what is the best bait  you use when catfishing?
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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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The best, most undisputed crappie bait ever, are live minnows.  Crappie go nuts for them.  In fact, in your local tackle shop, they'll probably have a size of minnow called a "crappie minnow."  This isn't because it's a baby crappie, it's because it's the perfect size for catching crappie.\n\nThat being said, there are other lures that will seduce those paper-mouthed rascals into biting.  My personal favorite is a white 1/16 oz. jig head w/ a chartruese "trailer."  I say trailer because when it comes to crappie lures, the sky is the limit.  There are as many different 2" trailers for crappie jigs as there are soft plastics for bass fishing.  You can catch them on almost all of them though, but I really like the white head/chartruese body combo.\n\nAnother good lure is a small rooster tail.  Find one with a silver color and silver blades.  It mimics minnows, and therefore triggers strikes.\n\nGood Luck.
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Just-Me, shad isn't neccesarily a live bait.  Think of       shad, which is what I use for catfish.  I cut it up in chunks and cast off!  Simple!
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when they check farm raised catfish they put a raisin on the hook and the catfish will eat it down they feed them pellets you can buy it anywhere they sell pond supplies mix it in with some hamburger & wheaties there is a catfish website there are lots of recipes for bait
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A big Zara Spook, or a big spinner bait with at least a colorado blade. Big minnows or a small yellow perch would probably do well also.
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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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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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minnows are really good bait for just about anything that swims bass,crappie,catfish walleye trout carp,pike but try  rooster tails ,road runners jigs with minnows on it
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For Bass, best live baits are nightcrawlers and leeches.  No Lake Trout in NE.
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Catfish like the stinkiest smelliest bate there is! About any local bait shop can advise you best.
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Home made, a 24 volt car battery and jumpercables, a piece of iron rob work well. If my use a cattle prod.That is what I use grabblin for catfish.
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fish bait. use for flie fishing.
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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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although most people use live bait,witch works well. I like artificials.When using live bait or artificials I feel flourocarbon leaders are a must.With live baiting using a weight, a long leaders is necessary, at least ten feet.Use a good quality hook that isnt to big for the bait your using.I personally find that the grouper like pinfish a lot. The snappers like pilchards more than pinfish.Low light conditions will also help, dusk or dawn.
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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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The best kind of bait to use if you could have only one kind is a good old fashioned worm.  Crawlers work great.  \n\nOf course, there is no one kind of bait that works ALL the time, which is why there are so many other types of bait.  I have tried snails, shrimp, minnows, and worms, and worms seem to work somewhat better than the others in most seasons.\n\nIf you can't get your worm to stay on the hook, you might want to look into using plastic or rubber worms.\n\nAs for WHERE to fish, the trick to that is thinking about where the fish can hide bug still be able to jump out and find food.  This is typically on the edges of things like the edge of a dropoff, the edge of where a stream runs into a lake, the edge of the water where there are lots of tree roots and shade.
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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.