What is the best bait to use for any type of catfish in the spring????
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What is the best bait to use for any type of catfish in the spring????
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My favorite is fresh Chicken livers. Use a very sharp knife to cut each one into 2 or 3 pieces. If you pull or tear them apart it changes the texture and makes it harder to keep on the hook. Turkey livers are better if you can find them because they are tougher. Had good luck with pieces of raw Shrimp also. This stuff doesn't stink like many baits.
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If you had a good freeze and a good shad kill as soon as the water thaws shad is good.The hits will be very subtle.Sometimes you just notice a little slack in the line.Later when water temp in the main lake is 60 degrees or so start hitting the feeder creeks after heavy rains with nightcrawlers.Look for beaver holes under root systems in the bank or downed tree in the creek.At the right spot at the right time your line will hardly even hit the bottom.And there all spawners so they are all decent size.During times like this I use tiny little nubs of nightcrawler like you would for sunfish.
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I use shad on a regular basis or shrimp, but also it depends on what they are eating in your local body of water, experiment with a few baits and also try to match some of the baits in your area.
I also have great success with crawfish and freshwater mussels if they are available in the area.
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