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Hook Bait / Feed combinations ?

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Ben Marr

Senior Member
I was having a go with some worms as hookbait a few weeks back on a plain lead, and I started thinking about using a feeder, but didn't have any groundbait and not many worms.
It got me wondering if there were any particular combinations of feed/ hookbait that people find work well, where the hookbait is different to the feed ?
 
Two feeder fillers I’ve used with success with worm on the hook come to mind.

First is wormery compost mixed with a little sticky groundbait. The well riddled compost is high attraction/low feed. It has lots of interesting small stuff in it (pot worms, larvae, eggs, etc). The gbait helps to hold it in the feeder and get it down. Barbel (and river carp) love it.

Second is a sponge in the feeder soaked in liver & worm extract. Stinks and is messy but again high attraction/low feed. Don’t use if crays present or you’ll be plagued by them.

Both work well after rain (just like the worms).
 
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