Anyone ever caught catfish on bagged shad? I bought some and walmart had fish oil on clearance and so I put the shad pieces in a ziploc bag with some fish oil. Think this will work?
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Anyone ever caught catfish on bagged shad? I bought some and walmart had fish oil on clearance and so I put the shad pieces in a ziploc bag with some fish oil. Think this will work?
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I tried them once and did fair with it . Cheap out of date hot dogs with cherry koolaid still had to beat for cheap bait .Channels love hot dogs .
I've been tempted to buy a pack. I can also buy frozen shad locally and haven't tried that yet either. Hard core cat guys scoff at it but if it catches fish who cares!! I dont have a net to catch my own shad so next best thing
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We used to catch and freeze shad every fall.
It works!
Walmart also carries frozen shad. If it works then who cares! I've caught most of my cats on liver or dip bait.
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Not for me it doesn't. After being froze they get real mushy and won't stay on the hookQuote:
Originally Posted by Redge
I've been in conversations about this topic. From what I've heard you need to salt them like crazy and freeze in a super salinated solution to help keep them from getting mushy.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat188
Also if you use mainly the heads they stay on the hook well even when mushy.
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Check out. The cat fishing dude Steve Douglas he catches some monsters and he uses frozen bait if he can’t get fresh! Hooks en through the lips ! They do get soft but they still work !
Roll them in cornmeal before freezing.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat188
catfish bait is the easiest thing if you are fishing for channels or small blues now flatheads u have to get live fish so on days where you cannot catch a sunfish or bullhead you are basically sol
for channels i find shrimp to be the bets bait to get at a store they are tailor made perfect for a hook i never miss fish when im using shrimp
i havent tried to dip it in garlic or stink baits but sure that would somewhat make it better as well any meat works well my first catfish was caught on raw breakfast sausage globbed onto a hook but i find cut fish and shrimp by far to be the best thing for them
again depends on what type of fish you are going for
OK so I'm guessing that you guys are freezing them separately as on a cookie sheet rather than in water like you would filets :dono
All that I've read is freeze them in super salty water. Makes a big ice cube!Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat188
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We always use chicken gizzards soaked in cherry koolaid. They are touger to get off the hook and do really well! We use them floating jugs alot.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
agree A tip cook a few hot dogs in Microwave tell they toughen up...stay on hook betterQuote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
Catfish love shrimp.Quote:
Originally Posted by rramos361
Saw a you tube video for using tube gauze to use chicken liver. Cut the gauze in about 1" pieces and tie off one end. Stuff in chicken liver, twist the open end and run the hook through it then into the liver. Gonna try it ths year. Have always used beef liver cause I couldn't keep chicken on the hook. Tried salt with the chicken liver and didn't care for the texture. I think you could use pretty much anything with the gauze tube bag!Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat188
Make up Packets at home and freeze like them little Ty wraps on tag endQuote:
Originally Posted by Don Fischer
When I was a kid I'd use mom's pantyhose to wrap liver and cheese bait
I don't fool with all the hassle of using stinky messy stuff for cats. Did that years ago until I learned my bait didn't have to stink.
A cheap clean one inch piece of hot dog has always done the trick for me.
It would not say it is the way to go for monster cats, but I have caught hundreds of pounds of cats on just a plain ole hot dog.
They even catch gar and turtles if you don't mind that sort of thing.
Hot dogs work well too and if there to soft and need toughening up microwave a little to shrivel and get toughQuote:
Originally Posted by Pantastic
old stockings/ hose work good but be sure to throw away any evidence .Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Fischer
Ya know, I really like catfish but they eat about anything. Got some hot dog's and kool aide, your good to go. Got some liver that went bad, catfish love it. Stink bait I've never used but where do you think this stuff appears naturally in the water? Thinking about trying some cat turd's dipped in cow manure and garlic! :-) Wait a min. It's hot dogs and jello I'm trying this time. Bet kool aide would work though!
I told Trypman to use his wife's pantyhose while fishing for Catfish and I saw him on the lake later that day. He was wearing her pantyhose and shorts.Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
thats funny
When I lived on the gulf coast, we used frozen squid,
Sometimes we would catch two fish at a time.
Put lots of salt on them in the fridge and freeze them the next day then they work great when you use them.
Vacuum pack them and then they even work better.
Let us know how it work for you.
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Has anyone tried sardine'? Picked up a couple cans at the Safeway today to try. Probably need to put them in a net.
Sardines probably OK but too soft and mooshey...never stay on hook unless in some netting ..Maybe thats what you were referring too...
I've thought about them before. They are super oily and smell alot, although I love eating them! Would have to be in a net bag or panty hose or something similar to keep them together and on the hook.Quote:
Originally Posted by cva34
I'm inspired now. I'm going to do a test next time I go for channels. Sardines in a mesh bag and jello hot dogs and see which one works better!
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Use the natural bait, jello hot dog's! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by BAFishBarn