... You know that the company know full well that it was caught on someone eles product (normally ours), but they NEED to sell their wares off the back of that. What does that tell you about these companies bait though? 😂 Bait companies who get lauded constantly are doing it. Tells me personally that paying half of carp fishing to sell you lot a story is no longer enough to keep some of these firms afloat. Podcasts, underwater cameras for selling jank products, none of it is enough anymore.
Suppose all that above must mean that we are doing alright 🫣
Welcome to my world 😂
It's not just them, it would seem to be pretty much ALL of them now except DNA. Nash Bait were doing same thing, with the same lad. They even tried to add a caveat to his contract earlier this year specifically about not mentioning us. He told them no chance. Imagine having to use fish to sell your bait, that you know were caught on another companies products? When Sticky do the same with Ricci's & the rests fish, its so cringe. Everyone sensible knows what he catches them on. Thing is, so many others it has happened with, you lot don't know. They rely on the masses not knowing. It's morally, absolutely shocking. Some of the bait company adverts I've seen in 2025 selling masses of bait off results using our hook baits are just insane.
You will find so many great results for our customers on these threads (and not on these threads), selling tonnes of bait & hook baits for supposedly well respected bait firms, so very recently too! It's totally misleading their own gullible customer base, who they must think very little of. It's always gone on for us. In 2025 it's got right out of hand though. It's just going on constantly now. We should change our name to ‘Tiger Nut'. Just read the bait company blurb... If they are very carefully wording an advert in a way where they don't mention their hook bait, which they flog.... You know that the company know full well that it was caught on someone eles product (normally ours), but they NEED to sell their wares off the back of that. What does that tell you about these companies bait though? 😂 Bait companies who get lauded constantly are doing it. Tells me personally that paying half of carp fishing to sell you lot a story is no longer enough to keep some of these firms afloat. Podcasts, underwater cameras for selling jank products, none of it is enough anymore.
Suppose all that above must mean that we are doing alright 🫣
In reply to Post #13
The bait certainly works...
I've not fished for over a week now which is odd for me, but I kinda lost my mojo a bit. I've been doing so well at the syndicate it all seemed a bit easy and I wanted more of a challenge...so I need to decide where to go next.
Anyhow, I can't fish for another week or so as I am off to Italy with the Mrs and friends for a break so decided to do a quick overnighter last night.
Copy/paste from my fishing log for last night...
20:00 16lb 10oz Common - TC1 wafter on multi rig
21:00 31lb 4oz Mirror (repeat capture, caught it on my last session 30 Sep) - TC1 wafter on multi rig
22:30 21lb 3oz Common - TC1 wafter on multi rig
23:00 18lb 12oz Mirror - GPB2 Cork Chip on Ronnie
01:00 21lb 10oz Mirror - TC1 wafter on multi rig
05:30 27lb 14oz Mirror - TC1 wafter on multi rig
I'm a little tired at work today!
The bait certainly works...
I've not fished for over a week now which is odd for me, but I kinda lost my mojo a bit. I've been doing so well at the syndicate it all seemed a bit easy and I wanted more of a challenge...so I need to decide where to go next.
Anyhow, I can't fish for another week or so as I am off to Italy with the Mrs and friends for a break so decided to do a quick overnighter last night.
Copy/paste from my fishing log for last night...
20:00 16lb 10oz Common - TC1 wafter on multi rig
21:00 31lb 4oz Mirror (repeat capture, caught it on my last session 30 Sep) - TC1 wafter on multi rig
22:30 21lb 3oz Common - TC1 wafter on multi rig
23:00 18lb 12oz Mirror - GPB2 Cork Chip on Ronnie
01:00 21lb 10oz Mirror - TC1 wafter on multi rig
05:30 27lb 14oz Mirror - TC1 wafter on multi rig
I'm a little tired at work today!
Mark, any plans to ever do the S2 bottom bait barrels in the new special editions ?
Perfect solid bag hookbaits for me. I'm not keen on anything wafting around.
Perfect solid bag hookbaits for me. I'm not keen on anything wafting around.