Dr Paul Garner's 10-minute make | Green method groundbait

You can use a cage feeder loaded with a mixture of groundbait and casters, but often a more effective tactic is to use the same baits moulded around a Method feeder. The feeder is tangle-proof, and its low profile unobtrusive when fished with 4ins hooklengths. 

Dynamite’s Swim Stim Green is my groundbait of choice, and to two pints of groundbait I will add a pint of krill powder. This combo has been very effective everywhere I have used it and is very easy to mix to the right consistency for the feeder. There is no need to go overboard with the casters. A pint is ample, and just as when maggot fishing, I will bulk this out with a similar amount of hemp. 

Add one pint of krill powder to two pints (one bag) of Swim Stim Green groundbait and mix well.

Mix a tablespoonful of sweetcorn extract to each pint of lake water used to mix up your groundbait.

Mix thoroughly and let it stand for a few minutes to allow the water to be fully absorbed. 

Riddle the groundbait to remove any lumps and to ensure it is blended thoroughly. 

Add a small amount of hemp – not too much or it will cause the groundbait to break up.

Add a similar amount of dead maggots or casters to the groundbait mix.