I cleaned a small mess of gills for my little boy and stuck the leftover carcasses in plastic bag and tossed 'em in the freezer to use for catfish bait.
Anyone else do this? I'm wondering how well they'll work.
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I cleaned a small mess of gills for my little boy and stuck the leftover carcasses in plastic bag and tossed 'em in the freezer to use for catfish bait.
Anyone else do this? I'm wondering how well they'll work.
I just did the same thing about a week ago but havent tried it yet. I have heard it work pretty good though !!
That is great bait for catfish....My nephew does that every weekend...And he catches some big cats....Good luck to both of you...Be sure and post how well you do...
Heck yeh. Especially if you are fishing in a pond, and that pond has brim and catfish. My favorite thing is puting a brim head on a hook with no weight and a good sized bobber( one of those 6 or 8 inch ones ). Its neat watching that big bobber stand up and then plunge under.
i like using bluegills that swallow the hook deep for big cats. chances are they are bleeding so bad that they will die anyway.
That pretty much describes every gill my littleboy catches. I'm gonna have to put some bigger hooks on my gill poles. I thought long shanks would help, but they just swallow it deeper. I end up keeping almost all I catch so as not to leave any floaters in the neighbors pond. I figure I'll just use the little ones for catfish bait. Anything caught through the lip gets tossed back unless the little one protests too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by JSM
yep your right bowfin it seems like the litle buggers just like to swallow the hook. i have done like you also with the longer shank hooks. but still have several swallow it deep.