Cut Bait For Catfish

If you want to catch really huge catfish, then live, or cut bait is the way to go. But if you just want a mess of eating-sized channel cats, the you might want to try making your own bait. Commercial dough baits are available, but it's more fun to make your own. Most involve ingredients with, shall we say, a pronounced bouquet. Catfish have an incredible sense of smell, and are attracted to anything strong smelling. Here are a few recipes to get you started.

Catfish Melange

Melt 1 lb.of Velveta cheese for about 1 min. in microwave. Then chop 6-8 oz. of raw chicken livers. Add to the cheese. Next, add a healthy spoon of minced garlic or garlic powder. Then mix in 1 can of dog, or cat food, and add 1 dozen minnows and enough flour to give a dough consistency. Mix in a food processor.
This bait works best on treble hooks or bait tubes.

Cajun Bait

In a blender, mix about 1 lb. of cut fish (rotten minnows work great). Add 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 Cup parmesean cheese, 1 box cherry Jello, 1/4 cup molasses, 3 Tbsps of onion salt and garlic salt, 1 cup bread crumbs, and.3 Tablespoons of soy sauce. Remove this mixture to a mixing bowl. Add flour to thicken then work into a dough by hand. To use, simply pinch off a small chunk, roll it into a ball and place on a #4 treble hook.

Old Man Liver

In a blender place a pound of chicken livers, a half a box of cornflakes, 1/2 cup garlic powder, 1/3 cup of each: parmesan cheese-molasses-sugar. Blend well place in small dishes and freeze what you don't plan to use as this bait will spoil very quick. Best if used when fresh. Add flour to thicken if needed.

Chick-a-Beer Bait

3 cups corn meal
3 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 or 2 beers, preferably flat and old..
1 dozen or so old minnows, shad, tuna, mackerel or salmon, with the oil.
10 oz corn syrup
1 tub chicken livers and whatever else you feel like putting in there, shrimp, dog food, cat food, road kill whatever.
1 container big enough to hold all of that and be completely sealed off, I mean completely!!

After you mix all that together, add milk or more beer to get the proper peanut butter-like consistency. Seal it all off and let it sit as long as you want. I go about 2 or 3 weeks with it outside, but when crack it open be prepared, because the pungent aroma will knock you for a loop!. If it thickens up too much I spray it down with some WD40 and mix it all up.

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Night Fishing for Channel Cats

Fishing for Channel Cats at night is always a lot of fun. This under utilized species is hearty and available in quantity even during the dog days of summer. Nighttime fishing is less crowded and the temperatures are cooler.

Last season, we went fishing in Bucks County PA with GettingOutside.com member, Casey Schwarz, who was one of the many brave servicemen in the Active Naval Reserve stationed at the Willow Grove Airbase. (He has since transferred to Texas, and along with his family, and is sorely missed around these parts.) His son Ansel and my daughter Willow joined us on our adventure.
A special “thank you” to Brian, a generous angler who we met as we were arriving and he was leaving. He told us where the fish were biting for him, and he shared his leftover bait with us. What a nice guy!
Fishing at night is one of my favorite outdoor activities, and I was excited to share it with my six year old daughter, who loves fishing as much as anyone I know. I like the privacy, the quiet, the mystery of the night, and the many fish I catch at night.
The fishing tips in this article will help you enjoy your next night time fishing experience. They are especially for fishing from the lakeshore, a dock or the river bank, but you can use them in a boat as well.
If you’re packing young kids, they better be well rested. Make sure they get a nice nap. This is good for dad and mom too. Also you better be packing snacks and drinks. Don’t forget warm clothes – think layers – and rain ponchos.
If you’ve ever gone fishing with young kids, you know how important it is to be prepared. You also know how important it is to catch some fish, no matter how big they are.

For nighttime cat-fishing, there are a couple items you’ll probably want to bring:

Rods and Reels. 2 fishing poles, medium length and weight, 6’ to 7 and ½’ a soft tip with some strength to fight a big fish if you should luck out.

   Rigs. Your set up should include a Carolina Rig, sometimes just called a Catfish Rig. This typically has a large egg-shaped sinker (about a 1/2 ounce) above a bead and swivel on its main line and is attached to a leader of about two feet or so. I’d keep at least 4 of these in the tackle box just in case.


Tools. Make sure you have a multi-purpose tool that has a needle-nose pliers and a knife on it.

