How to Make Fishing Baits
Worms and minnows are traditional fishing baits, and they can bring in some big catches. Some fishermen even bait their hooks with grasshoppers, crayfish and shrimp, and these can bring excellent results as well. The best baits, however, seem to be the stinkiest because fish are attracted to the foul odor. Making your own baits isn't hard to do; it may just land you the whopper you're after.
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Things You'll Need
- Package of bread dough
- Tuna juice
- Red food coloring
- Glass jar with lid
- Fresh fish
- Bath soap
- Sharp knife
- Dried garlic powder
- Aluminum foil
- Cooking spray
Instructions
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Use bread dough and tuna juice to make doughball fishing baits. Roll the dough into one-inch balls. Place the balls in a single layer in a flat container that has a tight-fitting lid. Pour red food coloring into the tuna juice until it turns a brilliant color. Then, pour the tuna juice over the balls. Let the fishing baits "marinate" several hours before you use them.
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Cut-up some fresh fish into one-inch pieces. Place the fish in a glass jar and set the lid loosely on top. Set the jar outside in the direct sunlight in a place where foragers like neighborhood cats can't reach it. In a day or two, depending on the amount of sun the jar gets, your fishing baits will have started to spoil. It's then ready to use.
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Make fishing baits by using a no- or low-scent bath soap (such as Ivory) that contains soda or lye and animal fat. Look for "sodium tallowate" in the ingredients. Use a sharp knife to shave the bar of soap into small pieces. Place the soap in a pan with a quarter cup of water. Heat the pan on "low" and stir it to melt the soap. When the soap has melted down, stir in 2 tablespoons of dried garlic powder. Allow it to cool down a bit. Then, place a sheet of aluminum foil on a flat, heat-resistant surface. Spray the foil lightly with cooking spray. Spread the soap out on the foil. Let the fishing bait cool and reharden. Cut it into squares.
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