Whats good for catfish fishing?

Question

Whats good for catfish fishing?

Answer 1

I do best with Night-crawlers!

Answer 2

shrimp

Answer 3

To be honest catfish eat anything.  I have caught many catfish on boilies which are in the same lake as the carp I am fishing for.  Put 4 boilies on a hair rig with a good braid on the rig so you don't get bit through. Put plenty of bait in a area and hang on.

Answer 4

There have been so many questions all saying the same thing over and over again - from this site I'm beginning to think Catfish are the #1 gamefish...

size 1/0 hook   - cut mackeral  or catch a fish from the lake/river where you are fisihng     put 1/4 oz sinker on and cast out  into moving water...if it's a lake put only enough weight on to make the bait sink to the bottom.

stink bait works good - there are so many different types

I have even used cut up bars of soap with my grandfather on his trot lines... cut up a 3/4" square on a big hook

Remember catfish are drawn by smell NOT sight.

In rivers look for structure of sorts or anywhere where the water swirls around in a big pool - they will sit in ambush waiting for the bait to float by.

In lakes it's the same way... around structure - downed big trees or anything else in the water...

Good luck

Answer 5

chicken livers ,left out in the sun for 4 days,

dough ball with lots of vanilla in it

Answer 6

before you go and cut up other fish you catch in the same waters check your laws and make sure it is legal; otherwise you can end up with a nice ticket for waste of a gamefish.  use anything that stinks and let it sit on the bottom.