Fish can get wary of the usual 1" cubes so altering the size or shape can revive the bait as does feathering it's edges to give the impression it's been in the water a while and has been nibbled at as well as helping with flavour leakage.
Adding a flavour is always worth doing and powdered spices do work well as Mark is bound to discover but so do liquid flavours of all types be they savoury or sweet.
When I used meat a lot more than nowadays, colour was another area I had success in. Mixing a powdered food colouring (red, green and black being my favourites), the striking PINK! of the meat was subdued and fish were far less wary as a result.
Be careful Mark. You've dipped a toe into bait making/altering and, now that you have Archie's book, you may never be the same again
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