What would be the best recipe for cat fish bait?

Question

You can catch cat fish off lures but it won't work half the time.And I've tried store bought products like Nitro,American bait,andDynomite fishing bait.I tried blood balls and they work(Mostly at night though).But when I bought that stuff it said"Refridgerate"and melted in my in my fridge.My friends co-workers used cat nip and it even didn't work.Lately I've been using live bait and thats been working better but I need a home made recipe just in case I can't find any night crawlers.Any one got any ideas?

Answer 1

I usually use animal or poultry innards like liver or intestine. It works just fine day or night. Give it a try, it works.

Answer 2

The thing that has worked best for me lately as far as store bought catfish bait is concerned is Dip Bait (also known as Punch Bait). I just get a tub of it from Walmart and some of those Catfish Charlie Dip Bait Worms (be sure to change the leader on the hook though if you get these, I lost a big one to the cheap leader that came with it giving out).

Yes, anything you use for cats is going to work better at night. Catfish are nocturnal bottom feeders. You can sometimes catch them during the day, but the easiest time is after dark. If you have to fish during the day, if you chum the area (if it's not illegal where you live) it will help.

Also, minnows, shad, and cut baits particularly are good for catfish. You will have a shot a flathead catfish that way too, because they prefer fish. You might also want to try Chicken livers, they work REALLY well. To keep it on the hook you can wrap it in a piece of pantyhose or wrap sewing thread around it quite a few times.

As far as recipes are concerned. Here is a website giving quite a few different punch bait recipes. Many of them sound like they would do the trick.

http://www.whiskerkitty.com/catfish_bait...

I hope this helps. Good luck.

Answer 3

Yeah i've used the blood balls and had success.   But i've tried, bread (get it a little wet and press it into a ball around your hook) peanut butter and hot dogs and have caught cat fish with all of these.  Not at an alarming rate, but hey it worked.