Rodney wrote:
brian wrote:

i think this group needs to list more baits please lets here all ideas


Best bought bait for channel and blues is "Squid"

Stays on the hook, I have on numerous occasions caught 4 fish on the
same piece of bait. It is bought at the finer grocery stores, (if you
don't live near the beach) it comes in a 3 lb box, that I take home,
thaw out, and repackage two squid to the baggy , and re freeze, just two
of these squid can bait your lines all night.

Next best bought bait is shrimp, they don't stay on as well, and they
need to be thawed a while to get that smell right.

Next best is rooster liver, fresh, not frozen, if possible, frozen if
not, followed by regular fresh liver, then frozen liver

Big grass hoppers, cats love these

Live or dead minnows

Crawfish , these always work

Dead shad is about the best natural bait, but comes off the hook easily
Followed by dead small bream , or cut bream

Cut Ship Jack also works

Night crawler worms are also good, as well as cataba worms

Wieners actually do work, but believe it or not, even miniature marsh
mellows work in farm ponds.

All of the home made baits, and bought ones come after these.




You forgot mackerel! I have some slabs w/ skin on frozen, ready to go.
Catfish love mackerel, and the skin is tough enough to keep it on the
hook. The weather's finally cooling down in the back country here, so
I'm planning on hitting the lakes soon. Wheee!

Crikey, would you look at this? I don't have to work today, and I'm up
at 4:30 am anyways. Sheesh. I'd go fishing today, but I plan on smoking
up a batch of yellowtail and bonito today. Yum!

barbz
barb