what is the best catfish bait?
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These sites will answer your question.
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I have had the best results with a Rebel Pop-r.  I have caught largemouth on the bone colored pop-r's as well as the brightly colored ones.  At night, I have had good results with a Arbagast Hula popper, as well as a Jitterbug. Both in black.  Heddon also makes a good lure called the Spook, which is retrieved with the "walk the dog" technique. If it is a windy day, with a ripple on the water, try a Heddon Torpedo.  As with all topwater lures, cast the lure near cover, and let it sit, until the ripples dissipate.  Then try different retrieves.  Fast slow and in between.  Let the lure pause every few pops, and usually that is when the bass will strike.  When they hit the lure, wait until you feel the fish pulling on you line, and then set the hook.  I have tried different topwater frogs, and the best in my opinion is the Bronze eye.  Its hooks are better placed and result in 75% more hook up when you get a hit.  I have found that most other topwater frogs have poor results.  The fish will hit them, but the hooks only set properly in 20% of the bass that take the frog. Have fun, and tight lines.
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the best bait is to ask the local fisherman what they use.use that.use the same technique anywhere you fish fresh and salt water .eventually you will learn .always ask the locals and you will groww as a fishermen
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Try Maggotdrowning (The UK's No.1 freshwater fishing messageboard): http://www.maggotdrowning.com\n\nAlso Amazon, where you can buy a copy of "John Wilson: Baits & Artificial Lures" which is absolutely packed with information on it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752219294/qid=1148527855/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_0_4/202-1803687-5659022
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-Jitterbug at night during warm weather\n\n-hula popper it the moring, anytime of year\n\n-try senko-type lures like the yamasenko or yum dinger and texas rig them...this is by far the best technique i have ever used\n\nhere are a few website you should check out to help you:\n\nhttp://www.insideline.net/2000/price-0708-00.html\nhttp://www.insideline.net/articles/gary-senko.html\n\n\nIf you want to buy some great lures , here are a few of my favorites: yum dinger, yamasenko, hula popper, anything by powerbait and Gulp, bass stopper magnum, anything by poorboys\n\nIf you want to buy a good rod, try a 6 to 7 foot ugly stik by shakespeare\n\nif you want great line, try Cajun line by Shakespeare or spiderwire (between 8 & 12 lbs would be best)...fire line isnt too bad either\n\nThe best hooks to use are Gamakatsu Offset shank worm EWG size 3/0\n\nhoes this help! best of luck!
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Depends, are you going to "troll" for your Sea-bass? If so, use the rapala's/yozuri combo. However, if you are anchored on a spot, I would try live bait or cut-bait. Perhaps, a 1/2 oz. white jig with a white "Gulp" body............depends on the conditions of weather, water clarity, and current. Definitely use "Berkley Fire-Line". It works great. A close second is "Spider-wire".\nYour best bet is to call the local bait shop in your area and ask them for more details on catching Sea-Bass.\nGOOD LUCK!....
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I don not know of any crappie fish attractant. Here in Texas, after the holidays are over, we take our christmas tree to the lake or pond and submerge them. Also you can bate with dog food or maze, which is good for catfish. Sometimes good fishing year round. Find some deeper water off the edge of a creek or river in the lake or pond. Check with local laws in your area first.
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no you can find this at any feed store it's just chicken feed . where it is illegal in  some states to bait fish like that most peoples just buy a bag of chicken feed punch hole in the bag and tie it up in a burlap bag so it seep slowly out into the water and you just go back the next day to that fishing hole and man you have never had so much fun fishing .
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I use a bait that has never failed me. Go to the grocery store and pick up a box of bran flakes and a bottle of Big Red. Take a bowl and poor about 1-2 cups of bran flakes in. Then, you poor in the Big Red. You're going to get your hands dirty, but start mashing away at the stuff until you get a nice consistant paste. The tricky part here is to get the right parts flakes to Big Red. You want it to be pretty sticky, but not liquidy if that makes sense. Tie a treble hook (one of those hooks with three points) to your line. When it's time to bait up, pinch off enough of the stuff to cover all the points of the hook. Be careful when casting not to throw the bait off your hook. When it settles to the bottom, you will see your line go slack. Reel up that slack until your line is tight.\n\nWhen a buffalo bites, it usually mouths on the bait for a few seconds. That will cause your line to go slack. Don't try to catch the fish at this point. Let it sit there. The fish will eventually pick the bait up and pull your line tight again. When this happens, set the hook. \n\nI used to catch huge carp on this bait. They are one of the best fighting fish I've ever chased.
