Old-Time Catfish Bait Recipe
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.
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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
Instructions
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Cheese and Liver Recipe
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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