How to boost meat bait by powdering it

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Sometimes the usual shop-bought luncheon meat won't produce fish like it used to, and that's probably because anglers have been using it on the same venue week in week out and have caught loads of fish on it.

The fish aren't daft - they will soon wise up to the fact that if they suck up a particular bait they will have a quick trip to a keepnet, so they begin to avoid them.

But there are certain things you can do to baits to make them appeal to the fish again, and in a way, trick them into takign the same old bait again.

One way to switch the fish back on to lunchean meat is to give it a powdered dusting that alters the bait's flavour slightly, and here's how it's done...

1. Pour off liquid and keep, as this can also be fed into the swim

1. Pour off liquid and keep, as this can also be fed into the swim

2. Empty the drained meat chunks into a plastic bag

2. Empty the drained meat chunks into a plastic bag

3. Liberally cover the damp meat with dry The Source groundbait

3. Liberally cover the damp meat with dry The Source groundbait

4. Lightly scrunch the bag to fully cover the meat in powder

4. Lightly scrunch the bag to fully cover the meat in powder

5. Leave the coated meat 30 minutes or overnight to adhere

5. Leave the coated meat 30 minutes or overnight to adhere

6. To mount, take a baiting needle and push it through the meat

6. To mount, take a baiting needle and push it through the meat

7. Hook the needle on to the hook and carefully pull it through

7. Hook the needle on to the hook and carefully pull it through

8. Pull the hook all the way through the meat chunk

8. Pull the hook all the way through the meat chunk

9. To finish, turn the hook 90 degrees and press into the cube

9. To finish, turn the hook 90 degrees and press into the cube