Since Sonu Tigerfish groundbait came into the shops earlier this year, it has been the only groundbait that I carry when match fishing on commercials.

And the reason why is so simple. Fish love it and I catch loads of fish using it. I don't know what it is about this groundbait that makes it so outstanding, but it must be the sweetness created by the tigernuts, which produce a sugary starch.

I used it the other week to secure third place in the Preston Innovations Festival down at White Acres.

And whether I was fishing for skimmers and bream on Porth, or fishing a Method for carp on the other venues, Sonu Tigerfish was all I needed.
Now that winter is well on the way I want to let blog readers in on what I do to keep the bites coming. I grind my Sonu Tigerfish down even finer than as it comes as standard, and find that this finer mix breaks the tiger nuts down even mopre, making it stick effortlessly to the Method feeder.

Accuracy in casting is the key to successful winter Method fishing, so make sure you are tooled up with rods to do the job. At big venues like Larford I use the 12ft 8" Dutch Master feeder rod, teamed with 12lb breaking strain Preston Innovations Titanic braid.

I tie a three-foot long length of 18lb breaking strain powergum to the end of the braid and slide my inline Method feeder on to this, before finishing off with a metal ring, to which I attach the hooklength. The Powergum acts like a cushion in tandem with the rod and the braid allows you to cast accurately in windy conditions, because it is often quite windy at Larford.

Hookwise, I put my faith in the Preston PR36 or the PR38, if bigger fish are on the cards, and they have never let me down.