groundbait in rivers

[barbel master]

i just made some liquidesed bread, luncheon meat, sweetcorn and halibut and strawberry flavour groundbait. I am going to be fishing the river trent soon
it is a very fast river as it is tidal. what method should i use to get the groundbait straight to the bottom of the river. should i use pva, cage feeder,
or any other way?

[Fishing Forum Admin]

I use a cage feeder and if your feeding groundbait balls in to your swim I always take a load of stones with me thus when rolling up a ball of groundbait I can put a stone in the middle which makes it sink fast.

[barbel master]

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

I always take a load of stones with me thus when rolling up a ball of groundbait I can put a stone in the middle which makes it sink fast.

good idea. chrz

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Also dont forget closed end pellet swimfeeders as they do a good job holding the ground bait back a bit but if the flow is that hard I would stick to micro pellets and hempseed ,, good luck bye the way

[NICK R]

i use a tight meshed onion bag ,fill it with bread ,pellets corn etc , i then put this up stream of me so that the current washes it out of the bag and down stream.
I then fish a cage feeder

[fullcreel]

Some binding agent might help, get the ground bait down to the river bed before it breaks up.