Homemade Bait: Choosing the correct bait can be quite the challenge. Several anglers have there own bait that they make them self. Some will say that is even secret. I will share some recipes below that does work for big fish. If you have your own bait recipe, send it to us and we will add this to our site. Add Your Bait Recipe To Our Website

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Cherry Chicken

Ingredients: • 1 lb Boneless chicken breast • 2 packs of cherry kool aid mix • 1 lb ziplock bag Preparation: • Cut chicken breast into small pieces, rinse with water so chicken pieces are moist • Put jello mix into 1 lb ziplock bag and add chicken. Shake the chicken and jello up so that the jello covers chicken completely. Put into refrigerator overnite and allow jello to soak into the chicken. • Makes enough for a whole days fishing. Don't add alot of water to the chicken as you want the kool aid to be thick on the chicken pieces. • This is really great bait for big blue catfish.

Strawberry Chicken

Ingredients: • 1 lb Boneless chicken breast • 1 box of strawberry jello mix • 1 lb ziplock bag Preparation: • Cut chicken breast into small pieces, rinse with water so chicken pieces are moist • Put jello mix into 1 lb ziplock bag and add chicken. Shake the chicken and jello up so that the jello covers chicken completely. Put into refrigerator overnite and allow jello to soak into the chicken. • Makes enough for a whole days fishing. • This is really great bait for big blue catfish.

Blue Catfish Bait

Ingredients: • 1 package of Yeh Monn catfish bait (Uncle Josh pork rind baits will work also) • 2 large skipjack herring • 1 roll of plastic wrap Preparation: • Cut pork rind or yeh monn catfish bait into 1" long pieces • Slice the belly open of the skipjack herring, Tuck all the small piece inside of the skipjack herring and wrap up with the plastic wrap. Make sure the fish is wrapped good to hold all of the flavor and smell inside the wrap. • Place outside for 1 - 2 days and allow all the fish oil from the skipjack herring to soak into the small pieces you placed inside the belly. • This is really great bait for big blue catfish and works. We have tested this and have caught 100's of fish on this bait. • Also remember to use the skipjack for bait also.

Givler Catfish Bait

Ingredients: • 1 bag soft pretzel dough (about 2 cups of mix) • 1 pkg. of yeast • 1/4 c. cheap pizza seasoning • 1 pkg. “mayacamas” skillet toss (dried tomato powder) Or • 1 pkg. spaghetti sauce (powder) • ½ c. powdered cheddar cheese • 1 bulb garlic…pureed in • blender with a little water Preparation: • Mix all dry ingredients first- use warm water • use parchment paper on cookie sheet • spread dough completely on cookie sheet • preheat @ 375 baking will vary start with 20 minutes • top of mixture should have a tough crusty feel (like pizza crust) • use no oils • ingredients for cheap pizza seasoning • oregano, basil, marjoram, thyme, garlic powder, crushed red peppers, savory? • THIS IS MY OWN BAIT RECIPE...CATFISH LOVE IT!!

Wylie Catfish Treats

Ingredients: • flour • 1 egg • 1/4 cup sugar • 4 tbl spoons cinnamon • onion powder 2-3 teaspoons • garlic powder or salt 2-3 teaspoons • 1/2 cup water Preparation: • mix all dry ingredients first. then mix in egg and a little water to get a firm but sticky dough. don't add too much water or the dough will be too soft. store in fridge. I placed this in the fridge for about an hour and then pre rolled balls and rolled them in a little flour to keep them from sticking then placed them into a container and put into freezer.

Loves Catfish Bait

Ingredients: • Cattle Cubes or Hog Pellet Feed • Corn Meal • Powdered Garlic • Sweet Anise Spice • Plain Flour Preparation: • Take 1/2 lb cattle cubes or hog pellet feed, soak in warm water till you can make a mush of them. Then add 1 cup of corn meal and mix then 2 tbl spoons powdered garlic, 2 tbl spoons sweet anise spice. Mix all this well then start adding plain flour and knead into a fairly stiff dough. Roll into 50 cent size balls or a little larger. Store in fridge. This bait has never failed me on channels, flathead and blues. Fishing lakes, Texhoma, Murray, Meredith, Hugo and Pat Mays. TRY IT!! Good Luck

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