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Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Reports Jan 2026 (74,430 views)
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#382 19 Jul 2026 06:49
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In reply to Post #379
I know. 😂

So many people ask.
Dekay Dekay
Posts: 674
#383 19 Jul 2026 15:55
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Mark, will the GPB2 bottom bait barrels be in the shops anytime soon ?
If you could do the tackle box ones with the ming oil that would be fantastic 👍
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#384 22 Jul 2026 20:43
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If I left anyone out who sent me photos I am so sorry. 🙏

Lee, mid 40+, best of four, GPB2



Lee, TripleRow, which he dearly wanted to catch from Dinton White Swan. OG S2



Jack, new member on Elliot Grays water in Essex. His first fish. The common is upper 40 & has been seen here before. The two linear to, both are epic. What a trip Jack GPB1









Alfie, Essex Manor. Cinnamon-S2



Lukas with a new PB. He's bust it almost weekly this summer. Tutti-S2 & Hutchie-S2







Forum member Greg. GPB1.



Forum member Ben in France, and second photo at Wraysbury part of a 7 fish catch. Hutchie-S2





Forum member Dean. Tutti-S2



Ben, the biggest on his birthday. GPB2







Jr Mr Meyers. GPB1









Sam with a smooth hound on an S2. They are deadly for sea fish too.



FishOn Ricci. SmallTail from Welly & numerous other lumps. ScopexPineapple-S2 & Fizz-S2 balanced over shops particle.











Jude with some crackers. GPB2





Dean with a belter, OG-S2



Forum member Alan, 2 hours on low tide opening day of river season. Bug snowman



Andy, PB's in France, GPB1







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TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#385 22 Jul 2026 20:51
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To many for one post, could not fit them all in one!!

Forum member Andy has been catching far to many to post them all. Stupid amounts. Various hook baits. Well done mate.



Judes dad Stoke Carl. GPB2





Carl, one of umpteen bigguns in France. Fizz-S2



Alan, Essex relic, PPPP-S2



Adam, Ming-GPB2



Peter. Big Welly hit. S2















Forum member Mark Cunnington, author of the Syndicate series of books. S2 over FishOn particle.



David Fizz S2



Sam, Dinton Black Swan. GPB1



Forum member BenSamways. First night of the river season. GPB1 snowman.

jt10
Posts: 93
#386 22 Jul 2026 22:45
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In reply to Post #384
The common from El’s lake was actually 42, though I know it has gone higher previously at other times of the year. Still buzzing over those three carp! Cheers Mark.
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#387 23 Jul 2026 08:26
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In reply to Post #386
Sorry Jack, I always get stuff wrong. I was referring to other times, I've seen those ones a few times now through Chris & Alan. Bloody well done. That's a tough lake and to smash three in a trip like that as your first captures is some going. They are epic carp.

Good angling Jack 😎
bashmeister bashmeister
Posts: 626
#388 23 Jul 2026 20:14
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In reply to Post #387
Some absolute crackers there, well done to the anglers using the best hookbaits out there 👌
Cam Cam
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#389 24 Jul 2026 10:15
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In reply to Post #386
Some stunning zips in there, always has been.
The fish in my profile is from there from way back in 2008.
£325 a year aswell 😂
portlandgrey portlandgrey
Posts: 642
#390 24 Jul 2026 17:59
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In reply to Post #379
Mark, I’d be very interested too in the larger gbp2 should you make some.
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#391 26 Jul 2026 20:16
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Jude is only 19 years old. He decided to target a large, very low stock inner city park lake, right up north. Granite place. He's only done 5 trips. Yesterday night, he banked a PB on our GPB2. While sorting the fish out, the other rod ripped off, he landed a second PB, again on a GPB2. From right up north. These two are an epic brace in my opinion. Both PB's too, one after the other! I get sent a lot of pics of fish. Not many make me smile as much as those. Massive kudos to the lad.





Adam. Overnighter. What a carp! Ming-GPB2.





Sam, Dinton Black Swan, GPB1



Lee again, park lake, GPB2

scaley&dark
Posts: 5,551
#392 26 Jul 2026 20:32
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In reply to Post #391
Both amazing captures. Both well done.
That Big S fish is just wow.
Especially as a survivor - was it - I remember reading something about a pollution/poison incident linked to the 'bank of death' was it something from the rubbish tip went into the lake and wiped most of the stock out ?

TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#393 26 Jul 2026 22:13
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In reply to Post #392
I just had to quickly edit the Faceache post. The fish is called the Big S, it's not from the Big S, as I took from the insta post we were tagged in. I'm tired & easily confused. It's been a stressful week, that's my excuse 😂. Still a banger. A big banger too.



Forum member Martin. Pink S2. Suns out guns out. Well done mate.



scaley&dark
Posts: 5,551
#394 27 Jul 2026 00:10
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In reply to Post #393
Thanks for clearing that up. Now go get some well deserved rest & sleep mate 😎

TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#395 2 Aug 2026 05:46
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In reply to Post #393
Young Jude the teenager from up north again. Following on from those two PB's on the bank at the same time from an inner city park lake last week. Here he is just a few days later with another new PB from the same venue. His dad put in an order with us last week for more GPB2. I sent some extra Curry-GPB2 for Jude, to say well done for his two PB's. This was the very first time he cast a Curry-GPB2 out, the same day that he got them.

Lad was going to write this northern venue off as to hard, to much aggro after a few sessions of seeing nothing. Perseverance is everything. Never give up. Bloody well done Jude!


TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#396 2 Aug 2026 12:36
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I lost these two photos a decade ago. The top one is my personal favourite image of me holding a carp. So I was pretty gutted. I lost a load of photos including these two, when an old laptop crashed. They were not on social media. Last week I found them on a Google drive. They were the files Gardner edited the Shimano name out of the hat for Carpworld.

I did not think that I would ever see these images again. I have so many photos of the Roach pit linear. But I did not have many images of the first time I caught the Roach biggun. It looked impressive sat on my lap.

So pleased I found that photo. Mad how stuff can turn up after a decade 😎





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