what is the best time and bait to catch catfish?
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Catfish usually love the stinkiest (and nastiest) bait you can find.  I've always had alot of luck with chicken livers.
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Live shrimp are your best bet, try some cut bait in the bottom
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Depends on where you live at in st.louis have you tried some of the lakes out at weldon springs out on hwy b in st.charles my the mississippi river near st,charles in orchard farm area inear portage de souix thats a great place my grandpa fishes their on mississippi rive has caught some great catfish
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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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Live bait such as minnows are the best to use, use a tip up and put the minnow down about 6 feet in 10 to 15 foot of water. Then all it is to wait sooner or later mr aligater jaws finds the minnow and you have a tasty treat
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Popping cork with live shrimp is probablly best but live shrimp can be expensive and you MUST HAVE AN AERATOR OR they will quickly die. You can also use a jig under popping cork(try different color grubs) or bottom fish. I tie a weight to end of line then make a loop about 8-12 inches above wt. to attach hook(but fishing on botttom also will put you where the dreaded hardhead catfish lives)
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When visibility is greatly reduced, choose big lures since they are easier for bass to see and catch. Bass seem reluctant to move far from a holding spot, so you want their first swipe at the lure to hook them. When the going gets muddy try: 1. Spinnerbaits – A large spinnerbait is highly visible and produces vibrations fish can sense with their lateral line. For maximum flash and vibration, use a 3/8 to 9/16 ounce black spinnerbait with a single Tennessee blade. If the current is slack, you may want to drop to a ¼ ounce model. You can also tip your spinnerbait with a trailer such as a big pork frog to add buoyancy so you can fish it slower. 2. Crankbaits – A big crankbait with a diving lip is deadly in muddy water, even in very shallow water. Use a slow retrieve to give the bass ample opportunity to find the lure. 3. Jigs – Use a big rubber-legged jig and large trailer to probe shallow cover. Black is a good primary color, but try a hot secondary color on the jig skirt or trailer, such as chartreuse or orange. In muddy water, you can approach bass closely, so try flippin a jig into cover in quiet pockets. 4. Plastic Lizards – Rig them Texas-style on a 3/16 ounce slip sinker. They work better than plastic worms because they have more bulk, therefore easier for bass to find. A lizard with a twister tail provides added vibration. Try black or black and chartreuse.\n\nIf spinnerbaits and crankbaits aren’t producing bass, slow your retrieve. If you still aren’t catching fish, change the lure style or size. Even lures of the same kind often produce different vibrations. A change in style and size changes the pattern of vibration, which can change the response of bass.
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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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Wow, I hope I can answer all these. First off I live in central Florida and have fished the Harris Chain of lakes for many years as well as others.\n\nAt this time of year as the water is cooling, it;s best to start slowing down your presentation. Lures to use is a good question and depends on where you're fishing and what type of water you are in, stained, clear etc.. Also depends on the bottom and structure and location ( shoreline, deep water, etc)\n\nI myself prefer shoreline and use top water lures like the 11G - 13 G or S series  Rapalas and of course the old standby plastic worms and colors very depending on water clarity but for the most part it's Red or Moccasin color work best here. You mentioned a steady retrieve, for that try the all around favorite Spinner bait in white or chartreuse\n\nTo have success at Bass fishing the first thing you have to do is know your prey inside and out. Remember the bass is a preditor and lays in ambush for his food, so you have to go to him.\nTo do that you have to go to the bottom for the best fish.\n\nThe Tips I'd give you and it sounds stupid I know but if you want to catch bass remember 1 a bass is a preditor 2 he can't ware sunglasses and has no eye lids, so if your in the sun with no glasses where do you go 3 he hears with his lateral line and has sight that is unparalleled and a mind equal with yours and will challenge the best of fishermen. Remember he is the King of his domain.\n\nFrom a sportsman's view always remember when that big one gets away, don't get mad, it only means he was a better fish than you were a fishermen.
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Bass Pro Shops!\n\nThe best selection, best prices, &; if you're in a hurry, they overnite-ship!\n\nBut, honestly; the BEST bait I've ever used, for Carp, is to "Sight-Cast" a small piece of white-bread, squeezed into an air-less dough-ball on your hook! You can "Chum" them up, with bread-pieces, first; if they are hard to see.\n\nSuper-cheap bait; & ANY trebble-hook will work!\n\nP.S.  Carp SUCK, as "Food-Fish"; but, they put-up a WORLD-CLASS FIGHT, on light-tackle!\nENJOY!!!
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I think the rule is, If it stays on the hook then its bait.\nBread. cheese  Sweetcorn,  Maggots have all been used to a  great level of success. Depends on what you are hoping to catch as different fish like different things.\nRaid the fridge and try everything you find and then call that your lucky bait .\n\nChris
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Use a frog lure, spinner bait is what my dad said...
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Worms work! Grey crickets, Power Bait,(either one) on a chartreuse jig have worked for me in the past when fishing for crappie, blue-gill, and bream.\nGood Luck!
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This time of year it can be hard to trigger strikes - contrary to popular thinking.  I'd use some sort of floating crank that dives to no more than 3-4 ft. upon retrieve.  Anything in a shad color will work since that makes up a significant portion of bass diet this time of year.  If you're fishing over milfoil, cast to the edge, retrieve quickly for the first 3 or 4 feet and then let it float back up to the top.  It simulates a shad scurrying away from the bass which usually makes them come out and hit it.  Stop and go retrieves tend to work really well at this time of year.  If you're hell-bent on using cranks, go for it.  Let me suggest, however, floating worms in the early and late parts of the day.  They are killer here in NC.  Zoom puts out a color called tomatoe that I've had a lot of luck w/ lately.  Don't forget about the trusty ol' buzz bait either, you can usually do some damage w/ one of those if you throw it up to a grassy bank and just slow roll it.\n\nGood luck.
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Department of wildlife and fisheries is the way to go, but to really get a fell for the ponds stop the small bait shops in your area, ask the old guy behind the counter he will give you the best info. Seriously I grew up outside Boston and fished the South shore for years but when I moved out to central mass, I had no idea where to begin. I stopped at a little shop out on 122 I believe. And actually talked to the guy who wrote for the Telegram. Some of the best info I have received.
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I like to use my silver spinner. Get one with a bight strip on it. If you go in the river use a smaller one, and if you are at the mouth of the river us a medium one. They also like flies. Find out which ones just hatched and go get that bait. They eat it up. Good Luck!
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Everyday.... a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work....lol.... Actually, with the right baits and lures you can talk old bucket mouth into the boat just about anytime of the year.  I do however find that the best times here in the southern US are spring (just before the spawn), just after the spawn.... and early fall.... that seems to be the times that bass are the most agressive.  You can't beat the feeling of a hard strike by a six to ten pound pole bender.\n When everyone else wasn't catching anything last night.... I brought up a three pounder with a grape worm trailing a gold Strike King gold bladed spinner.... then a four pounder on a glow from popper.  You just have to know when, where and how to work it.  But as long as my kids are with me.... anytime of the year is great.