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Favorite BIG Catfish Bait #1320975 04/07/15 01:21 PM 04/07/15 01:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,593 Trussville T toothdoc OP 14 point
toothdoc OP 14 point T Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,593 Trussville	I'm going to try to lumber in a few big cats on the coosa. What's your favorite bait? Bream, shad, cut, live?

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1320988 04/07/15 01:30 PM 04/07/15 01:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,623 UR 6 top cat Freak of Nature
top cat Freak of Nature Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,623 UR 6	Rotten taters LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: top cat] #1320995 04/07/15 01:34 PM 04/07/15 01:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 35,651 Missouri swamp_fever2002 Administrator
swamp_fever2002 Administrator Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 35,651 Missouri	Originally Posted By: top cat Rotten taters X2 It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1320998 04/07/15 01:39 PM 04/07/15 01:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,261 Pikes Peak J JDR4Bama Chit Show Connoisseur
JDR4Bama Chit Show Connoisseur J Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,261 Pikes Peak	My buddy fishes only catfish tourneys now. He swears by skipjack but they have been tough for us to catch locally. Been here long enough to go from "bring 'da pain" to " bring 'da pain meds.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1320999 04/07/15 01:40 PM 04/07/15 01:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 254 leeds al D deerkiller24 4 point
deerkiller24 4 point D Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 254 leeds al	I use shad. We caught some catfish Saturday at Neely henry damn. Nothing real big.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321019 04/07/15 02:01 PM 04/07/15 02:01 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 450 here Savage7mm 4 point
Savage7mm 4 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 450 here	Cut skip jack for blues& live 4-6 inch bream for yella cats

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321042 04/07/15 02:21 PM 04/07/15 02:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,350 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,350 North Alabama	Hands down, rotten taters Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not. NRA Life Member

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321046 04/07/15 02:22 PM 04/07/15 02:22 PM
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steelman Unregistered S	Bloody stink cheese

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321096 04/07/15 02:43 PM 04/07/15 02:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 4 logan martin Barbwire spike
Barbwire spike Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 4 logan martin	Go bowfishing. Shoot a carp and cut it up. Best bait ever.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321107 04/07/15 02:50 PM 04/07/15 02:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 6,249 alex city oakachoy 12 point
oakachoy 12 point Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 6,249 alex city	My Daddy used to swear by little chunks of Ivory soap for trot lines. I've eat a bunch that he's caught. WM Hunter "Trump literally sacrificed himself, his family and all of his businesses for this country. He literally is a true American hero. And True American Patriot - warts and all."

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321113 04/07/15 02:52 PM 04/07/15 02:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 625 Calhoun County Alabama C Calvin 4 point
Calvin 4 point C Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 625 Calhoun County Alabama	Let the carp lay in the sun all day and then cut it in big chunks for big cats.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: oakachoy] #1321136 04/07/15 03:14 PM 04/07/15 03:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,261 Pikes Peak J JDR4Bama Chit Show Connoisseur
JDR4Bama Chit Show Connoisseur J Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,261 Pikes Peak	Originally Posted By: oakachoy My Daddy used to swear by little chunks of Ivory soap for trot lines. I've eat a bunch that he's caught. Soap lines work well for a fish fry, but I never heard of any really big cats caught on it. Been here long enough to go from "bring 'da pain" to " bring 'da pain meds.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321176 04/07/15 03:34 PM 04/07/15 03:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,189 The Boonies a.k.a. Pickens cou... 300gr 8 point
300gr 8 point Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,189 The Boonies a.k.a. Pickens cou...	Hand size bream Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the one with deep ruts,hills and mud.It may be bumpy but WHAT A RIDE!

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321204 04/07/15 04:05 PM 04/07/15 04:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,185 Madison County hgmike 6 point
hgmike 6 point Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,185 Madison County	Dad used to buy chicken liver and put in the bed of the truck day before we went fishing. the smell was awful but we got a lot of catfish with it. God, Country, Corps, Family, and Alabama Football.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321229 04/07/15 04:29 PM 04/07/15 04:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,593 Trussville T toothdoc OP 14 point
toothdoc OP 14 point T Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,593 Trussville	I can catch eating size all day long with liver, dough balls, minnows, but I'm after the big boys.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321233 04/07/15 04:33 PM 04/07/15 04:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 296 Alabama Lawrence County S Spot 4 point
Spot 4 point S Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 296 Alabama Lawrence County	The biggest blue I've ever caught on wheeler was with big fresh whole shrimp.70lbs

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321244 04/07/15 04:41 PM 04/07/15 04:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 17,358 lat 34.09 long -86.13 metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns
metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 17,358 lat 34.09 long -86.13	If You're fishing on the Tennessee River, Skipjack Herring or a Gizzard Shad about 8-10 inches with the gut slightly opened.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321297 04/07/15 05:41 PM 04/07/15 05:41 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 502 se alabama S slipn 4 point
slipn 4 point S Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 502 se alabama	On the Hooch, gizzard shad gizzards work real well for big blues in the spring - skipjack or crappie chunks in the winter. Live bream works best for flatheads.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321316 04/07/15 06:02 PM 04/07/15 06:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,102 Gulf Coast captjab 10 point
captjab 10 point Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,102 Gulf Coast	Small live blue or channel cats around 4" to 6" long. Last edited by captjab; 04/07/15 06:03 PM.

Re: Favorite BIG Catfish Bait [Re: toothdoc] #1321355 04/07/15 11:53 PM 04/07/15 11:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,676 Alabama W whack-n-stack Booner
whack-n-stack Booner W Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,676 Alabama	6-8" live gizzard shad hooked right in the hard part of his nose.

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