Make Homemade Catfish Bait Recipes
You can cut out the middle man by creating your own concoctions, using what you already have in your house.
These do-it-yourself methods for creating your own gourmet catfish meals shall have you catching plenty more whiskerfish to brag about. They are fairly simple and easy to manufacture as well.
Feel free to get creative and experiment however you wish. Or get your hands on these 80 Easy Catfish Bait Recipes.
The Base For The Paste Ball
We'll start off with developing the base to start making many of the homemade catfish baits that you can easily create. Flour and water can be used as the main ingredients for the pasty dough. Mix together to the consistency of slightly stiff cookie dough. Depending on the remaining ingredients that you later add will ultimately determine how much water, if any, will need to be used.You may also add or substitute items such as cornmeal, bread, or pre-made dough. Or anything which will have a sticky quality to it in order to hold the dough bait together. Other ingredients to consider can be eggs or bread crumbs. Peanut butter is an excellent addition.
Ideas For Ingredients
Okay, now it's time to get a little creative. What did you do with the left over food from dinner last week? Don't throw it all out. And you don't need to feed it all to the dog. You can use some of the meat and whatever else that you might assume a bottom feeding scavenger catfish might curiously find mouthwatering. Grind it up and mix it into your base mixture.There are so many other ingredients in your kitchen that will be great for a homemade catfish bait. The next time that you start preparing a meal, take a look at what you are doing and what you have. You might be surprised once you realize that you might actually be holding some catfish bait for your next fishing trip. What do I mean by that?
Main Course Options
You can use the entrails of a fish if you plan on cleaning and gutting it yourself. The same applies with chickens, turkeys and game birds. You can use much of the innards. You may already know chicken liver is an awesome catfish bait.
Morning Delight
Having sausage, bacon, egg, cheese and biscuits for breakfast? Grind and mix those together. Coffee grounds too. Catfish like cheese, so try some different types. Orange cheeses do best, such as cheddar, american, or powder cheese from macaroni and cheese packages. Even try some old stinky rotten cheese. Many angling shops sell cheese dough/pastes baits also.Oils
Add some oil to the mix. Cooking oil may work fine, although I would recommend using fish oils as those are a bit more potent and attractive to the catfish. So, the next time you fulfill your snack attack of crackers and sardines, oysters, clams, salmon or tuna, hold onto the remaining oil left in the can, including some of those oily fish.Seasonings
I'm sure you season most of your food, right? Well, catfish also love garlic scents as well. Try some garlic salt or powder. Fresh garlic contains more natural oils and is sticky as well. There is a reason why companies manufacture garlic scented attractants. Be sure to try garlic scents in one of your homemade catfish bait mixes. Also experience with seasonings such as cayenne pepper, curry powder or cajun seasoning.Refreshments
Don't you need something to wash down your tasty meal with? Try out some cola. Dark soda pops like coke, dr. pepper or berry flavors tend to produce well when added to bait mixtures. Dry powder mixes for kool-aide, jello and punch drinks in berry flavors are also top producers, particularly strawberry flavors.Soap
You've finished eating your meal so now what? Time to wash up. Cube up a piece of your bar soap. Simply bait the hook with that or grind and mix that into your base mixture. Soaps with lard seem to provide greater results. A simple homemade catfish bait.Pet Food
Don't overlook dry bagged or wet canned dog food and cat food. Other than including the pet food into your homemade catfish bait, you can toss the canned food in the water to help attract the catfish to your area. Puncture a few holes into the can and tie a string or some line to it. Tying it off will allow you to pull it back on shore so you're not polluting the waterways with trash. Chuck the can out towards the area you plan on fishing. It should sink and the aroma will leak into the water column, attracting the catfish without them actually getting a chance to eat it.Buggin' Out
No need to frown upon your children digging for bugs in the back yard anymore. Send them out there and collect a few of those nasty stinky bugs and earthworms. Other ingredients you could consider can include hot dogs, bologna, salami, shrimp, syrup, strawberry jelly, or marshmallows.Catfish Bait Consistency
I'm not saying to mix every single one of these ingredients together all at the same time for one complete homemade catfish bait recipe. Mix and match, using what you have, until you're satisfied with your new invention.Once you have rendered the bait into a nice sticky paste consistency, allow it to chill for a few hours. Some people prefer to leave their proud concoction outside to rot, or ripen as you may wish to say, anywhere from a few hours to a few days. I suppose if that's what you choose to do and don't mind pissing off the neighbors.
A real nice sticky dough ball should be sufficient enough to remain on the hook. If it's too loose and continues to fall off, then wrap and tie it off in a piece of cheese cloth or pantyhose. You can also re-dip the bait in your special bloody marinades in between casts.
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