Favorite catfish bait

[shannerdrake]

I have tried about everything.

If I can't use Strawberry Kool-Aid chicken hearts/gizzards, I'm not wasting my time fishing.

Trust me on this one. lol

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I’ve had a pretty good success doing jello chicken breast but have always wondered if hearts, gizzard, and even livers soaked in jello would work a bit better.

Do you have a recipe or is it just raw hearts and gizzards and a packet of jello?

 

[shb]

It's so simple.

Fresh cut bait

Big live bait.


Done, and Done



(Cat tournament guys like blood baits....ie - concentrated fresh cut bait.)

 

[Mallardsx2]

I’ve had a pretty good success doing jello chicken breast but have always wondered if hearts, gizzard, and even livers soaked in jello would work a bit better.

Do you have a recipe or is it just raw hearts and gizzards and a packet of jello?

Chicken hearts and gizzards and a couple packs of strawberry koolaid

 

[fmnjr]

There is a good sized reservoir near us that reportedly has big channel catfish in it but in several trips l havn't caught one yet. I have been using worms and commercial stink bait. What is your go to catfish bait? I have always been more of a brook trout streem fishing guy so I have no idea what I'm doing.

Find the shittiest smelling awful stuff you can stomach handling, hang it securely on the hook, and toss it in. You’ll get results.

 

[RanWhenParked]

For everyone who uses chicken liver, what hooks are you using to keep it on the hook? The few times I tried it the liver seems to pull off the hook easily. At least while fishing in current..

Salmon egg loop knots work good

 

[HighDesertSage]

What is your go to catfish bait?

Bumble...and if I really want to be surprised, Tinder...

 

[Cattleman]

I have not seen this mentioned yet but our best luck is with frogs. Northern Leopard is the best, but pickerels also work in a pinch. Catch a bucket of them and let the kid's smash em with a rock right before you put a circle hook through them.