The Best Hybrid-style Feeders

These front weight-loaded, easy casting, lead-free alloy Hybrid style feeders have a unique feature in the form of a line-friendly rubber line clip that is situated towards the rear and side area of the feeder body.

The clip traps the line to ensure that your bait is held in place not only during the cast, but also as your feed breaks down in the water, ensuring ultimate hookbait presentation at all times. Once a fish has taken the bait and is hooked, the line easily and safely releases every time from the hooklength clip.

The Embed Feeder’s deep body and sides hold plenty of feed and prevent premature spillage on to the lakebed, while the angled vents along the bottom of the feeder base protect the payload on impact with the water, still allowing for water ingress and a guaranteed breakdown and quick release of feed. The removable stem configuration makes them fishable inline and, as a running rig, they are compatible with all MAP stems.

Available in small, medium and large sizes, with weights from 24g to 42g.

The most famed flatbed feeder out there, the Guru Hybrid Feeder is dead easy to load, allows fast breakdown of the bait thanks to strategically placed slots/holes, and can be used both inline or elasticated thanks to the removable stems. The X-Safe elasticated stems have a release mechanism built in which means a fish won’t remain tethered to the feeder, should the mainline break.

The feeders also benefit from a weight forward design, which not only helps them cut through the air for longer casting, it helps you to remain accurate even in windy conditions. The updated one piece alloy construction makes these feeder incredibly durable, there is nothing to break, so no matter how much punishment you give them, they will be ready when you are to catch the next fish. They are also finished in a speckled camo pattern, if this makes a difference we aren't sure, but the amount of fish these feeders account for, maybe it does!

This latest incarnation of the Preston ICS XR Banjo Feeder is a mix of alloy and plastic, giving them the ideal weight distribution for accurate flight, maximum distance and best presentation on the bottom. Both inline and elasticated stems are available, and a slot in the feeder allows you to quickly swap feeders without tackling down, great if you have feeders already loaded ready to cast or changing ready made rods to allow for fishery rules.

A quick release spring-loaded mould ensures the feeder will be loaded perfectly every time, its probably the most user friendly mould on the market, so if you like to fill you feeder with a mould these are deifinitley a great choice.

These Matrix Open Alloy Feeders have been designed to ensure all the possible problems that come with fishing a feeder like this are eliminated. The feeders are slotted, so they can be swapped without having to re-tackle, the inline tubes can also be replaced with elasticated versions, which are available separately. Slots and holes ensure quick bait release, while a tapered weight-down design ensures they always fly straight and true.

Whilst the shape is tailored towards user friendly casting, the raised front also acts as a guard to protect the bait from the impact of the water to ensure it gets to the bottom how you want it to. The feeders come with the quick beads provided, so all you have to do is attach a hooklength and you're fishing. The one piece alloy design makes these feeders as robust as possible, so they will be ready to take on any session.

The Drennan Method Bomb is about as simple as it gets – just thread your line through the feeder and attach the provided connector bead. No other purchase is required, apart from a hooklength. The connector beads are great too, they lightly grip the feeder which gives for an ultra-safe semi-fixed rig, giving much better chances of a fish being hooked when it takes the bait, before sliding out to prevent the fish using the feeder to shake the hook. There is a recess at the base of the feeder to allow the hooklength to be folded back without risk of damaging it and to help keep it in place for longer.

These feeders are quick to load and quick to release the payload once in the water thanks to the slots in the base, ideal for shallower water and for when those bagging days are on the cards, when the fish want lots of bait and attack the feeder. They also cast really well thanks to the streamlined and weight-down design.

The Cresta Accelerate Easy Fill Feeders have been designed to be easy to fill without the need for a mould, to make the whole process more user friendly and streamlined for the angler, with the intention of maximising the time spent in the water.

The sides have large vents slotted into them to allow the fast breakdown of the bait on the feeder, hopefully leading to a quicker bite. The central plastic tube creates a quick change system, so you can swap between them during a session without breaking down your rod. The tall side design not only enables you to fill the feeder easily, it protects the bait on impact and helps to keep your hookbait in place for the longest amount of time possible.

The Middy Gripper Flatbed Method Feeder works exceptionally well when cast to islands, margins or features. The contoured, stepped lead on the underside stops them slipping down even steep shelves and reduce the chances of line bites pulling the feeder out of place. They also come in packs of two, handy when one invariably ends up in a tree.

The Compacta Mould has a one-handed plunger design that is dead easy to use, even with cold wet hands, and can be used with some other brands of feeder too.

As the name suggests, the Korum Dura Method Feeder is built for strength and durability, so no matter how demanding the session or how many times you use it, it will be ready to go again. As a lot of specimen anglers have begun to adopt the match style feeder approach, Korum have developed this feeder to be a little bigger and take a bit more bait, perfect when targeting lager fish or leaving the feeder out overnight.

Featuring a camo finish, the feeder has bars located on the outer edge (known as the Impact Shield) rather than through the middle like a normal Method feeder, allowing the bait to be protected on the cast and providing the ability for the use of larger particle baits in the mix or a larger hookbait to be nestled inside. They come supplied with two in each pack and you can buy a really useful, easy to use mould, separately, should you want to use one.