How to make your luncheon meat more attractive

Carp absolutely love luncheon meat, so fishing with cubes or torn strips of meat can prove deadly on most commercial carp waters. Tench, bream and barbel love it too.

But, most anglers know how effective luncheon meat can be, and after many months of meat being used on a venue the fish can switch off to it.

Many anglers refer to this as 'being blown' - where the bait has been so overused that the fish steer well clear of it.

That's the time when you need to try something a little different, namely flavouring the bait so that the fish view it differently and therefore will suck it up again.

Here's just one way that you can alter the flavour (and texture) of your luncheon meat, and persuade the fish into taking it again...

1. First, pour the contents of two tins of cubed up meat into a large groundbait bowl

2. Pour icing sugar on to your palm, although very sugary drinks will work just as well

3. Sprinkle the icing sugar over the cubes of luncheon meat

4. Lightly work the icing sugar into the meat, being careful not to break up the cubes

5. After a couple of minutes of mixing the oils will start to ooze out of the meat

6. Once all the meat has turned sticky and oily, pour dry groundbait over it

7. Again, the dry crumb should then be carefully worked on to the meat until all of it is covered

8. Riddle off the excess crumb. The meat can then be bagged up or used immediately