You can catch catfish with almost any bait because they are greedy scavengers that are always hungry. Most bait will attract a catfish. However, to ensure proven success you should use certain catfishing baits, rigs and methods of fishing.
There are several types of catfishing bait. They are natural bait, dead bait, live bait and static bait.
Natural bait: Two good live baits are worms and freshwater mussels. Unfortunalely both of these baits are liked by other fish and will attract pest fish. Use a pop-up rig, leger or free line when using worms as catfishing bait. Lobworm is a very good choice and fit as many as you can on the hook for a great chance of catching a catfish.
Maggots can be used as catfishing bait but they are more effective in attracting catfish to your swim if they are used as loose feed. You can also use leeches as natural bait. Nuisance fish are not attracted to them and a bite is very likely to be from a catfish. Leeches are mainly used as blood suckers in medicine and the type available to you as catfishing bait are usually larger.
Live baits: Catfish are greedy and will eat anything but they prefer live bait. Using live bait is the preferred choice of most anglers. Try to keep your bait size between two and twelve ounces. Choose the right rig in relation to the bait size especially is you are targeting the big catfish.
You have a large choice of live baits but the popular ones are bream, carp, roach, tench, rudd, perch and eels. Use two to three live baits on your hook if you can only catch small fish to use. Bigger fish will need to be cut into smaller chunks. Use live baits in near features and open waters. Live baits give you greater rig choice and fishing variations.
Dead bait: Anglers are aware that catfish have an very sophisticated sense of smell and will have a dead bait in their bag. The fresher the dead bait is, the better it is for catfishing. A catfish will swim to your dead bait even if it is very far away.
Anglers tend to catch their own bait fish then use it as dead bait. Alternatively you can buy blast frozen dead bait such as eels and lampreys from your local tackle shop. The dead bait you can use for freshwater fishing are rudd, sections of salmon, pike, roach and perch. If you add to this list carp, tench and bream, you know that you can use most dead bait for catfishing.If you are considering seas fishing, then try heads and chunks, sprats, macherel and sardines.
Additional dead bait that you can use are shellfish and squid and, from your tackle shop or local fishmonger, frozen calamari. Depending on the size, you can use the whole squid or fish with the body. If you fish with just the body, then the recommended rig is a pop-up. For the whole squid, use a leger or free line.
Chicks are another dead bait to use to catch catfish. They can be bought frozen from pet shops. They need to be chopped up and feathers removed to avoid floating. Remove the head and use one or two swan shots on the hook link about three to four inches from the hook.
Static bait: Liver is a great static catfishing bait and with this bait, you could easliy catch a big catfish. Liver is a very vascular organ and leaks blood into the water. The strong sense of smell of the catfish, means the scent will be picked up quickly by the catfish and they will be drawn to your bait. Any liver will do but the commonly available one are chicken, ox, pigs and lamb. Some anglers use liver as a pre bait to draw catfish to their swim. Hearts and kidneys also leak blood into the water and can be used as a static bait.
Luncheon meat, sausages and spam are also good for catfishing especially in cooler waters of autumn and spring. Using paste in the form of pellets means you can combine different smells and taste to entice the catfish. Boilies are harder boiled bait. They are not as effective because, by boiling, it loses most of the smell.
Cheese and soaps are worth a mention when discussing catfishing bait. To get the best out of cheese as a bait, you need to leave it for a while to decompose. The stronger the smell, the more the catfish will be drawn to it. Cheese are used commonly by American anglers with good success rate. In some areas of the world especially Africa, fat based soaps are regularly used.
There are several types of catfishing bait. They are natural bait, dead bait, live bait and static bait.
Natural bait: Two good live baits are worms and freshwater mussels. Unfortunalely both of these baits are liked by other fish and will attract pest fish. Use a pop-up rig, leger or free line when using worms as catfishing bait. Lobworm is a very good choice and fit as many as you can on the hook for a great chance of catching a catfish.
Maggots can be used as catfishing bait but they are more effective in attracting catfish to your swim if they are used as loose feed. You can also use leeches as natural bait. Nuisance fish are not attracted to them and a bite is very likely to be from a catfish. Leeches are mainly used as blood suckers in medicine and the type available to you as catfishing bait are usually larger.
Live baits: Catfish are greedy and will eat anything but they prefer live bait. Using live bait is the preferred choice of most anglers. Try to keep your bait size between two and twelve ounces. Choose the right rig in relation to the bait size especially is you are targeting the big catfish.
You have a large choice of live baits but the popular ones are bream, carp, roach, tench, rudd, perch and eels. Use two to three live baits on your hook if you can only catch small fish to use. Bigger fish will need to be cut into smaller chunks. Use live baits in near features and open waters. Live baits give you greater rig choice and fishing variations.
Dead bait: Anglers are aware that catfish have an very sophisticated sense of smell and will have a dead bait in their bag. The fresher the dead bait is, the better it is for catfishing. A catfish will swim to your dead bait even if it is very far away.
Anglers tend to catch their own bait fish then use it as dead bait. Alternatively you can buy blast frozen dead bait such as eels and lampreys from your local tackle shop. The dead bait you can use for freshwater fishing are rudd, sections of salmon, pike, roach and perch. If you add to this list carp, tench and bream, you know that you can use most dead bait for catfishing.If you are considering seas fishing, then try heads and chunks, sprats, macherel and sardines.
Additional dead bait that you can use are shellfish and squid and, from your tackle shop or local fishmonger, frozen calamari. Depending on the size, you can use the whole squid or fish with the body. If you fish with just the body, then the recommended rig is a pop-up. For the whole squid, use a leger or free line.
Chicks are another dead bait to use to catch catfish. They can be bought frozen from pet shops. They need to be chopped up and feathers removed to avoid floating. Remove the head and use one or two swan shots on the hook link about three to four inches from the hook.
Static bait: Liver is a great static catfishing bait and with this bait, you could easliy catch a big catfish. Liver is a very vascular organ and leaks blood into the water. The strong sense of smell of the catfish, means the scent will be picked up quickly by the catfish and they will be drawn to your bait. Any liver will do but the commonly available one are chicken, ox, pigs and lamb. Some anglers use liver as a pre bait to draw catfish to their swim. Hearts and kidneys also leak blood into the water and can be used as a static bait.
Luncheon meat, sausages and spam are also good for catfishing especially in cooler waters of autumn and spring. Using paste in the form of pellets means you can combine different smells and taste to entice the catfish. Boilies are harder boiled bait. They are not as effective because, by boiling, it loses most of the smell.
Cheese and soaps are worth a mention when discussing catfishing bait. To get the best out of cheese as a bait, you need to leave it for a while to decompose. The stronger the smell, the more the catfish will be drawn to it. Cheese are used commonly by American anglers with good success rate. In some areas of the world especially Africa, fat based soaps are regularly used.
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