Sunday, May 22, 2011

Make Your Own Catfish Lure

By Tony Davidson


One of the many fishes you can catch in freshwater is catfish. They have smooth skin because they have no scales. They grow whiskers and use them as their sensors while wandering around the water. Catfish have weak sense of sight, but they have magnificent sense of smell. Also, they are not particular with the food they eat. When freshly cooked, they produce white meat that is sweet to the taste. In order to catch catfish, you need to have bait. But, do you know that you can create your personal catfish bait instead of buying in a pet store?

Do you know that you can produce your special catfish bait? Although there are commercially made that are available in the market, they might be harmful to other fishes and plants. But, are they hard to make? Most people think that catfish baits are difficult to make. Admirably, they are not. Put on your mask, given the reason that they do not smell pleasant, and start making your private catfish bait. Below are the steps in making homemade catfish bait.

As mentioned, catfish have outstanding smell perception, but unfortunately, have inadequate visual detection. To make the best homemade catfish bait, it should have the strongest aroma possible. When making this type of bait, use mask or anything that will cover your nose. To begin making your own bait, prepare the items needed like: half pound of chicken liver, 3 skinned cloves of garlic, one cup water, 125 grams of flour, 1 tablespoon of salt, and a plastic bottle or box with cap.

After preparing all the materials, start making your own catfish bait. Make sure chicken liver and garlic are both well blended using a food processor. Add water, flour, salt and chicken liver in a bowl. If the mixture is too wet, add more flour, and if it's too dry, add more water. Combine all the ingredients properly. Form an inch of balls using your hands and place them in the plastic container. Cover the plastic container tightly. Place the plastic container under the sun for 48 hours. After 48 hours, it is now ready as catfish bait. Never forget to wash your hands afterwards.

There are other things that can be used as catfish baits, such as clams, prawns and of course worms. Fresh clams are favored than frozen clams. Catfish favored prawns more than anything. Unlike clams, frozen shrimps can be utilized as baits. Although most people do not remove the shell, I highly suggest that you do, because it is more appealing to the catfish. You can also cut large-sized prawns into two. As for worms, they are easy to acquire since you can dig them up in your garden or in any place where there is soil.

So now that you have learned how to make home-based catfish baits, go and catch some catfish. Remember that the bigger the bait, the bigger the catfish you will capture!




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