Dr Paul Garner's 10-minute make | Preparing chickpeas

Chickpeas make a great pre-baiting ingredient and they’re not expensive. You need to prepare them properly though. Here’s how I do mine…

           Cover a pint of dry chickpeas with two pints of water in a bait tub.

           Cover a pint of dry chickpeas with two pints of water in a bait tub.

       Add about a teaspoonful of red dye. This will darken the bait down and make it blend in better.

       Add about a teaspoonful of red dye. This will darken the bait down and make it blend in better.

 
            Add a teaspoonful of Scopex No.1 flavour and half a teaspoonful of intense sweetener or Betalin sweetener.

            Add a teaspoonful of Scopex No.1 flavour and half a teaspoonful of intense sweetener or Betalin sweetener.

 
Leave in the fridge overnight so that the chickpeas will be completely rehydrated. The flavour and colour will be drawn right into the bait.

Leave in the fridge overnight so that the chickpeas will be completely rehydrated. The flavour and colour will be drawn right into the bait.