Originally posted by: bigbassfisherman on 4/19/2006 7:38:08 PM

I would probbably have to say chicken liver but also cut baits and don't forget crawlers

Originally posted by: lure'n'bass1045 on 4/19/2006 7:33:51 PM

What is your favorite catfish bait for bottom fishing off the bank at the river?


thanx, lure-n-bass 1045

Originally posted by: Bigun' on 4/20/2006 5:11:13 AM

Hey lure'n'bass1045, I would have to agree 100% with bigbassfisherman. For cut bait I prefer sucker chubs (big ones 6"-12") or carp (make sure you check your state laws before using carp). I also like to use live goldfish (agian check your laws) or live sucker chubs agian 6-12in, for BIG cats or Flatties! Good luck <!--graemlin:;)-->

Originally posted by: texashunter29 on 5/17/2006 6:57:32 AM

I like to use nightcrawlers, minnows, and liver. When the grasshoppers get to be about 2 inches, I use them due to the fact that they are abundant around the water and they are a natural food source in the summer for fish.

Originally posted by: miles on 5/17/2006 7:32:52 AM

i dont fish rivers, but its hard to beat chicken liver! and when the bite is read hot, you put pantyhose on the liver so you dont lose it each time. im also going to try making my own dough bait.....i havent had the time but it should be lethal.

Originally posted by: JESSE on 5/17/2006 1:38:26 PM

I USE SEWING THRED FOR CHICKEN LIVER BUT FIRST I PUSH THE LIVER THROUGH THE TOP CLIP IT AND TIE WITH THE THRED. I BUY IT THE DAY BEFORE AND ADD A SMALL PIECE OF GARLIC TO TUB OF CHICKEN LIVER.

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Originally posted by miles:
i dont fish rivers, but its hard to beat chicken liver! and when the bite is read hot, you put pantyhose on the liver so you dont lose it each time. im also going to try making my own dough bait.....i havent had the time but it should be lethal.

Originally posted by: Line_snapper on 5/17/2006 9:00:43 PM

i use some home made bait. made from meat cheese powder and garlic and flour. i have used it many times in lakes and ponds, it works great for Catfish and carp, i ahve caughten many fish with this and some nice big ones <!--graemlin:;)-->

Originally posted by: Pierced Fish on 5/25/2006 6:09:00 PM

I like to take shiners, cut open the belly, then hook them through the head or the back. I've caught more 10# plus kitties with this bait than I can count.

Originally posted by: Cat Man Doo on 7/20/2006 6:12:01 AM

I swear by raw rotten shrimp (the stinkier the better). It brings the channel catties in when nothing is working for anyone else.

Originally posted by: kajunkat on 7/20/2006 4:03:21 PM

i put cheap dry dog food inn a grass sack wiegh it down with a brick tie a line on it and throw it out the day before i fish for the cats. it draws all types of fish to the area

Originally posted by: JLudin on 7/20/2006 8:27:45 PM

I have tried just about everything from the shelf, but I always seem to default to the dew worm. I have had ALL of my luck on a simple night crawler.

Originally posted by: lumberjack1909 on 7/21/2006 4:37:45 AM

my favorite would definetly be papa_d's dinner, yup the good ole' chopped up bluegill where legal!!

Originally posted by: papa_d on 7/21/2006 12:33:16 PM

Shame on you "Jack"; try it you'll like it too!!! Haha Papa_d <!--graemlin::D-->

Originally posted by: C F Hall on 7/22/2006 8:24:05 PM

Cut shad and as papa-d said you can beat the nightcrawler.

Originally posted by: katguy on 7/29/2006 12:24:49 AM

Crawdads, shad, lickin chivers, and anise scented M&M combo.

and for small paylakes, a piece of mackerel soaked in HogWild BLOOD flavor.

Originally posted by: big bubba on 8/2/2006 8:34:21 AM

chicken liver with a mesh type thread over it

Originally posted by: navyfisherman1 on 8/2/2006 11:08:59 AM

strike king has a dough bait out that dont stink when you touch it, kinda dry on the outside, but man when you put it on a treble and it hits the water, the catfish love it. i have not had sucsess with dough baits before this one. you dont even have to ball it up cause it comes in chunks the size you already need. it works on the kings river here in central california.

Originally posted by: JESSE on 8/2/2006 11:49:14 AM

strike king baits the cats dont touch them here in tx.you could use the same one all day no bite.at leaST IT WORKS THERE

Originally posted by: riverrat-sc on 8/2/2006 9:07:00 PM

For eaters and smaller cats chicken livers, nightcrawlers and stink baits will work but for bigger fish try cut or live fish.

Originally posted by: big bubba on 8/3/2006 12:29:32 PM

i use cut bait and chicken liver i think if you want little channel catfish use chicken liver and for bigger catfish use cut bait