greengiant
Button Buck
Was thinking of making a homemade easy and cheap catfish bait for fishing river park north in greenville. Saw several nice cats(guessing 5 to 8lbs) following a topwater a few weeks back and thought I'd give them a try some day soon. Want something quick and easy and was looking at the jello and garlic powdered hot dogs. Anyone ever tried that and have any success?
Hello everyone, thanks for allowing me membership. This will be my first attempt at making a positive contribution to the forum. My wife's dad, after retiring, moved down to and lived on Lake Blackshear in Georgia and one of his friends and neighbors was an old retired commercial fisherman who went catfishing nearly every day. He always caught cats. Since my ole daddy-in-law was his friend, he showed me what he was using. I have since used his method with considerable success.
(1) Get a few "small cube" ice trays (I find the plastic ones with 1" holes at Walmart), put a couple of bars of plain ole Ivory Soap in a metal bowl, sit it on top of a pot of boiling water till it melts, add a dab or two of chopped & mashed up fresh garlic and a little strawberry Jello or Kool-Aid powder, stir it all up real good. (while you are waiting on the soap to melt, stand a circle hook up in each hole in the trays) When melted and stirred up, pour the melted soap mixture into the trays. Be sure as it starts to firm up a little, stand the hooks up strait. I make a bunch of them ahead, put them in the freezer. Take out what you think you will need the day before so they can thaw and get warm. What you don't use that day, put back in the freezer. I've used some that were frozen the year before and were still just as good as fresh.
(2) Cut up an old pair of pantie hose into around 4 to 6 inch squares, place a blob of chicken liver in the center, fold up the corners and tie it into a tight ball with fishing line, trim off the excess ends, let them set out a day or so till they begin to stink. Then, simply thread them onto your hook like you would any other bait. Stinks and is messier than the soap, but, it works.
No guarantee guys, but, they worked for him and they work for me. I sure hope they will work for anyone of you who try it.
Again, thanks for admitting me.