Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Best Types Of Catfishing Bait

By Doug Taylor


To catch a gigantic catfish, the best sort of bait to use is whatever the catfish eat naturally. Most kinds of catfish are omnivorous and scavengers, devouring a selection of food items.

Anglers use many differing kinds of bait to draw in these fish. Some of the more commonly used types of catfishing bait are : live perch, shad, crawfish, worms, minnows, grasshoppers, chicken liver, stink baits, night crawlers, marshmallows, and little frogs. In general, using live bait is preferable. And since catfish possess a powerful olfactory sense, use pungent baits as well.

Worms also work best for catfishing. You may use night crawlers or garden worms. Usually folks tend to use garden worms to catch catfish because they're straightforward to find nearly anywhere. Sometimes it seems like the catfish is just waiting for the worms. You'll find mini crawlers in bait shops, but you will need to dig up garden worms alone.

Shrimp or tiny prawns is another fave catfish bait. Depending on the size of the prawn, use them whole or cut them in half. Although you may use prawns with their shells still attached, it is better to remove the shells.

You can purchase either frozen or fresh shrimp at your local sea food market. You may soak the shrimp or prawns in fish oil for 1 or 2 minutes so they develop a more sharp odor.

Catfishing can also done with homemade bait. Add one or two spoonfuls of peanut butter to some crushed corn flakes or frosted flakes, and mix it all together. This homemade recipe has oils in it that release to help to attract the fish. And, the peanut butter and corn flake blend is almost very unlikely for smaller fish to get off the hook.

You may also try using pieces of sweet corn. Place a few pieces of corn onto each point of the treble hook, then wrap a piece of bread ball around it to cover the hook. The sweet smell will be released, tempting the catfish. Plus, smaller fish will not be able to eat this sort of bait. The bread helps catch those hook-shy fish that have gotten that way from too much catch and release.

Another type of bait that catfish really love is cheese.

It's entertaining to use your mind and come up with your own home-made catfish bait recipes. With their feeble visual acuity, catfish use their powerful nose to help them find and catch their prey. So when you're making homemade catfish bait, confirm your mixtures have a strong smell to attract the catfish.

Catfish aren't fastidious eaters, so it's not difficult to make your own home-made catfish bait which will attract the hungry fish to your line.




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