The Truth About Strawberry Jello Chicken Catfish Bait

If you fish for catfish, you want the best catfish bait. Sometimes the best catfish bait is fish you can catch, but sometimes the best catfishing bait can be chicken. Many catfish fishermen have found that strawberry Jello chicken catfish bait is the best catfish bait for those who want a simple easy to use catfish bait. Using chicken for catfish bait is a good choice, and it will catch fish.

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[Linkwii]

"Any grocery store is a bait shop" My new favorite catfishing line.

[pappy]

We've had great luck with Chicken bait. Last year we, my brother and I, caught over 1000 catfish using it in our highly over fished local lake. Our area frowns on cut bait but we are able to catch shad through the summer and have had some luck with those as well. The shad was really hit and miss on bites but I also had my best day, 28 catfish, using shad when they wouldn't touch the chicken. So we tend to pack a variety of stuff to toss but our go to has been cherry kool aid or strawberry jello soaked chicken.

[wayneeden]

I'm glad you took the respectable effort to say that your experiment wasn't just one time and that you did your research over the time course of a year, I'm also glad you had the available time to stay with your research,

[CaptainMattC]

I just found your channel a couple weeks ago and had never used a Santee rig. I've used rigs that were pretty much the same but not that exact rig. I can't use cut bait because I fish the Arkansas River and 90% of what is gonna eat that is a gar or a turtle.

I wanted to thank you for your videos man. I WRECKED them this evening using your Santee setup with the circle hook and that strawberry Jello chicken. That is the first bait I've used on the river that outfished redworms.

Thank you very much and keep it up. The fishing world needs more folks like you sir. 🤘🤘🤘

[neilfore]

It works in Florida too. St.Johns river
Is where I tried it. Caught a nice 25 lb river blue. Since watching your videos for the past few years, I've caught a lot of catfish on Strawberry Jello chicken.

[carlwahl]

Thanks for the honesty Mr. Melhorn - I have difficulty getting fresh bait in the DC area, and raw chicken (Jello or with garlic powder) has been my go-to for blue cats this past winter and current spring.

[ransonbandy]

Just a little tip about Jell-O, use the sugar free type it's not sticky. I also use grape flavor too. Chicken breast and/or hotdogs both work well. Great Video too! This bait usually always works when I take the kiddos!

[ETdrums]

Since chicken became pretty much a mainstay in my bait rotation a few years back, both my kayak and bank fishing tackle boxes have a small bottle of hand sanitizer in them. Different baits are available in their respective regions but since chicken happens to be “universal, ” I appreciate you sharing this information given it’s part of your livelihood. Now, if I could only find a catfish bait that wasn’t also a favorite of snapping turtles…

[billywhite]

I have been using strawberry chicken for years and it works great. If you are fishing from a boat it's fantastic but there is a negative side. If you are fishing from the bank turtles also love it and you will catch a lot of them. So, i shy away from strawberry jello chicken when i fish from the bank.

[ArkansasBadBoy]

Thanks so much for this info. After watching you use chicken on one of your videos last year, me and my wife tried it and were delighted at how well it works. Thanks again 😊

[corydavis]

Tried the strawberry chicken in a local pond I fish. The big catfish took the bait no sooner than it hit the water. I didn't know there were fish that big in there!! Thanks for the post I'm definitely using this bait!!

[jimmabry]

Saw your videos several years ago and tried it 3 weeks ago. caught my PB "blue" on Lake Tillery off my sisters pier. 30+ lbs. Yeah, I believe in the "strawberry chicken"!!

[Blackhorseveteran]

Thanks Dieter...I use mostly chicken thighs, because they are tougher to come off the hook when casting, and I use that with hotdogs, or pre-cooked brats soaked in imitation vanilla extract, and/or strawberry, or cherry Jello, and hav'nt noticed much a difference. I think I need to move to TN, or SC, to get me some of those big blues. Not much happening 'cept mediocre channels here in SW Oklahoma. Peace..keep up the good work..I learn a lot from you..thanks

[MrMotoMike]

Props to you for collecting all that data for us.
Most people would be bias and say the way they do it is best, and they want you to follow to reassure themselves they're in fact doing it right.
More people need to "tackle" (see what I did there?) questions like this scientifically as you did.

[denmar]

Chicken soaked overnight in Mr. Pibb works very good as well. Chicken soaked in the oil from sardine cans also works well. Chicken soaked in oil with anise oil added works well. I think catfish just like smells.

[redfrofishing]

Would love to see you do a side by side with jello chicken and regular chicken.

[dave]

We use the strawberry jello and load it up with garlic powder maybe give that a try and see how that works out

[charlescanaday]

This really works! It's my go to bait now. One thing I did learn was, Jello might be a little sticky but Kool Aid stains your hands and is very hard to remove.

[Coyotes]

Those are some interesting percentages for keeping chicken on at least one hook.

[tbombadil]

I always take strawberry jello chicken with me. I’ve caught so many cats on this with no rhyme or reason to the size of the fish. I caught a white bass on a santee copper rig with this on the hook a week ago which made zero sense but I’ll take it!