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Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:03 pm to indytiger
Yellow onion work good for bait.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:05 pm to indytiger
Regular Ivory soap. Works well on my noodles up here on the upper Amite.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 7:29 pm to Geauxtiga
How deep are your hooks? I have used all different types of bait. Worms have been working well as of late. I use them on rod and reel during the winter on bottom back home on the tchefuncte and absolutely tear them up. Forget livers, they dont stay on worth a shite. Hearts, cut bait and worms are the best imo.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:46 pm to Geauxtiga
Something's taking the bait, not sure what though. There was a big ole gar jawbone stuck in my main line today. One line is in about 4.5 feet of water and the other is 7. Measured with a depth finder.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 12:08 am to indytiger
I use pieces of hotdogs
Posted on 7/15/14 at 12:25 am to indytiger
quote:IS 7 feet the deepest it gets? I would roll along watching he depth finder and look for deep holes. 4 feet in a river is not where I'd set.
One line is in about 4.5 feet of water and the other is 7. Measured with a depth finder.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:16 pm to TigerBait413
quote:
Bait shrimp
Catfish love shrimp!
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:21 pm to indytiger
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:33 pm to DownSouthDave
quote:
Crawfish
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:39 pm to Pectus
Live small crawfish or small bream. That's all my dad ever used on his trot lines in the MS River. Catfish love those baits. Bait shrimp if you can't get eithe of those.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 11:37 pm to JonTheTigerFan
Update:
I moved both lines, one is under a bridge which I presume is a good spot, about 11 feet of water. The other is in 8 feet.
I've tried every bait I can think of, still, every time I show up my hooks are clean but no fish. I even tried yeh monn catfish bait which is like shoe leather and they still pulled it off. Also put a couple jug lines in deeper spots and they also got picked clean. So depressing. Don't know of any good creeks to net crawfish out of.
I moved both lines, one is under a bridge which I presume is a good spot, about 11 feet of water. The other is in 8 feet.
I've tried every bait I can think of, still, every time I show up my hooks are clean but no fish. I even tried yeh monn catfish bait which is like shoe leather and they still pulled it off. Also put a couple jug lines in deeper spots and they also got picked clean. So depressing. Don't know of any good creeks to net crawfish out of.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 11:41 pm to indytiger
I don't know man.
Do you have your stagings tied onto swivels? If not catfish will twist them up all up and get off once there is no more play left in the line.
Do you have your stagings tied onto swivels? If not catfish will twist them up all up and get off once there is no more play left in the line.
This post was edited on 7/19/14 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 7/19/14 at 11:58 pm to indytiger
Indytiger, some moral support: learning to do some hunting/fishing activity by yourself is incredibly difficult. The guys that do this successfully probably don't want to put their secret info on the internet because hunting and fishing resources are limited and can get overused very easily. If I had to guess, time of year and water level probably have far more to do with catching catfish than bait. If you're figuring it out for yourself, you're going to have to accept some strikeouts before you figure out what the hell you're doing. If you want to be successful, don't give up. You've done half the work already.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 11:59 pm to indytiger
Is it possible somebody is running your line? I caught someone years ago running mine in the Tickfaw. 
Posted on 7/20/14 at 12:24 am to indytiger
Bream did the best for us at Toledo.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 12:05 pm to indytiger
Yea man someone may be running your lines. Catfish aren't that picky when its comes to bait. You should at least be catching a few. If you have time I would suggest getting you a buddy or two together and a case or two of beer and try putting out some noodles or jugs. Use different baits and put them in different areas and see what the fish are liking. Make ya up about 30 or so and bait them groups with sat worms, shrimp, cut bait and hot dogs.
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 12:12 pm to GREENHEAD22
Water is muddy and moving as of yesterday. Your luck might change ...
Posted on 7/20/14 at 1:20 pm to wickowick
The water is 30 ft deep where my lines are on amite
Posted on 7/20/14 at 1:31 pm to indytiger
Goldfish.
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