I use hot dogs for catfish bait. They work great. Worms will work, too, but they're more expensive.
If I had to buy minnows to fish, I'd take up golf.
Bait shop only has large minnows. Cats mainly feed on shad in this lake . What does a guy do?
Be nice crappie fisherman using down times to try catfish with my kids!
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Damion Kidd LIKED above post
Get a cast net and catch your own shad. Once you get the hang of it, it's easy.
Chris
A local guy goes to the grocery store and buys tilapia. Cuts chunks and catches cats.
Mainly flathead.
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funbun LIKED above post
this time of year about every lake is filled with huge schools of small shad. my buddy uses a net but simply drops it down off his pontoon and even he ketch's lots that way. yesterday he caught mostly small sunfish which are perfect size for putting on his hooks and only couple of small shad. IF you take a few minutes to learn to cast it much more effective.
Our buddy the kitty kat guy ketches lots while using crankbaits for bass right now. usually uses shrimp and does well. is why I don't have to go kitty fishing as he always has several for us every weekend.
funbun LIKED above post
I second shrimp if you are looking for eaters. Catch perch, break, etc and cut up for big uns.
funbun LIKED above post
I use cured chicken gizzards. Use the same cure that salmon/steelhead guys use to cure eggs and roe.
I've been using beef lately, buy a small chunk of tough beef for a couple bucks and fry it in a pan with garlic. Cook it till it's well done (tough) and then let it cool and cut it up into 1/2" chunks and add more garlic powder to the chunks.
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