Homemade Bait for Catfish Fishermen

People have used homemade bait for catfish fishing for centuries. Why? Because catfish, particularly channel catfish, will eat just about anything. Soap, lard and WD-40 have all been proven to work. Not necessarily what I would recommend but others swear by them. With the knowledge in mind that catfish will eat anything. The idea that you can make your own baits is much easier to comprehend.

The easiest type of homemade bait for catfish, in my opinion, is dough bait. To make a dough bait you can either use flour or cereal to create a base that holds together. I generally use cereal, any corn flakes will do, but I like to use Wheaties. Add a little water and crush it up until it has good sticky consistency and it works very well by itself.

Here is homemade bait for catfish that uses something everyone that has fished for catfish has used at one time or another. Some never go near the water without it, chicken liver. But I am going to give you a way to may it into dough balls that will stay on your hook and provide sent for much longer than just baiting your hook with it.

Take a large bowl and pour in about half a box a Wheaties. Crush it up good. Take a pint of chicken livers that you bought at the store and pour them into your blender. Use fresh livers if possible, not frozen. Blend until liquid. No take another bowl and pour the liver from the blender into it. Add Wheaties from the first bowl, constantly kneading, until a paste forms that you can easily separate and mold. Put the mixture into plastic bags and store in your fridge. It won’t matter if you don’t use it right away. Catfish like smelly food.
 

With a little trial and error you will find the best catfish bait for your waters. Good luck on your next outing. Visit Catfish Bait Recipes to get more great baits. For catfish fishing tips visit CatfishAngling.com.