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Run your hook from the head of the shrimp out through the tail leaving the tip exposed. To use: Spoiled shrimp can be used thawed or frozen.I recommend hauling your bait in several tightly sealed bags. True, it's a smelly endeavor, but it works. You can flash freeze it in gallon-sized bags to keep it for your next fishing trip. Some anglers prefer to let the shrimp bask in the sun for five days in order to gain extra scent. Spoiled shrimp is a delightful choice in the underwater buffet. Many grocery stores are happy to part with their spoiled shrimp if you ask (tell them it is for bait).
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There are plenty of blue, channel and flathead catfish that would enjoy it. When that bag of cocktail shrimp goes bad in your fridge, don't let it go to waste. Both treble hooks and circle hooks work great with bubble gum. This helps to release the flavors, making it easier to manipulate and stick to the hook. To use: Chew the gum for a few minutes first.I recommend sticking to Bubbalicious or another juicy-flavored bubble gum. Some anglers swear by Bazooka gum, but we all know that flavor doesn't last very long. Green apple flavor works well, but catfish also like other fruit flavors like strawberry and grape. Gum even helps the catfish stick to the hook as it tries to swallow the bait. Beyond its ability to attract large catfish, bubble gum is preferred by the anglers who use it because it firmly stays on the hook. It's also not as smelly or as messy as stink bait. Since most gums come pre-packaged, it is convenient bait that is easy to use and transport. Channel catfish, with their evolved sense of smell, are the prime catch. Green apple bubble gum has a strong flavor that instantly appeals to catfish. Secure at the top with a knot or twist-tie. To use: Grab small chunks (about 1-inch thick), and put into light netting or pantyhose to hold it together.In the daytime, brim will quickly eat your bait. Working well in rivers, lakes and ponds, this bait proves most successful for night fishing by the bank. Once it settles, the blood coagulates into a gelatinous-type consistency.
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This secret bait comes to me from a small corner of Arkansas and has proven to pull in large blue catfish averaging 35 pounds from the Sulphur River.This requires taking a 2.5-gallon bucket to the butcher (or slaughterhouse if there is one in your area) to fill with cow's blood. It turns out that hefty blue catfish are wildly attracted to cows blood. Some folks even use opossum, though I am still trying to figure out how this one goes on the hook. I've run into anglers who have turned to all kinds of odd items on a whim for bait like KFC's potato wedges, cooked turkey tails, freezer-burned salmon roe chunks, Starburst, moldy Swiss cheese, chicken drumsticks, scented candles, Big John's baked beans, stale blueberry glazed doughnuts, Slim Jim's, goldfish and jelly beans. Experimenting with items we can throw on the hook just out of curiosity is also part of the fun. On occasion, we run out of the tried-and-true favorites and must resort to whatever is available. While none of these baits are breaking news, we like them because they work. Dough balls of every variety are always popular with anglers, and one woman even tells me that spitting on nightcrawlers is her go-to bait of choice. For me, it is chicken liver, live shad or my favorite recipe: cherry chicken, raw chicken marinated and refrigerated for several days in cherry Kool-Aid. We all have our "swear by" bait for catfish.