I like to keep and eat "rough fish" just as much as game fish like drum, bream, bullheads, etc. I have been keeping the fillets them then cutting up the ribs, fin area, spine, the leftovers to use for catfish bait to save the time of finding shad since I'm on the bank. I've done this twice now with minimal success, though not on any other baits either these two times. Anyone have thoughts on this? Am I decreasing my bite rate by using pieces that are part bone and wasting my time with that, or does it not matter that much?
Thanks
Eric