03-05-2009, 11:52 PM
One of my favorite bait for channel cats is some uncooked whole shrimp with some WD-40 sprayed on. It sounds crazy but it works. It makes it much more oily/greasy and the fish love it. I have had alot of success with it.
Good live baits that I use are; (as mentioned, check your state regs) bluegill caught with a pole, small creek cubs caught with a cast net, shad, minnows, goldfish, bullhead are very lively. Pretty much whatever is easy and legal to use is best. Also, try to use the bait that is natural for what the fish eat. Like if you fish a lake where there is an abundance of shad, then goldfish might not work as well because the fish are used to shad.. Just try everything out and see whats best!
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Good live baits that I use are; (as mentioned, check your state regs) bluegill caught with a pole, small creek cubs caught with a cast net, shad, minnows, goldfish, bullhead are very lively. Pretty much whatever is easy and legal to use is best. Also, try to use the bait that is natural for what the fish eat. Like if you fish a lake where there is an abundance of shad, then goldfish might not work as well because the fish are used to shad.. Just try everything out and see whats best!
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