What is the best bait to use for catfish and bass?

Question

i have a little pond in my backyard and my neighbor told me their was largemouth bass and catfish but i havent caught any yet

Answer 1

I just use night crawlers if that doesn't work try some lures. Hula-poppers work pretty good.

Answer 2

Cats are bottom feeders, try anything that bleeds and stinks!  For the bass use a spinner bait, something flashy that will catch their eye!

Answer 3

You can use shiners or nightcrawlers to catch both fish or use worms and catch any panfish in the pond. For lures you can use small inline spinners, small spinnerbaits, plastic worms, lizards and tubes. Small crankbaits and topwater baits will produce. Good luck and catch a bunch!

Answer 4

Catfish will take nightcrawlers, waxworms, pieces of chicken liver, dead minnows and just about everything else. Drop your line on the bottom to get better hits. Catfish are also more active at night, so try getting a late start with them.

Largemouth will strike on spinner baits, lures, nightcrawlers, soft craws and pretty much anything that will fit in their mouths. Please check link below for everything you want to know about Largemouth bass.

Good luck and happy fishing!

Answer 5

We use pieces of raw shrimp for catfish and they work well. Just buy like a half pound of the raw bulk shrimp from the store and cut them into pieces.