I want to know the best bait for catfish.

I've never settled for "the best" becuase success can change and preferrences can change depending on water conditions.  For slip sinker, I will prefer to use fresh cut bait overall.  For flatheads, I will prefer to use sucker minnows or bullheads for both slip sinker and slip bobber fishing.  For bobber fishing, I've done well with leeches for channels.

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i use chicken liver or stink bait and have a good success with it

you know, i've been catfishing for years and the best bait that i've found combines my love for fishing and hunting. beleive it or not deer meat with just a little vanillia favoring has always give me great results in lakes, small ponds, and rivers.

you know, i've been catfishing for years and the best bait that i've found combines my love for fishing and hunting. beleive it or not deer meat with just a little vanillia favoring has always give me great results in lakes, small ponds, and rivers.

you know, i've been catfishing for years and the best bait that i've found combines my love for fishing and hunting. beleive it or not deer meat with just a little vanillia favoring has always give me great results in lakes, small ponds, and rivers.

If you have an asian supermarket in your area, frozen squid is a great bait. I caught my largest channel on squid in February. For flatheads I use live bluegill or any sunfish.

Magic Bait chicken liver and chicecken blood works really well for me

thats no good for me

If i'm fishing for Channels i will use cut bait with a bobber or tight lining off the bottom. Shovelheads live Goldfish and bluegills. Best I can tell you is to find out what the forage fish is in the waters that you fish and use them for bait thats what the fish are eating anyway Carp cut is also a great bait for Channels

Too bad we can't use carp, goldfish, or bluegills in our state. I would really like to use cut up carp for bait.  I would also really like to use goldeye's too.  Then again, I can't seem to catch one when I need to.

I mostly fish for channels, and usually use chick liver or crawlers. The largest one came on a bullfrog tadpole, 14 # on 5 1/2  ft zebco 202 outfit. Big fun!

In addition to my recent discovery of shrimp soaked in zesty Italian salad dressing, I have done pretty good with Berkely Gulf Alive artifical nightcrawler worms, and also with good ol' hot dogs.

Has anyone ever cuaght a cat on a strawberry?

I've used smelt a few times and they were really into that stuff. They would touch any other cut bait on some occasions.

Posted By slipperybob on 13 Jun 2010 01:07 AM
I've used smelt a few times and they were really into that stuff. They would touch any other cut bait on some occasions.

What's smelt?

night crawler's work the best for me i dont have much luck with liver, cut bait, or stink bait.

Smelt is a species of small fish,usually no more than 5" long and on the thin side. Can't imagine using them for bait, they are way too tasty! Tom

Wow no one has mentioned shad. Live for flatheads and cut for blues