tonya
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Should I use groundbait at any time if using a method feeder?
Yes on the feeder!!and ping a few pellets over the top,GazzaShould I use groundbait at any time if using a method feeder?
Sorry I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the question?
No you shouldn't use groundbait all the time but it's an option, you can use dampened pellets sometimes adding a hand full of groundbait to pellets helpos them bind. Other times you'll find the fijsh respond better to groundbait approach.
Depth of water is something else to take into account.
Sorry I'm not 100% sure what you mean either
Should I use groundbait at any time if using a method feeder?
I wouldn't, but each to their own.
If i wanted to add extra feed, then i would add some of the method mix, made into golf ball size.
I don't use method mix, I make my own. Dog biscuits soaked and mash them up when soft. Not all the biscuits will mash, but i dont worry about that, as these act as an alternative to the mash biscuit.
I get the biscuits from Aldi, for £7 you get 10 kilo. If you want to add a flavour, then you can do this when the biscuits are soaking.
Sorry, what I meant was, do I use extra groundbait.
I put groundbait (2mm pellets) in the feeder (Drennan flat) but should I lob in extra groundbait into the area or rely on what's in the feeder.
Are you saying that you use this mix on the method feeder, Ray? Always looking to cheapen the bait bill.
Should I use groundbait at any time if using a method feeder?
Yes Rob, its a very cheap way, and binds very well also. As i said you can add a flavour, if you want. I also add maggots, chop worm, whatever you want.
Is it Vitalin that you're using?
Your joking,pinging pellets over the method line is a brilliant way of attracting carp into the swim,constant plopping of one or two pellets,helps them home in!!Going back a few years, I wouldn't use anything but groundbait on a method feeder. There are still plenty of groundbaits out there specifically intended as method mixes. As far as I'm concerned, the use of only dampened/soaked pellets in conjunction with a method feeder is a more recent development.
Whether to use only pellets, a groundbait method mix, or a mixture of the two will depend on the venue and conditions.
I definitely would not be balling any extra groundbait or pellets into a method feeder line. The whole aim of method fishing is to keep feed as tight as possible and on the deck. Spraying extra about only defeats that objective.
Your joking,pinging pellets over the method line is a brilliant way of attracting carp into the swim,constant plopping of one or two pellets,helps them home in!!
No mate, just a 10 kilo sack of dog biscuits. I get mine from Aldi, there are different colours, sizes and shapes in the sack.
Just soak them and mass them up when soft. At £7 a sack its cheap and works.
I haven't used vitamin for years, but it could be used as a method mix if you wanted.
When I posted I had an inkling that the match types might pounce. No, I'm not joking. I've no doubt that constant plop, plop, plop helps in the right circumstances. I've seen it work a treat myself. However, I suspect that I have pretty different venues in mind to you. The last thing I'd want to do is encourage the fish up in the water or create a wider feeding area than is absolutely necessary.