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WOW!!!! Catfish aren't picky eaters they will pretty much eat anything smelly...or just a good size chunk of anything. I found that Chicken hearts and gizards work the best for me and you can buy them at any grocery store for a couple of bucks. They come in a bowl and get about 30 to 50 chunks. Good Luck!!!!!!
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wow there is so many. Lets start with trout: Small spinners are obvious, salmon eggs are great, i have also ( believe it or not ) had excellent success with cut bait. you can also buy the artificials at local bait shops or even walmart.\nCats: Great success with chicken liver. Night crawlers, if you can find crawfish tails they also work well, you can try the stink bait if you want . I havent had good success and i cant stand the smell. Good luck, hope thi helps in he future.
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There are many lures of this type..... just look through the RAPALA Lures & STORM lures catalogue, and you'll find plenty.\nLike all lures they're mainly used for catching predatory fish, such as Pike, Perch & Bass.... see this British article on the subject: http://www.esox.co.uk/new_page_22.htm\n\nIf you really want to learn as much as possible about fishing, I suggest investing in copies of:\nJohn Bailey's Complete Guide to freshwater fishing\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1843305674/qid=1148527304/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_0_15/202-1803687-5659022\n\nThe NEW Encylopedia of Fishing\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0751339733/qid=1148527285/sr=1-33/ref=sr_1_2_33/202-1803687-5659022\nand\nJohn Wilson's Fishing Encylopedia\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752219111/qid=1148527363/sr=1-24/ref=sr_1_0_24/202-1803687-5659022
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fishin, now thats what Im talkin bout... I reccomend usin power bait for trout, those are hard lil buggers to catch... also another thing I do before I park the boat to cast my pole, I dump a lil bit of that power bait crap right off the side of the boat Im fishin on to get em up near the boat so I can see em, then I catch one... also beef jerky is great for catching trout and catfish... hope this helps... y'all take it easy
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Once again this week live mackerel was the most effective bait for marlin and boats fished exclusively on the Pacific. \n\nTrolled lures in petrelero, blue/pink/silver and green/black worked well for the Blue Marlin, live bait (small tunas) for the Black Marlin and small brightly colored lures and Caballito for the Striped Marlin and Sailfish.
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I only fish for bass, so here is my list for bass. I would try Rebel pop-r's in different sizes and colors. Hula poppers, heddons zara spook for big bass, try different propeller lures, the Rapala original floating minnow. Try some different frogs that can float over weeds, and provoke vicious strikes, you could also try different floating plastic baits from 3x by strike king, they have all sorts of plastics that float like lizards, worms, crawfish, etc... I live in PA, but there are alot of constants in bass fishing.  If your not producing fish, vary your retrieve speed, and technique. In clear water use realistic lures, in cloudy water use brighter lures like firetiger, in muddy waters try lures that make noise so the fish can zero in on them. A few examples are spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and wide wobble crankbaits. Same with at night, use noisy lures. But I have also got fish at night with worms, which don't make any noise. Try different things till you hit the right lure.  Tight lines
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I use the plastic worm the most, because it catches more fish than all the other lures combined. In my area, the watermelon seed, or junebug colors work the best.  Here is a site that can give you some pointers on how to fish plastic worms, as well as many other lures.  Tight lines.
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If you are using live bait, for bass I would say either minnows, or crayfish.  If you are using artificial, the #1 best bait to use would be the plastic worm.  Cast the worm near any form of cover, let it sink, and hold on!  I prefer the YUM dinger in the 4 inch length, in the watermelon seed color.YUM makes 3,4,5,6,7 and a 9 inch split tail model of the dinger.  I have drastically improved my catch ratio with the YUM dinger. It is best to have at least 3-4 different colors of each size of dinger that you have, just in case. The second best bait for bass are spinnerbaits.  I prefer darker colors like black and blue.  Only get smaller single blade spinnerbaits, because they catch more fish.  The larger tandem blades do catch bass, but not nearly as many as the smaller ones do.  It is a statistical fact.  Try different retrieves with the spinnerbaits, at different depths. Like I said, I prefer darker colors, but I have a wide assortment of colors, because you never know what color they will bite.  As for perch, I don't know to much about perch.  But I have a Rapala shad rap in a perch pattern, that I have caught alot of perch on. Here are a couple sites to help you out some.   Have fun and tight lines.