groundbait
Ground baiting is a type of baiting technique used to lure fish into your swim. It is also a term used for the type of bait you use 'groundbait'.
After you have selected your swim and what spot you are going to fish, you have set up. After you have finished setting up you should begin ground baiting as this puts a bed of bait on the river bed or in mid water depending on the mixture. This attracts fish into your swim Groundbait can either be thrown in or catapulted.
Groundbait can contain lots of different things. The most common groundbait is based on bread crumb, vanilla sugar, hemp, maize, pellet and fish meal. These dried powders are then moistened with water until it is possible to make a ball. If the mixture is slightly damp the balls may break up quickly and create a cloud of particles in mid-water, this will attract mid-water fish or if it is slightly damper sink to the bottom and break up on the river bed drawing in bottom feeding fish.
After you have selected your swim and what spot you are going to fish, you have set up. After you have finished setting up you should begin ground baiting as this puts a bed of bait on the river bed or in mid water depending on the mixture. This attracts fish into your swim Groundbait can either be thrown in or catapulted.
Groundbait can contain lots of different things. The most common groundbait is based on bread crumb, vanilla sugar, hemp, maize, pellet and fish meal. These dried powders are then moistened with water until it is possible to make a ball. If the mixture is slightly damp the balls may break up quickly and create a cloud of particles in mid-water, this will attract mid-water fish or if it is slightly damper sink to the bottom and break up on the river bed drawing in bottom feeding fish.
