Catfish Bait Recipes

OK, let’s kick things off with a few quick and easy catfish bait recipes. Now, its a bit of a stretch calling these recipes, since they’re really just one or two ingredients, but you get the picture. What we’re after here is catfish bait that you can make with what you’ve got in your kitchen, or something you can pick up from the grocery store the night before a day of fishing. Here are my top 3 easy catfish bait recipes:

Chicken Livers. Yep, you probably know em and have used them before, but they’re the go-to catfish bait for a reason. They’ve caught me some of my biggest catfish yet, and I bring along a jar of them every time I go out. Only problem with them is they’re a pain in the back end to manage, and for every cat you hook with them, you’ll lose 2 more because of how slippery they are. Still, if you can get past that, they’re worth keeping around.
Meat scraps. Unless your butcher is a lot better than mine, chances are you’re cutting some scraps off of your meat. Whether its before or after you cook it, bag those scraps up, shake in some garlic salt, and toss them in your freezer till next time you go out. The cats go crazy for them. I bagged my largest catfish ever with a scrap of fatty chicken covered in garlic salt, so I can tell you these babies work for sure.
Hot dogs. I slice them up a few days in advance, throw them in a ziploc with some garlic salt, shake em up, and put them in the fridge. These are great if you ever wind up forgetting about bait until you’re heading out your front door the day of the trip. Swing by a gas station or a 7-11 and grab some franks and you can still bring home a nice big cat!

Give these catfish bait recipes next time you’re in a bind and let me know how they worked. If you’ve got any ideas for quick catfish bait that you feel like sharing, drop them in the comments box below and I’ll post them up for everyone. Happy catfishing!