Hey guys,  Jeremy here.  Over the past couple of posts I’ve shared a few of my favorite catfish bait recipes, and I’ve had a ton of success with those baits.  Last weekend though, the cats just weren’t biting.  I tried chicken livers, stink bait, some dip bait that I brought along with me, nothing was working.  I decided to pack it up early and do some research, which led me to this ebook.

Easy Catfish Bait Recipes

First Impressions:

I read through his page, and it sounded like he knew his stuff, so I figured I’d grab a copy of his guide.  On the initial browse-through, I was impressed.  It’s exactly as advertised, 80 tried, tested, and true recipes for catfish bait.  Now let’s get one thing out of the way.  If you’ve been catfishing for any amount of time, you’re going to know a couple of these recipes offhand.  Don’t let that put you off though.  The majority of the recipes in this ebook are the kind of recipes that take a guy years of trial and error on fishing trips to perfect.

Here’s why I like this guide.  The work of figuring out how much of each ingredient you need to get the catfish biting is already done for you.  All you have to do is take a trip to the grocery store, come home, and spend a few minutes making each bait.  You can easily put together enough bait for a whole weekend of fishing in under an hour with the way everything is laid out in this book.  I should know, I did it this past weekend.

My Results:

And on that note, the other reason why I like this book is probably the most important reason of all…  The baits work! I brought along 12 baits, and 10 of them got bites.  While I was there, I whipped up 3 more baits to try, and they all got bites too.  The book has quite a few recipes you can make on the go if the baits you brought with you aren’t doing the trick.  You can see a list of all the different kinds of recipes here.

My Final Say:

With over 80 awesome catfish bait recipes, this book is a steal.  I’ve spent more than $20 trying out stink bait recipes that didn’t work out, so for me, getting a huge list of proven recipes for the same amount of money that I’ve wasted on experiments is a great deal.  If you’re looking for some fresh new ideas, or you just want bait making laid out nice and easy for you, I’d definitely recommend checking out Easy Catfish Bait Recipes.

Click here to download your copy of Easy 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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!