subject: Best Bait For Catfish [print this page] The best bait for catfish is the stinkiest matter you can come across. You will find that a catfish will just about eat everything it can get it's lips around. The more your bait smells the better catfish tease it will be.
As a young teen my hobby was trapping. One time I recollect my father disecting a skunk for its smell sack and putting that together with some stinky meat. Let me tell you, that stuff stunk! What does this have to do with catfishing? Hopfully to prove a point that just about every thing breathing is attracted to some variety of smell and when going for predators and scavengers such as wolves and catfish the best bait for catfish will be
the smelliest bits and pieces you can attain.
Foul bait is by far the best bait for catfish but there is also living
bait which is outstanding. In the stream it's the splashing that attracts the catfish. For example, in the movies when the helpless swimmer is splashing about, why do these things always happen late at night, and what attracts the shark is all the comotion in the water.
Catfish and sharks are a lot alike when it comes to consumption and one of the best bait for catfish will be a bait that is still alive and can splash around. With the understanding that the catfish is a scavenger it should be no
surprise that some of the best bait for catfish is insects, worms, frogs, other fish, and even little rodents such as mice. Catfish also are partial to shrimp, prawns, crawfish, and other crustaceans. Just be sure that these types of bait are free of shells.
If you are sincerely earnest about catching catfish then you might think about consulting your area biologist. Depending on where you have your home your biologist can help you understand what they are ingesting helping you put together your best bait for catfish in your area.
The flathead catfish can really grow big! For example, it's not unheard
of for these monsters to weigh in around 123 pounds. The average size however is more like 40 to 80 pounds. So you don't take a chance of loosing one of these monsters make sure that your line is heavy enough to keep them on. While using fresh live bait the best bait for catfish, 123 pound pound catfish that is, use bullhead catfish. Bullheads are considered game fish and
may not be legal in your state so make sure and check your local rules and
regulations before fishing with them.
When live bait isn't a choice then the best bait for catfish, in my judgment, is the smelliest things you can come across. Then again, while using fresh living bait then the best bait for catfish is bullhead catfish.
