Comments on How to Catch Catfish

For the best bait: Soak cut up hot dogs in onion powder, apple cider vineger, balsamic vineger, A1 steak sauce, pepperchini juice and ranch dressing overnight.

Get some stockings, like your mom or grandmother wears, and cut it into squares and put the liver into it. Tie it off, so the liver is in the stocking, and then put your hook through the knot on the stocking. Cast it out and it should not fall off.

I have caught 3, 4 even 5 catfish off of the same piece of chicken liver. Take a good chunk of liver and get it on the hook. The hook should pass through the liver as much as possible. Then take (depending on the size of the piece and hook) a 2-3 foot piece of sewing thread and start wrapping it around the liver. Don't wrap too tight or it will cut through the liver. The liver will now stay on the hook through multiple fish. When the liver finally comes off, just take some scissors and cut the string from the hook and begin again. I keep a spool of thread in my tackle box.

I've fished for catfish in 12 different states and have found that chicken liver on a basic cat hook with a night crawler for a trailer will get you any size cat you want. Next time you go out, juts add the night crawler; it makes a difference. I fish the Snake River in Washington and have had many catfish break my line with this set-up.

For the best bait: Soak cut up hot dogs in onion powder, apple cider vineger, balsamic vineger, A1 steak sauce, pepperchini juice and ranch dressing overnight.

I have caught 3, 4 even 5 catfish off of the same piece of chicken liver. Take a good chunk of liver and get it on the hook. The hook should pass through the liver as much as possible. Then take (depending on the size of the piece and hook) a 2-3 foot piece of sewing thread and start wrapping it around the liver. Don't wrap too tight or it will cut through the liver. The liver will now stay on the hook through multiple fish. When the liver finally comes off, just take some scissors and cut the string from the hook and begin again. I keep a spool of thread in my tackle box.

Get some stockings, like your mom or grandmother wears, and cut it into squares and put the liver into it. Tie it off, so the liver is in the stocking, and then put your hook through the knot on the stocking. Cast it out and it should not fall off.

I found a lot of different baits work on catfish, but that's only if you want to catch up to a 5 or 6 pound blue. If you want to get the big daddy, take a night crawler or a casting net, and catch the hand sized bait fish, like gizzard shad, or even some bluegill. Either cut it up into 2 or 3 pieces or leave it whole (if you leave it whole cut it open so it will bleed). Place the fish on a #6 or #7 octopus circle hook. If you do this in the Dutch Gap area of the James river in VA. I hope you've got at least 50 lb line.

I found a lot of different baits work on catfish, but that's only if you want to catch up to a 5 or 6 pound blue. If you want to get the big daddy, take a night crawler or a casting net, and catch the hand sized bait fish, like gizzard shad, or even some bluegill. Either cut it up into 2 or 3 pieces or leave it whole (if you leave it whole cut it open so it will bleed). Place the fish on a #6 or #7 octopus circle hook. If you do this in the Dutch Gap area of the James river in VA. I hope you've got at least 50 lb line.

Place Spam in the microwave for about 3 minutes, this will toughen it up. Cut into chunks and put on hook. This was a tip from a cousin who worked the barges up and down the rivers from New Orleans and north in the Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi. It catches the big ones.

Place Spam in the microwave for about 3 minutes, this will toughen it up. Cut into chunks and put on hook. This was a tip from a cousin who worked the barges up and down the rivers from New Orleans and north in the Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi. It catches the big ones.

Soak your bait in anchovy paste with a little olive oil added. Soak for about two days. If needed right away, make a chicken soup consistency with the anchovy and olive oil. Now inject a large size minnow with a bit of the mix down the throat. Dead minnows work best.

Soak your bait in anchovy paste with a little olive oil added. Soak for about two days. If needed right away, make a chicken soup consistency with the anchovy and olive oil. Now inject a large size minnow with a bit of the mix down the throat. Dead minnows work best.

I have found that beef liver works really well. It works even better if you let it sit and spoil for a couple of days. It smells bad but they can't resist it.

I have found that beef liver works really well. It works even better if you let it sit and spoil for a couple of days. It smells bad but they can't resist it.

If you fish with a bobber and 1 or 2 split shot sinkers, try moving the bobber up so you have about 2 and a half feet from the bobber to the hook. Do this because catfish mostly stay at the bottom, so this really get it down there for good keeper cats.

Catfish tend to feast on none other than dog food. Any kind. Just slip some on your hook, and you can catch some nice catfish!

This stink bait works like a charm...use it with a tube and treble sponge for best results. I simply cast out and let sit around 5 minutes, next thing ya know you are pullin in 10 pounders.