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Specialized Hook Baits - Catch Report and Q+A (447,426 views)
bashmeister bashmeister
Posts: 626
#1357 6 Jan 2023 22:25
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Been a s2 and gpb1 user for some time now... Has anyone had much success on the s4?
Richpp1989 Richpp1989
Posts: 2,078
#1358 7 Jan 2023 11:20
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In reply to Post #1357
Not used that one but been doing very well on the GPB2 this year I do like the s2 and the gpb1 tho aswell done well on those
Boo Boo
Posts: 8,855
#1359 7 Jan 2023 18:51
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In reply to Post #1357
Is that the yellow chocolate one? If so I had a few fish last winter on it and sure I had one on it over christmas.

I'm a sucker for a pot of hookbaits and reckon I must have close to 30 pots of Marks baits 😂 I usually just chop and change between all his various baits as they have all served me well over the years
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1360 10 Jan 2023 10:01
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In reply to Post #1353
They will be absolutely fine mate, as others have said.
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1361 10 Jan 2023 10:10
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In reply to Post #1333
Happy new year all.

Quote Goose.... And be sold out by the end of the week, anyone going in there is going to have a sniff and get their cash out.

Graham, you are Mystic Meg. They sold an incredible amount just before and over Xmas, and ordered loads more last week. That's why I have not been online. I have loads of fish pics to post when I get a chance.

Pretty worrying for me, exactly how much they sold and how quickly, at the slowest time of the year.
Budder Budder
Posts: 86
#1362 10 Jan 2023 10:24
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Ordered myself some pink S2's the other day,to go with the gpd's.
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1364 10 Jan 2023 10:35
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In reply to Post #1362
They would have gone early this morning mate, should be there tomorrow, or Thursday latest.
Budder Budder
Posts: 86
#1365 10 Jan 2023 16:57
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In reply to Post #1364
Cheers Mark!👌
Goose Goose
Posts: 12,901
#1366 10 Jan 2023 20:12
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In reply to Post #1361
I've hardly ben carp fishing since I bought GPB2's back in may but I did have seven tench one night in the pooring rain fishing two rods on the same baited spot and five were on your bait with two on corn and I was fishing over a bed of hemp and corn.
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1367 11 Jan 2023 08:15
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In reply to Post #1366
Everything loves them mate.

Always get asked if we have any hookbaits that tench & bream don't love. It's impossible to make a bait that carp absolutely love, and tench & bream do not.

Roach are the biggest problem with the GPB2. They attack them like piranhas.
TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1368 11 Jan 2023 08:17
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Mark Harris, Frimley S2. Weekend just gone.






TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1369 11 Jan 2023 09:05
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A nice write up from Ricci about his fishing in 2022. The big Wingham mirror was the biggest UK carp I know of caught on our hook baits last year at 62lb4oz. The big mirror was landed three times as far as I know. All three times on one of our hook baits. This has become a common theme with this particular carp. Over the last ten years it must have been banked 20 times now on our hook baits. 2022 was the year it discovered the garlic 😊


🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 UK 60lber!!! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

At the beginning of the year I set my self a target of trying to catch a 30lb plus Carp every month and of course, my target of the huge Common from my Kent syndicate.

I must say it has been a amazing year on the Carp front, fishing lots of different venues, fishing different styles but ultimately catching some amazing fish along the way.

I managed to catch a 30lber every month apart from November, November was a extremely tough month, I'm blaming it on the amount of rain we had, or at least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😅
I caught 30's from 6 different venues and that's certainly something I love, fishing different lakes, constantly learning and fishing like this keeps you motivated and it's something I will continue to do.

I had a amazing summer on my Kent Syndicate, limited to 18 nights I had 20 bites and landed 18 fish. On one of my last trips, my last ditch to try and catch this common, at 9 in the morning my middle rod went into melt down. I couldn't lift the rod as it stripping my braid from my spool at such a rate, with no weed out there it done a 50 yard run before I slowed it down and turned her. My heart was in my mouth. It felt heavy, I prayed it was the one. Eventually I got her close, I saw the massive yellow body plod pass me, I knew it wasn't my ultimate prize but I knew I was attached to the big mirror again only it looked ginormous! This fish fights so hard, it would be up coughing water then flat rod you on 20/30 yard runs. It would do this constantly! Eventually after what felt like an age I guided her into the net. It was massive! With my Mrs on hand help this time we carefully weighed her and the wheel of fortune settled at a whopping 62lb 4ounces! A joke of a carp, born and bred in the lake.

My normal tactics applied, loads of @stickybaitsofficial krill, our in house mixed particle with @specializedhookbaits hookbaits fished over the top... the ultimate combo that never lets me down.

I didn't catch the Common, it hasn't been out for over 16 months but One day... One day...

More targets set next year, keep motivated, stay positive and enjoy the journey.


TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1370 13 Jan 2023 08:41
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You may remember Russ Burly from a few weeks ago. He was one of the two blokes who won some free GPB2 in a Faceache comp and both caught a 50+ on them. Well he's caught loads more since Xmas on very limited time short sessions. He's also smashed his PB again, but I'm not allowed to show you that one yet.... But there was three 50's caught on those free GPB2 now. That's at least 15 UK 50's caught in November & December alone. Gawd knows how many 50's in 2022 😊

39lb+



38lb+



32lb+



31lb+


Beyonce
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#1371 13 Jan 2023 10:50
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Hi Mark,

I bought some of the early batches of your GBP1 baits. Probably know the answer to this, but they are getting on a bit now, look fine, still good to go?

TCarper
Posts: 4,634
#1372 13 Jan 2023 13:16
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In reply to Post #1371
They will be absolutely fine mate, they will be even better and more effective than the day you got them.

Two questions I get asked virtually daily. Ovbs this bit below is not directed to you Bey.

"My hook baits are a bit old now, will they still work?"... Or.... "What boiled baits should I use with your hook baits for best results?"

The second question, I've been asked twice already today regarding our GPB2, which is a heavy fishmeal.

The hook baits all get better with age. They are undergoing a controlled fermentation in the centre of the bait itself. It's all real food, and essentially only the outside is really preserved. In the centre it is not really preserved at all. There is stuff going on the inside of the hook baits as a consequence, which fish can detect very well. This means in practice that they get more and more effective, the older they get. They will lose some smell to your nose over time.... That is when they are just getting really lethal.

I personally use Poacher Baits SV1, which is a very, very heavy fishmeal based bait with our GPB2. No time to roll my own. I use their T&M freezer baits with our S2, just like I used to before SHB was even a thing. Can't show any photos of anything at all what I have caught, until I get the one.... Been there before.

Our hook baits will work with any good quality freezer baits. Regarding specifically the GPB2, use them with heavy fishmeals. SV1, Hydra K etc etc.
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