| One of the best catfish baits for blue catfish and | | | | creek chub with a fishing rig that is called a mooching |
| channel catfish is what is commonly called cutbait. | | | | fishing rig. The first thing you want to do with your |
| Dead bait is also categorized as cutbait and either | | | | mooching rig is push the back hook through the body |
| one of these types of catfish bait work great to | | | | and out the side. Next push the front hook through |
| catch a mess of good eating size catfish. | | | | the back so it pierces the backbone and adjust the |
| One of the most common dead baits that many | | | | hook to take up some but not all of the slack. A |
| catfish anglers use are creek chubs. You can hook | | | | mooching fishing rig works best for drift fishing or a |
| creek chubs as a dead bait or cut them up and use | | | | very slow troll where you want your catfish bait to |
| them as cut bait. There are many methods you could | | | | roll. A mooching fishing rig is a excellent way to catch |
| use to fish creek chubs and one excellent method | | | | so catfish especially in a shallow lake where drift |
| used to fish them dead and whole is to thread them. | | | | fishing is common. |
| To thread your creek chub tie a your fishing line to a | | | | Another catfish bait that works great to catch blue |
| bait needle then push it through the mouth and out | | | | catfish or channel catfish is using shad cut into |
| the side near the tail. Next pull the need all the way | | | | chunks. Get you a large shad and cut it into 1 to 2 |
| through until you have enough slack to tie on a treble | | | | wide chunks. Use a 4/0 to 5/0 hook. Push the hook |
| hook. After you have tied on the treble pull the | | | | through the back portion of the chunk and leave |
| fishing line back until you impel one of the barbs into | | | | plenty of hook exposed. You can also fish with |
| the flesh. Let the other two hooks exposed. | | | | skipjack herring and other oily fish the same way. |
| Another way to use bait fish as catfish bait is by | | | | Well folks that concludes our article about creek |
| using what is called plug-cut bait fish. Plug cutting is | | | | chubs catfish bait, shad catfish bait, and skipjack |
| when you cut the head off of a bait fish such as a | | | | herring catfish bait. We sincerely hope you use our |
| creek chub at an angle.then then gut the bait fish. | | | | fishing information on your next fishing trip. Good |
| You want to hook your plug cut bait fish such as a | | | | Luck! |