The Best Kind of Bait for Catfishing.
If you are looking to catch the really big catfish, you must know what the catfish feeds on naturally. That way you will know the best bait for catfishing. Most catfish have a varied food intake. They will devour a variety of foods because they are scavengers and omnivorous.
The most frequently used catfishing bait are live perch, worms, crawfish, shad, minnows, chicken liver, grasshoppers, night crawlers, marshmallows, small frogs and stink baits. As a rule, live bait is best. The catfish sense of smell is strong and smelly baits will also work well.
Another good bait for catfishing is worms. Garden worms are easy to find and most people tend to use these. If done correctly catfish will quickly take this bait. Night crawlers are also a good choice. These are available in most bait shops.
Another favorite catfish bait are small prawns or shrimps. Small prawns can be used whole. The large ones can be cut in half. It is much better to remove the shells of prawns. Prawns and shrimps can be bought fresh or frozen from your local supermarket or sea food outlets. For best effect, soak the prawns or shrimps in fish oil for a few minutes. This gives them a strong pungent smell and more attractive to the catfish.
You can also try the DIY catfishing bait with food items in your kitchen. Mix together a few spoonful of peanut butter and frosted flakes or crushed corn flakes. The oils released from this mixture attract the catfish. In addition, the smaller fish find it practically impossible to get this bait off the hook.
You can also use sweet corn. Corn releases a sweet smell that attracts catfish. Place the sweet corn at each point of the treble hoof then wrap a piece of bread around it. The smaller fish may not take the sweet corn but will go for the bread. Catfish adore cheese and you can use it as catfish bait.
Using bait from your own homemade catfish bait recipe is a lot more rewarding. The key things to be aware of is that catfish have weak eyesight and strong sense of smell that they use to locate their prey. So if you can concoct homemade catfish bait with a strong smell, then you are likely to attract catfish. Catfish are not very selective in what they eat and if they are hungry, your very own homemade catfish bait will attract them to your line.
Dr. Phil H.
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