@panchito0145

Hotdogs are the best with a little bit of garlic and vinegar highly recommend

@RBswrld_420

Bluegill never fails.

@ladyelephant9589

Went bass fishing at a pond with live minnows. Caught a 7lb cat with a live minnow. I didn’t even know the pond had cats.

@HenryM3577

Catfish really eat just about everything

@Auditing.northern.N.Y.

I prefer jumbo shrimp. I put hook through the body twice and once through the tail

@JimmyTorque

In Lake Erie, it seems like they switch what they want. Shrimp, worm , crawdads, but the one thing that never fails is cut bait.

@Mrwhite01010

The only problem about worms are that more fish will bite more often than a catfish will

@Bernabe_42

I use all 3 , they all work like a charm. A piece of advise would be don’t be afraid to use big bait either.

@kishredbird3599

Cut bait from a carp has been the winning ticket for me this last weekend

@williammckechnie385

Idk if yall have tried koolaid chicken, but I’ve caught some slammers with thigh meat and cherry koolaid, stays on the hook better then liver, and doesn’t get snatched by panfish like worms. Best bait is life fish, I always bring a creek rod and a rooster tail, catch a small fish, then hook it up and catch a water heifer

@findinggreatness

Liver's if you take sewing thread and just wrap the livers in all different direction

@SamBlakley007

Livers are real good.I use a cut panty hose and wrap them around it with 5 0z .😊

@Doom-q7f

Uncooked chicken breast with garlic and koolaid.

@chriswalls5831

All those i used caught many channel cat's seen big ones

@BrendenKlassen

Shrimp always seem to work great!

@rtc2112

Nothing beats live bait.

@hosseinmajidi4180

Alive Frogs 🐸

@christinafoster5331

Beef liver, cut into strips.

@JakeCline-l3h

We used to catch catfish with ...grape  Bubble Yum bubble gum. Chew it a little bit to soften it up and pack it around the treble hook. Worked every time.
There were big debates held over wether Bubble Yum,Hubba Bubba or Double Bubble was the best. Tried em all and it was Bubble Yum for us.

@SillySam5

For freshwater catfish I strongly suggest using shrimp or anything like shrimp! My father used shrimp in dauphin island and the catfish came ROLLING in! Hope this helps❤