It's a dog food, you basically soak it for a few hours or you can boil water from the lake your fishing and pour over the boiling water and leave for half an hour, then add your freebies i.e. Hemp, corn or maize, I use the method feeder to get it out while fishing, its forms a nice tight ball meaning the fish has to really attack it to get it off, I advise you sit on your hands if you use this method lol as the tip will be going crazy until you get a proper take, if you have a ground bait catty you can get a decent bed out when pre baiting in no time