What is Catfish?
Catfishing is a deceptive activity in which a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific victim. The practice may be used for financial gain, to compromise a victim in some way, as a way to intentionally upset a victim, or for wish fulfillment.
Best Bait For Catfish In South Africa
Remember South Africa’s Sharp Tooth Catfish will eat almost any bait and other baits like braai meat, chicken livers, frogs (Common Platanna), rats and day-old chickens work extremely well. This species is extremely aggressive and very strong.
Cow’s Blood
It turns out that hefty blue catfish are wildly attracted to cows’ blood. This secret bait comes to me from a small corner of Arkansas and has proven to pull in large blue catfish averaging 35 pounds from the Sulphur River. This requires taking a 2.5-gallon bucket to the butcher (or slaughterhouse if there is one in your area) to fill with cow’s blood. Once it settles, the blood coagulates into a gelatinous-type consistency. Working well in rivers, lakes, and ponds, this bait proves most successful for night fishing by the bank. In the daytime, the brim will quickly eat your bait.
- To use: Grab small chunks (about 1 inch thick), and put them into light netting or pantyhose to hold them together. Secure at the top with a knot or twist-tie. Thread onto your hook.
Green Apple Bubble Gum
Green apple bubble gum has a strong flavor that instantly appeals to catfish. Channel catfish, with their evolved sense of smell, are the prime catch. Since most gums come pre-packaged, it is convenient bait that is easy to use and transport. It’s also not as smelly or as messy as stink bait. Beyond its ability to attract large catfish, bubble gum is preferred by the anglers who use it because it firmly stays on the hook. Gum even helps the catfish stick to the hook as it tries to swallow the bait. Green apple flavor works well, but catfish also like other fruit flavors like strawberry and grape. Some anglers swear by Bazooka gum, but we all know that flavor doesn’t last very long. I recommend sticking to Bubbalicious or another juicy-flavored bubble gum.
- To use: Chew the gum for a few minutes first. This helps to release the flavors, making it easier to manipulate and stick to the hook. Both treble hooks and circle hooks work great with bubble gum.
Spoiled Shrimp
When that bag of cocktail shrimp goes bad in your fridge, don’t let it go to waste. There is plenty of blue, channel, and flathead catfish that would enjoy it.
Spoiled shrimp is a delightful choice in the underwater buffet. Many grocery stores are happy to part with their spoiled shrimp if you ask (tell them it is for bait). You can flash freeze it in gallon-sized bags to keep it for your next fishing trip. Some anglers prefer to let the shrimp bask in the sun for five days in order to gain extra scent. True, it’s a smelly endeavor, but it works. I recommend hauling your bait in several tightly sealed bags.
- To use: Spoiled shrimp can be used thawed or frozen. Run your hook from the head of the shrimp out through the tail leaving the tip exposed.
What bait is irresistible to catfish?
Arguably, no bait is more closely associated with catfishing than a chicken liver. The reason is simple: livers produce catfish and lots of them. With their strong, meaty smell, chicken livers draw cats from broad areas. Once the cats find the bait, they have trouble resisting them.
What are catfish most attracted to?
Best Baits for Eater Catfish
- Worms. Worms are classic catfish bait.
- Shad and Minnows. Like worms, shad and minnows have mass appeal.
- Stink Bait. Unlike worms and minnows, stink bait only appeals to catfish
- Anything from the Fridge. Have some questionable chicken breasts in the fridge?
- Soap.