best bait for catfish?
Posted Sat Sep 8, 2007 12:55 pm best bait for catfish?
Which worms are better? Is fake bait better or is live bait better?
Posted Sat Sep 8, 2007 1:29 pm Re:best bait for catfish?
The best time to catch catfish is between 12 midnight and 6am in the morning, the best bait i have found for night fishing is shrimp. you could use chicken livers but they are messy and hard to stay on the hook.
Hope this helps!
Posted Thu Jul 2, 2009 8:28 am Re: Re:best bait for catfish?
For those that like to use liver sprinkle a little garlic on it and let it stay out for a couple of days it will toughen up and stay on the hook better.
Hillbilly Fisherman
Posted Sun Sep 9, 2007 11:43 am Re:best bait for catfish?
Hey Swan! Live is better for kitty kats, they like the smell! I also dip my worm in garlic oil before casting. I have caught some of the biggest kittys in the middle of a spring time afternoon. I am starting to catch them around 7:00pm right now instead of midnight.
GL " MA "
MA
Posted Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:35 am Re:best bait for catfish?
Catfish eat anything. That stinky 'cheese' bait works really well though.
Posted Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:57 am Re:best bait for catfish?
soak chicken gizards in chiken liver overnight. this will allow the gizards to soak up the blood and the gizards stay on the hook forever.try chicken liver straight,big fat earthworms or whatever lives in your area,cheese,doughb alls soaked in blood,....the just of this is....cats eat anything.they are the scavengers of the fish world
Posted Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:31 am Re:best bait for catfish?
get a womens nylon put chicken liver in it hook it through a numbe 3/0 or a medium treble hook the cats love the blood and it harder to lose the bait stink bait is okay but most of the cats ive caught were on liver they like smelly and bloody baits
Posted Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:44 am Re:best bait for catfish?
Mullet Gut! Guaranteed to strike everytime anytime anywhere.
You can buy it at your local seafood place. Just call them up and tell them to save the mullet gut for,you. Catfish go grazy for it.
Posted Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:07 am Re:best bait for catfish?
I have two favorites. First and foremost, chicken liver or anything with a lot of chicken blood in it. Chicken liver can be difficult to keep on the hook, so I borrow a tip from my grandfather. If you know anybody that processes their own chickens, used the chicken entrails. Works great, almost as good as the livers. Number two, and a close second at that, is cutbait. Use about a 1 inch chunk of whatever little fish you catch (perch, bullhead, bluegill, etc.). If it has skin on it, it stays on hook forever, and catfish love it. You can use any fish for bait legally as long as it is a fish that is legal to keep
Posted Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:20 am Re:best bait for catfish?
Cheese, shrimp anything that smells
Posted Sun Sep 7, 2008 5:33 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
If you're fishing for small channels, any bait with a strong odor will work well. Ripe shrimp is fine. But if you want to catch big channels or flatheads you need to use live baitfish. Bluegill work best . Large channels and flatties are strictly predators and won't eat garbage. Happy fishing.
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Posted Mon Sep 8, 2008 7:46 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
Eating sized channels-Stinkbait, liver
Trophy Channels- Cutbait, live baitfish
Blues- Live bait, cutbait
Flatheads- Sunfish
Fish New Mexico
Posted Mon Sep 8, 2008 9:09 pm Re: Re: best bait for catfish?
Bare Hook! Kiddo!lol
Smiley!
MA
Posted Mon Mar 2, 2009 2:26 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
My main catfish bait, since i was a child, has been hotdog. I use about a 1-2" piece. I never have a night without catching a few cats with dogs. You'll find it takes a certain grace in your cast to keep the dog from flying off the hook however. And cut bait is always an excellent choice!
To me fishing aint about the fish, it's about the fishing!
Posted Mon Mar 2, 2009 6:55 pm Re: Re: best bait for catfish?
Hey mmaGreg! Welcome to Bounty!! WOW you hit an old thread! I think dogs would work for kitties!! Throw some Mcdonald Fries in and there's shore lunch!!GL
Smiles Always!
MA
Posted Mon Mar 9, 2009 8:47 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
MisterMystery is right, live bait is the hands down best way to catch a big cat. In fact, its the only way to catch a big flathead or "tabby" as we call them in the southeast. Other species aren't as picky. In the brackish water of the Mobile-Tensaw delta we catch big blues and tabbies with whole blue crabs in their bellies.
Also, contrary to popular belief, the best time to find the big ones is in the heat of the day. Anywhere you can find a deep hole in the river (usually in a sharp bend), there will be several big and in some cases REALLY BIG cats.
TuckerRay
Posted Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:36 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
fresh kill minnow gutted a foot of bottom
works for me
Posted Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:47 am Re: best bait for catfish?
MEOW MIX IT'S DELICIOUS!
Mike ;)
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Posted Thu Apr 9, 2009 6:35 pm Re: Re: best bait for catfish?
LMAO! FISHINMA'S TOP SUPER SECRET SAUCE! That's all you need last week in April!!WAHOOEY! I'm playin kids!
Smiles Always!
MA
Posted Thu Apr 9, 2009 12:17 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
crank telephones are hands down the best way to catch catfish haha.....joking bountyfishing dont kick me off
Posted Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:39 am Re: best bait for catfish?
I will save the hot dogs for the BBQ! Cut shad is the way to go. Big live minnows kill'em. Big baits will do the trick.
Always fish like its the last day of your life...
Posted Thu Jul 2, 2009 8:32 am Re: best bait for catfish?
Cut shad, liver with garlic, danny kings stink bait with a treble hook, when i fish for catfish I take several baits because one day they may bite on one thing the next day they may not. throw different baits in and see what they hit on then go with that particular bait.
Hillbilly Fisherman
Posted Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:54 pm Re: best bait for catfish?
Aaah!!! It's that time again. Catfish season.
First, you have to ask yourself do you want to catch monster size cats or just catch the consistent smaller versions. One of this decision will determine your catfishing trip. Personally, I like going for the monster cats. In this scenario, I use a 15 - 40 800M with a 30T Saltist w/ 25lb test spooled. I use from a size 6/0 to and 8/0 octupus hook. I probably go to about 20lbs of bait per night. I either use mackarel or bonita chunks. When I say chunks, I mean 8 oz minimum. Flyline is the only way to go and I usually fish with the reel on freespool, so there will be no resistance when the fish takes the bait. You will know if you have a monster on, because your reel would hum and the line would just keep on running. I usually give it the ten second count and then put my reel into strike. Number one mistake in using octopus hooks is to set the hook and pull on the rod. The best way is after your ten seond count is let the fish hook himself, by simply keeping your rod tip up and letting the fish do all the resistance. As for location, move if you do not get a bite within 30 minutes to an hour. Look for underwater structures, such as sunken trees near points, because they usually hold fish around that area. This is why using a heavy line helps because 90% of the time they will wrap you into structure. Usually, once you hit a hot spot, there will be the pesky ones taking your bait and f'ing up your freespooled reel. The best way to find out if these cats are worth it to stay is to throw a spinning outfit with 15lbs test with a thumbsized mack or bonita on a size 2 hook. If you hook up on this outfit and bring in a small cat most likely 99% of them are around that size, yet do not get me wrong there is always that 1% monster lurking by to get some grub. If you like to use night crawlers, try pumping them up on a short leader. Mealworms and marshmallows is also a good combo. PM me if you need anymore info.
Thanks,
Hustlur
"Where's the fish?"..... "In the water!!!"
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