Well i am not new to catfish fishing, but all i used before was liver and shrimp. Liver falls off the hook too fast and shrimp is expensive. I am wondering which punch bait should i get, i have read about benny roberts sure shot, cj, and danny kings. Is there a particular one that works better here on IL? I usually fish skokie lagoons for channels.
Which bait for catfish?
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Well i am not new to catfish fishing, but all i used before was liver and shrimp. Liver falls off the hook too fast and shrimp is expensive. I am wondering which punch bait should i get, i have read about benny roberts sure shot, cj, and danny kings. Is there a particular one that works better here on IL? I usually fish skokie lagoons for channels.
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I've never been a fan of those types of baits. If you have an issue with the liver falling off the hook, try wrapping it in cheese cloth and tying it with a little thread before hooking.
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yea ur best best is chicken liver and then add garlic into it and let it sit, then the cheese cloth. works for me at deep lake. another thing we used is cut up blue gill, they go crazy for it.
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Never fished for cats at the goons but have caught many monster cats throughout Illinois. Everyone was a nightcrawler. In fact I just returned from Hayward and caught a mixed bag. Largemouth, perch, crappie, Northern and a Muskie, yup all on a nightcrawler!
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I used to do good with cheap hotdogs, like ballpark franks.
RonG uses neighborhood children as cut bait from what I hear. 8)
RonG uses neighborhood children as cut bait from what I hear. 8)
RonG said:
I just recently tried liver (beef not chicken) and had amazing results when crawlers weren't working, but I hear ya about keeping it on the hook.
I don't see shrimp as being expensive. Go buy a 2 pound bag of froze medium size shrimp at sam's club and it will last a long long time.
I know many people have good results with Sonny's but it is smelly, a pain to find, and works best with specialized tackle. With crawlers, liver, shrimp, and hot dogs you can just use any old hook and weight that you find appropriate.
I don't see shrimp as being expensive. Go buy a 2 pound bag of froze medium size shrimp at sam's club and it will last a long long time.
I know many people have good results with Sonny's but it is smelly, a pain to find, and works best with specialized tackle. With crawlers, liver, shrimp, and hot dogs you can just use any old hook and weight that you find appropriate.
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