bowfin as cutbait?

iv been setting out bank poles for cats atm i cannot catch a single bluegill or anytype of smaller fish in the creek im fishing guess due to being feb they just arnt n shallows like normal and i need cutbait i caught a 12 pound bowfin which i absolutely hate was curious if it would make for good cut bait? i heard the meats really soft though so not sure if it would stay on the hooks well

ive been using small spotted bass as bait cutting up into pieces n having good sucess would you think bowfin would work? they say the more oilythe fish the better i heard bowfin are very oily

I've caught cats on them... If I don't cut them up for cats, I cut them up to throw in a crabpot..

I've never tried Bowfins, (I thinking its what we call mudfish) but 2 types of bait I know works REAL good is Jackfish Or(chain pickerel) and Eels, Eel cut in small chunks Jackfish scale and cut in square pieces.

Dogfish stink bad enough to be good catfish bait...
Be sure to wear your plastic gloves when handling them, the stink is difficult to wash off your hands.