Don’t take this as gospel as I am not very good, but I recon most of the commercial carp groundbaits would be ideal as they are rich in attractors and are fairly sticky. I would definitely bulk the mix out at least 50/50 with brown crumb though and I would definitely pass the dry mix through a medium sieve to make sure its nice and fine, don’t throw the bigger particles away, blend them in your wife’s food processor and pass them back through the sieve. Premix it to make it inactive, then pass it through a riddle. I know for certain skimmers and bream eat this mix because I have used it before in a feeder and caught well.
That should give you a good base mix to work with.
One thing I would definitely add though, would be casters, as skimmers love grazing for these. I would also add a little bit of sweetcorn as this will attract and hold the bigger fish.
You could even add a small sprinkling of soaked micros, if you intend to fish an expander over the top.
I’m not sure about hook in the loop in deep water, but you want something positive to get the bait quickly and then show up the bites.
TF_Gillbo.
