| There are many catfish anglers that think the best | | | | Once it is hard you can cut the catfish bait into 2" |
| catfish bait to use to catch channel catfish and blue | | | | squares and place about 3 or 4 in one sandwich bag |
| catfish are blood catfish baits. Blood baits are known | | | | and place back in the refrigerator, or freeze for |
| to work exceptionally well for these two species of | | | | future use. Fill as many sandwich bags as it takes until |
| cats, especially when you drag or bounce them off | | | | you have cut up the entire pan. |
| the bottom to get the fresh sent of blood blood | | | | How to hook blood catfish bait: |
| flowing through currents. If there is no current you | | | | Step 1 Cut off about 12 inches of fishing line and tie |
| can cast your blood catfish bait out numerous times | | | | a number 1 to 2/0 treble hook to one end of the line. |
| and drag it along the bottom to attract the catfish to | | | | On the other end of the line tie a large barrel swivel. |
| your area. | | | | Step 2 Get your self some pipe cleaners and skin the |
| How to make blood catfish bait: | | | | fuzz all the way off. Now you want to take one end |
| Step 1 Go to a local slaughterhouse and get yourself | | | | of the wire and bent it up like a hook and place the |
| some fresh blood. You will need to get enough to fill | | | | hook in the open eye of the barrel swivel. |
| a good size baking pan at least 3/4" deep. Poor the | | | | Step 3 Now poke a hole in the blood catfish fish bait |
| blood into the baking pan and place it into the | | | | with the unbent end of the wire and pull it and the |
| refrigerator. | | | | leader through the hole and impale the bait into all |
| Step 2 Let the pan sit in the refrigerator until the | | | | three barbs of the treble hook. Remove the wire and |
| blood bait mass feels almost like a rubber surface. | | | | and tie the leader onto your fishing line. |
| This may take up to 5 to 7 days time. | | | | Well folks that concludes our article about blood |
| Step 3 Place the pan of rubber looking, blood bait in | | | | catfish bait. We sincerely hope you use our fishing |
| the sun for as long as it takes to get a hard cover. | | | | information on your next fishing trip Good Luck! |