Making Homemade Catfish Bait

Catfish have a reputation of eating just about anything. Kentucky Afield host Chad Miles found a man that puts that to the test with his homemade bait concoctions!

[pattiej]

I use it in small lake just before noon, got me a few large cat fish! It works great!

[stevenparham]

The video is very inspiring gives me strength missing my father spending time on the river fishing together.

[greenboyatgafarms]

It's also nice to go to A well-stocked catfish pond

[johnmcook]

The best way to do this is to save an old 8oz spray bottle add 2 or 3 packs off coolaid to water in it and use it as a bait spray. You can also add other smells like garlic vanilla anise to name a few. Just cut up some chicken or shrimp and spray as you use them. You can also add some vodka to make the scent go farther in the water. You dont get messy this way and it works great. You can also apply it to other baits like minnow, red worm and nightcrawler.

[ferenc-xp]

Well I'm originally a European fisherman, but you guys fish just like us, I like that bobber setup, rod and reel are also very nice! It's good to see people not just bass fishing all the time, like there is nothing else in the water!

[brettt]

Do you refrigerate this or set it out in the sun?

[SPCMace]

Love this Bait first time using it caught 2 good size Channel Cats.

[stevenparham]

Also my question is does it work well in the river

[jonathanbullman]

Would it be better to use thighs instead of breast?

I've often wondered this.

Thighs have a higher fat content. Skin on chicken thighs would have even more so.

I may give that a try.

[dannynoel]

I've used this in all kinds of places. big lakes small lakes and pond rivers. I like anise with chicken breast too. works really good in pay lakes that stock weekly. also use 10 ft rod Garcia reel and big bobber. but I remove the weight off the bobber. to each his own.

[waterboyhocz]

Santee Cooper SC best fishing spot I've been to on East coast 2 lakes back up to one another

[joshuaroberts]

I wonder how well this will work in rivers? every video I see people are using this method in ponds. I have made my own and I'm heading to the Tennessee river tomorrow afternoon around 5 pm and I'm gonna fish until about midnight because I got to work Sunday afternoon wish me luck

[CatfishSkinner]

So is it supposed to go in the fridge overnight then?

[blake]

just tried this today and have to say was surprised was running on on bottom. any tricks for keeping it on a hook better

[RonRay]

Cleanest pond water I've ever seen. I'll bet those are some of the best tasting catfish on the planet! mmmm

[theoutdoorglockguy]

That catches catfish! I am making me some.

[wnyfishergirl]

I'm gonna try this tomorrow at the Erie Canal!

[ChiChiGlamShop]

Ok I made this with cherry jello and strawberry koolaid with vanilla extract. It's ok the fridge now, hopefully I didn't make it wrong because I really want this to work! I lost about a 40 pound flat head in a small pond and I'm going back to after him!

[willmelton]

What kind of bobbers were you using? And where did you get them?

[devondill]

I’ve had luck Fishing in rain always caught the bigger catfish and reds when it was raining