Old-Time Catfish Bait Recipe

Use an old-time catfish bait recipe and enjoy delicious cat fish at your next get together.

You can lure catfish to snag with your fishhook using a variety of stinky baits. From uncooked chicken livers to store-bought stink baits, you can try hundreds of baits and see which one provides you with the most bites. In addition to these catfish baits, you can use old-time recipes to make your own special baits to market or use in attempt to catch a large catfish to serve at your next fish fry.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 5 lbs. old cheese
• 5-gallon bucket and lid
• Boiling water
• Potato masher
• 3 lbs. chicken liver
• Blender
• Large cooking spoon
• Flour
• 4 cups corn flakes
• ½ cup garlic powder
• 1/3 cup cubed cheddar cheese
• 2/3 cup molasses
• Resealable sandwich bags

Cheese and Liver Recipe

1. Purchase 5 lbs. of old cheese or an assortment of fresh cheese. Allow the fresh cheese to sit outside the fridge for a few days and spoil a bit.

2. Cut the cheese into chunks measuring about 1 inch cubed. Use a regular butter knife to cut the cheese into the chunks and place them inside a clean 5-gallon bucket.

3. Pour boiling water over the cheese chunks. Add only enough boiling water to cover the top cheese chunks and use a potato masher to mash the cheese into a thick paste in the bucket.

4. Place 3 lbs. of fresh chicken liver in a blender. Dump the entire contents of the chicken liver container, including any blood and fat, into the blender. Grind the chicken liver into a thick pulp and pour it into the bucket with the cheese.

5. Mix the cheese and chicken liver pulp thoroughly with a large spoon and cover with the bucket lid. Squeeze in the sides of the bucket before snapping the lid completely into place.

6. Set the full bucket in the sun and allow it to set for several days in a hot location. The bucket sides should start to expand as the mixture creates gasses from sitting in the sun. Wait two or three days before opening the bucket.

7. Add flour to the mixture to create pliable dough. Add a small amount of flour at a time and mix the flour in with a spoon until you have a thick paste you can easily roll into small balls to place on a fishing hook.

Liver, Cheese and Corn Flake Bait

1. Place 3 lbs. of partially frozen chicken livers into a blender and add 4 cups of regular corn flakes. Blend the mixture to create a thick, chunky paste.

2. Add 1/2 cup of garlic powder, 1/3 cup of cubed cheddar cheese and 2/3 cups of molasses to the blender. Turn the blender on a low setting and thoroughly mix all the ingredients.

3. Spoon the mixture out of the blender with a regular tablespoon. Divide the bait into sizes for single fishing trips and place the bait in resealable sandwich bags. Freeze the bags of bait and thaw out a bag or two each time you go on a catfishing trip.

References

• BobberStop.com: Catfish and Carp Bait Recipe
• CatfishED.com: Catfish Baits

Resources

• Just Catfishing: Catfishing Tips and Secrets