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Shad
A staple in the diet of catfish, shad are an excellent bait. Shad can be caught easily with a cast net in most public waters. Shad can be used either dead or alive, but are very difficult to keep alive. Sometimes, you just can't beat a fresh shad head. It is common for catfish anglers to catch a lot of shad and freeze them, but fresh always seems to work better. Due to the quick reproduction of shad, many paylakes do not allow the use of live shad. Some lakes prohibit the use of shad altogether. Please check with your local lake's rules before using shad.
SkipJack Herring
This natural predator can easily be caught using artificial jigs and sabiki rigs. Skipjack are a river fish and are most commonly found around dams and hot water discharges. Like shad, they are hard to keep alive, but make excellent cut bait.
Bream
Small fish like bluegill, pumpkinseed, and warmouth are members of the bream family. Bream make excellent bait for catfish, especially flatheads. They can easily be caught using small hooks and worms. Any bream caught in a cast net should be thrown back into the water immediately. A very hearty fish, bream can be used live as well as cut.
Night Crawlers
Caught in the backyard or bought at the local bait shop, night crawlers are the classic fishing bait. Most catfish anglers overlook nightcrawlers, but they can produce, especially after a good rain.
Chicken Livers
Very cheap and messy, liver can produce a mess of channels. Many anglers 'cure' liver with salt and/or garlic powder to toughen it.
Bullhead Catfish
Yellow bullhead catfish, commonly referred to as 'yellow-bellied catfish', make excellent flathead bait. Bullhead can easily be caught on rod and reel with night crawlers, chicken livers, or minnows. Try farm ponds or your local public reservoir.
Creek Chub
Traditionally caught with seine or castnet, chubs are a natural food item for catfish. Like other baits, chubs work well both live and cut. Chubs can be caught with rod and reel using very small tackle.
Dip Baits
With a consistency like peanut butter and a smell you would like to soon forget, dip baits are becoming very popular and provide a great alternative to chicken livers. Dip baits require special hooks.
Goldfish
Goldfish are a favorite among paylakers and can be found in most baithouses.
Israeli Carp
A strain of the common carp, these fish were originally bred in Isreal as a food source due to their quick growth and low amount of scales. Now, they have become a popular bait among paylakers.
Leeches
This parasite can be effective, especially in the spring. Try adding a leech to your favorite cutbait.
Last but not least
Put some strawberry Jello on some chicken breast. Place it in the refrigerator for a few days, then fish with it. Don't laugh, try it. It works really well and you might want to try tipping it with a leech.
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