Bait and ground-bait. The most commonly used bait for rudd is sweet corn or a combination of sweet corn and maggots on hook 12 to 6. These baits work and I haven t found anything that is better. However, I have seen several reports of people catching rudd on bread crusts. The ground bait is a chapter of itself.
Every year there are new products on the market that promise better and bigger catches.
For several years my club used a very simple ground-bait consisting of white bread crusts and sweet corn. This blend wasn t very effective but it was exactly what we needed for fishing in the archipelago of Stockholm. The blend didn t attract small fish in large amounts but worked for shoals of rudd. It s an effective blend as long as small fish isn t present and I have noticed a significant difference when compared with other blends. Remember to feed the fish while fishing.