Solitario Lupo
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Thought they would be a good catfish bait but still nothing. Anyone ever have any luck with them.
Salted minnows
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Blackcat Outdoors
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Never tried them. Catfish we always used chicken liver or cut bait.
Don
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A member on another site used strictly bluegill parts and he got me to do it as well. Works great. Catch small gills along the bank and put them in a bucket on board. 2 or 3 is plenty and one will often do it. Cut as needed in half one at a time. Put onto a 2-6/0 circle hook and sink it or suspend over rocks. Also catches pike.
Solitario Lupo
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It’s funny I’ve tried bluegill and other cut baits but bread always seem to do better.
Melvinp
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For stocked trout behind a spinner I have
HenryDavid
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Long ago I used them for trout. Single small hook with split shot, throw it in the current, it was effective.
Redman9603
Member
I have witnessed many steelhead being caught with them. Oh and they smell really good when you leave them in your vest in the trunk in the heat!
truecrimson
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Tried them a long time ago. Never had any luck. Did much better with live ones after grem and Don were bad influences on me.
Solitario Lupo
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I used to slice shiners open and catch channels on them. Never had luck with salted anything, shiners, mealworms, waxies, tried quite a few of the preserved baits but gave up pretty quickly. I also don’t like to use frozen bait when fishing salt though so maybe it’s just me
Redman9603
Member
Where did you go?
Solitario Lupo
Moderator
Was at peters lake for a couple hrs
Redman9603
Member
That’s a nice clean channel cat.
Solitario Lupo
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Yes they are very clean out of there. Also the turtles. Would make for some good soup.