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Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 12:47 PM
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Buglemintoday
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What baits do you prefer to use when targeting Channel Cats on Rod & Reel? How about on Trotline/Jug?
Has anyone ever tried Bacon before on jugline?
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 01:34 PM
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opus
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better question if you find um what wont they bite,you get on um theyll hit almost anything from punch bait to hot dogs
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 01:37 PM
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catfisher02
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I carry 9 baits when I go out. Opus is right find them then narrow it down to the best performing bait it's usually 2 for me.
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 01:53 PM
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texasgg
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Get a good high quality punch bait, Sure Shot, Mr. Whisker's out of Grandbury TX, or something simular and throw out a little chum every once in awhile (do not over chum and do not scatter the chum) if you are in water over about 8 - 10 feet drop the chum straight down and fish straight down on top of your chum, just lift your weight slightly off the bottom to better feel the light bites, and you will do well. Try different depths and don't forget to look for birds in the trees and fish the water beneath them. Good luck.
"Reel Rednecks" fishing team
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
[Re: texasgg]
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10/03/09 02:04 PM
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opus
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I started using cattails & nacho cheese works just as good as the $30 a gal punch bait and cost about $7 gal. you get um to come to chum they will hit what ever you put down there
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 02:33 PM
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toadkiller
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BIG MARVS rates #1 in my book
It's eaiser to ask for forgivness, than to beg for permission! PB red 7 lbs. PB blue 21 lbs. PB yellow 4 lbs. PB channel 6 lbs PB common carp 15.7 lbs (Lake Mckeeney record)
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 06:05 PM
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MeatWad
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 08:26 PM
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Lonewolf_8126
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Well I am new to the forum, but I spend a lot of time fishing the bottom of Belton Lake for Channel Cats and originally being from up north I found Chicken liver to be the best bait all around. Never believed in Chumming the water...that must be a Southern thing.
Most people don't like chicken liver because they can't get it to stay on the hook. I have found a piece of thread about 2 inches long wrapped around the hook will do just that.
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 09:19 PM
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big shaun
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i got turned on to some stuff called "sonny's" and lemme tell you... it freakin works, i can barely get my line tight before i got bites.. so far all i've found are dinks (i have no luck lately) but i catch dink's (alot of blue dinks) every cast with sonny's...
Big Shaun - "Speak softly and carry an ugly stick, you will go far"
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 10:18 PM
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Denton_Texas
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I don't have pet so where can I find cattails? and do you need to heat up to melt nacho cheese? Thanks.
Good luck and be safe.
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/03/09 10:22 PM
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Denton_Texas
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Can you tell me more detail what is sonney's? and you mean lemme is lemond? and how do you mix or make a bait for turles? Thanks
Good luck and be safe.
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/04/09 12:58 AM
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Capt. Michael Littlejohn
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I think you will be more than pleased w/ Mr. Whisker's Catfish Bait.
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/04/09 02:52 AM
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CatfishMike
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I have used Sonny's dip bait for several years now and it is very hard to beat. It is a good sticky bait and I have caught blue cats up to 20# on it. One of the best things about it, is that it does stay on your hook better than most dip baits when you have to cast it out a long distance.
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/04/09 03:41 AM
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big shaun
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yup, sonny's is awesome.. i went out to martin creek lake today and could hardly sit down, i'd cast out, and get nibbles soon as i got my line tight..
the place i got it in longview stopped carrying anything else, said thats one of the things people come there for now more than anything else, to stock back up on sonny's.. i got a decent size bucket for 13.50+tax at east texas sonar in longview. not sure what places carry it elsewhere.
Big Shaun - "Speak softly and carry an ugly stick, you will go far"
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Re: Good Channel cat baits...
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10/04/09 03:43 AM
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big shaun
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oh, and i caught a 7 or 8lb carp on sonnys at lake o the pines spillway last weekend lol. go figure.
Big Shaun - "Speak softly and carry an ugly stick, you will go far"
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