best catfish bait?

Question

Gone fishin cuople of times tryin to catch some big cats but sadly come home wit nothing

Answer 1

Don't forget about live or cut bait. Small Bluegill or Shad stomachs are a big hit. Waterdogs , if you can find them, work good on Flathead and big Channel cats. Caught a 53lb Flathead cat on a waterdog fishing the Upper Verde in AZ.

Answer 2

You should get lots of answers. Depends on many factors, water clarity, temp. time of year. Chicken livers left out to get stinky are always popular. Frozen shrimp. Commercial blood baits and stink bait work well in cloudy or muddy water.
I have had good luck with live bait when the water isn't too murky. A small perch hooked through the back with a heavy enough sinker that they can't hide in the weeds.

Answer 3

Chicken Livers...I partially freeze them then string them on a treble hook. I usually use a piece of old panty hose that I put the Chicken Liver in first before I string them on the treble hook. The panty hose allows the chicken liver blood and smell to spread out into the water and the panty hose and treble hook keep the chicken liver on the hook. Catfish will usually try and swallow the whole bait treble hook and all.(I use this to catch the "Big Boys".....I caught a Channel Cat summer before last this way that weighed 32lbs....I know this works personally.........

Answer 4

Blood worms,cats are bottom feeders,so no floater needed,best time is dark,at night thats when cats feed,in the sunny afternoon they head for the chanell,if it's a river,still go at night for best results

Answer 5

lamprey are brill for catfish they are smelly and leak blood into the water try them.hope this helps

Answer 6

the worse it smells the better it works