Other. A Glove for holding the fish to get them off the hooks couldn't hurt (not really a necessity).
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Trotlines for Catfish

Lets talk about using trotlines as your method of catching catfish is a great idea. When set-up correctly, trotlines are a simple but very effective way to go catfish fishing. However, don't think that there is no work involved because there is a lot to it. You need to get them set-up the right way before they will work properly.

Trotlines are used in rivers, creeks, lakes and ponds. They can also be used most anytime of the year which is another reason why they are so popular. To understand how to set-up a trotline it is beneficial to understand exactly what it is. The trotline consists of a long line that has hooks placed at certain intervals from the beginning to the end of the line. Both ends of the line are tied off or anchored to keep it tight. As you can see it is a very simple design.

Anyone can use trotlines to fish for catfish whether you are the serious angler searching for that "big one", the amateur just having fun or the fisherman that makes his living by catching catfish. Setting the trotlines up may be a little time consuming but it's worth it in the end. Below are instructions on how to set-up trotlines in both deep and shallow water.

How to Set-up Trotlines

Normally, trotlines are set up in lakes, rivers and creeks where the bottom tends to drop-off or where there are channels. You start out on the shallow end of the water and tie your trotline to a tree or other fixed object that will hold it secure. Next, you need to feed the trotline out into the water until you reach the spot where you want it to stop. Midway on the line you will need to tie a weight onto the trotline so it will hold the line under the water at the depth you need it to stay.

The main thing that you need to be concerned with is to make sure that the weight you use is heavy enough to prevent the line from moving around. You will now need to tie twine at the end of the weight with a knot placed at the same depth where you want the trotline to remain. You will now have to feed the twine with the weight attached to the bottom of the water and place a float on the twine at the top of the waterline. Once the trotline is in place you are ready to go back to the shallow end of the water and begin baiting the line. Make sure that you keep the line tight at all times for the best results.

catfish dough ball bait

If you would like to increase the chance of catching more fish in your next excursion, you might want to consider making your own fish bait. Why? If you look at the store bought baits, there are only a few brands. Imagine going to your favorite fishing hole and the majority of the baits cast into the water are from the same company.
The fish won’t have much of a choice but being attracted to the same store bought bait. Now imagine if you brought along fish bait that you made yourself. Your bait will stick out like a sore thumb from the other baits and the fish will seek you out.
Making your own fish bait is not only easy, it is fun and cheap. You can make the bait with your children and share the fun the next day catching fish knowing that you made the bait yourself. You can make pounds of bait for literally pennies and keep the unused portion in the freezer for months.
There is going to be some experimentation on your part. However, I have included the more popular ingredients and descriptions found in homemade baits. When you are making your bait, make sure to write everything down because if you fill your stringer full of fish, you want to be able to duplicate the winning formula.
Most of the following ingredients can be found at a well stocked grocer and feel free to experiment with other ingredients not listed below. Also, these ingredients are commonly found in trout baits so I would like to advise you that you will probably have more success utilizing these ingredients for catching trout.
Also, this list is not the end all be all of ingredients. Feel free to add your own ingredients. Who knows, you may find an ingredient that no one has even considered.
1) Uncooked oatmeal – popular as a base (keeps all the ingredients together in a doughy mixture)
2) White bread – also popular as a base
3) Water – required in most cases to help make the mixture workable
4) Garlic salt – found in most store bought baits (probably a good idea if you used it also)
5) Garlic powder – similar to salt but may alter the fish attractant properties
6) Mini marshmallows – also found in store bought baits (helpful for flotation purposes)
7) Can of tuna – found in many homemade bait recipes. Maybe the old timers know something.
8) Anise oil extract – almost a requirement for trout bait
9) Red food coloring – it seems color attracts along with smell and taste
10) Yellow food coloring – same
11) Cheese – I’ve seen recipes with American and especially Velveeta cheese
12) Ziploc bags – great for mixing your ingredients, storage, and taking to fishing hole.
I hope this information gives you a great head start in developing your own homemade secret fish bait. Just remember to have fun.

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Dough Balls with Tuna Juice

• 1 package biscuit dough
• 2 cans tuna in oil
• Shredded cheese

1. Remove the biscuit dough from the container and lay four of the biscuits on a flat surface. You can use more if you want to make more bait.
2. Break the biscuit dough in half and sprinkle with cheese.
3. Roll up each half into a ball.
4. Place your fish bait into a plastic bag and pour the oil from the tuna into the bag. You do not pour the tuna inside, just the juice. You can save the tuna and make a sandwich for yourself.
5. Place in the refrigerator the night before your fishing trip.
6. Remove your bait and go fishing.

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