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Catfish Jugging Bait
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:33 pm
Whats the best bait for catfish jugging? I have heard to use cut up bream but I dont have time to go fishing for them. Whats the best thing I can buy in the store before I go? Some type of steak or something that will stay on the hook good. Thanks for any advice.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:36 pm to Big Worm
Don't fish for them. Get a cast net and catch them that way. I personally use shad. A 6' cast net and about 10 minutes work on a school of shad and I have bait for weeks. Also, a dip net, a ditch and some crawfish work well.
If you must buy, anything that stinks works well. Liver is one of the best, but doesn't stay on the hook very well. Beef melt works much better. Basically any cheap stinky meat you can find.
FWIW, I've caught them on chicken necks many times.
If you must buy, anything that stinks works well. Liver is one of the best, but doesn't stay on the hook very well. Beef melt works much better. Basically any cheap stinky meat you can find.
FWIW, I've caught them on chicken necks many times.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:39 pm to Big Worm
Frozen shad from academy on a circle hook
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:40 pm to Big Worm
Purchase a throw net and you will load the cooler with cut bait quickly.
Or just use Soap
Or just use Soap
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:43 pm to Big Worm
I'm a cut bait purist, but in a pinch we have run whole night crawlers up and on the hook and did okay.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 3:58 pm to jorconalx
Find a small road side ditch that holds water and the water is a bit muddy and dip some small crawfish.
Cheap hotdogs work too.
Cheap hotdogs work too.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 4:10 pm to fishfighter
I agree with getting your own bait and for big blues I prefer live bait over cut.
small bream or big shad
For store bought bait
extra large shiners, or Goldfish are pretty much your live bait choices.
you could stop at a seafood market and get a 1-2 lbs of live crawfish
WM sells freeze dried shad, and sometimes those biat chunks. the dough balls do not stay on the hook.
Ivory soap works
Large chunks of hot dog or better polish sausage work well.
small bream or big shad
For store bought bait
extra large shiners, or Goldfish are pretty much your live bait choices.
you could stop at a seafood market and get a 1-2 lbs of live crawfish
WM sells freeze dried shad, and sometimes those biat chunks. the dough balls do not stay on the hook.
Ivory soap works
Large chunks of hot dog or better polish sausage work well.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 4:14 pm to Bleeding purple
Every time I throw a cast net it gets stuck on the bottom. ByeBye cast net
Posted on 5/21/14 at 4:19 pm to Big Worm
quote:
Every time I throw a cast net it gets stuck on the bottom.
You've got to find a better place to throw your net...
Posted on 5/21/14 at 4:29 pm to Bleeding purple
A cheap fix for bait that falls off easily is to put it in a piece of panty hose, tie off the hose above and below the bait, and cut. It will stay on the hook for a LOOONG time.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 4:41 pm to convertedtiger
Good idea, never tried it, but will soon.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 5:10 pm to Big Worm
Take some old sausage or hot dogs, cut them up then cook them on the stove in some mustard and Worcester sauce. I sometimes cook it in bacon grease too. Cooking it helps keep it on the hook and the mustard and Worcester give out a nice scent trail.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 5:22 pm to Big Worm
Throw some small pieces of bread in the water, when the little fish come in throw the net, it shouldn't have to sink very far.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 5:33 pm to ZacAttack
I SUCK AT THROWING A CAST NET!! Tried til I was sweating balls and gave up. Pisses me off
Posted on 5/21/14 at 5:47 pm to Big Worm
Now, this is something I know A LOT about being that's about the only way we ever fished for catfish. The short answer is it depends on where you're fishing and for what type of catfish you're trying to catch. If you're limiting yourself to ONLY what you will find in say, Wal-Mart don't waste time with any of the "ready made" bait like doughbait (especially) on jugs or "shiners in a bag" etc. We have used almost every one of them with varying degrees of luck, ALL mainly on the bad luck side. The frozen fish, like mackeral or cigar minnows, cut up would probably work better than anything in a bag, but even these don't compare to fresh cutbait when available. Your best bet, and what we've had the best luck with from what you can get in a store, would probably be good ole fashion nightcrawlers. Some of the best bait we've used in general is live crawfish, fresh shrimp, and live minnows/bream.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 5:54 pm to PVillePandG
I've used the ol' liver in the bad trick alot, both tight lining and jug and yo-yo fishin. Seems like they tend to nibble more than take it with this method. Fish tend to test then eat sometimes and they don't dig the panty hose texture it seems. Don't get me wrong sometimes they will just attack and take it but not all the time. FTW=shiners You'll get good cats and some white perch
Posted on 5/21/14 at 5:58 pm to convertedtiger
quote:Man if I gotta go through all that trouble I ain't fishing.
A cheap fix for bait that falls off easily is to put it in a piece of panty hose, tie off the hose above and below the bait, and cut. It will stay on the hook for a LOOONG time.
Lots of good suggestions offered. I've fish jug lines quite a few times. Found Shiners (or even goldfish- as long as they're not gold), cut mullet is by far the one I've caught the most with. Cut off the belly then slice some steaks and put them on a hook.
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