How to tie

What you need

• An inline method feeder (30–60 g for commercial waters, heavier for distance).
• Short ready-tied hooklinks — soft braid or supple mono, 4–8 inches, size 12–16 hook.
• Method groundbait or micro pellets dampened to the squeeze-and-hold consistency.
• Quick-change swivel or loop-to-loop connection to your main line.

Tying it

1. Thread your main line through the body of the inline feeder.
2. Tie a small swivel or quick-change link to the end of the main line. Pull it back into the recess in the feeder body — it stays seated until a fish strike pops it free.
3. Attach a pre-tied hooklink to the swivel/clip. Length matters: 4 inches on commercial carp, 6–8 on bigger water for shy bream or tench.
4. Mould groundbait around the feeder using a method mould — pellets first, then bait pressed into the middle, then more mix moulded over the top.
5. Tuck the hookbait (sweetcorn, mini boilie, fake corn) into the side of the moulded ball so it sits on top of the pile when the feeder lands.

Tuning

Mix consistency is everything: a ball you can compress into shape but that breaks down within 2–4 minutes of hitting the water. Test a ball in the margins before casting at distance — if it's still intact after 5 minutes, soften the mix.