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Dough Bait Question
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01/23/18 07:46 PM
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Dan_n_Texas
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I rarely fish for catfish and even more rarely fish with dough bait. But I was fishing with a friend yesterday at a small pond using an "over the counter" dough bait but it was very crumbly and I had a difficult time getting it to set well on the hook.
Any suggestions on how to get such a dough bait to better stay on the hook?
Can you soak it in something before fishing that will help?
P.S. Didn't catch anything but had several nibbles.
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Re: Dough Bait Question
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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01/23/18 10:48 PM
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uncle_bagster
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Plain ole water would do it. Even better would be a fish attractant like Dead Red. I used to make doughbait with cottonseed meal, and had problems with it flying off the hook when I cast. Cotton fibers helped with that, and shredded cattails are also good. (not housecats, but the plant)
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Re: Dough Bait Question
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01/24/18 12:52 AM
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Bill J
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House cat sounds good to me.
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Re: Dough Bait Question
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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01/24/18 04:48 AM
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Ed-n-eddy
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Get ahold of Stubby77 and get his bait (it's fresh) instead. Temperature has a huge impact on the consistency of dough and punch baits--can't say about dip baits though. Warming the dough-ball, with your hands, before sticking it on the hook may be all that's needed. In cooler temps, even Stubby's needed a warming just before putting on the hook. IMHO Bagster's comments are spot-on. I tried house cat, once. Really didn't like it when I threw her in the water.
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Re: Dough Bait Question
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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01/24/18 02:15 PM
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BAIT956
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Agree with Ed-eddy, get some Stubbys. Easy, clean, works.
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Re: Dough Bait Question
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01/24/18 04:43 PM
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Dan_n_Texas
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House cat sounds good to me. I did take some of the loose fur of our "long hair" cat and make a crappie jig out of it. Haven't fished with it yet.
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Re: Dough Bait Question
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01/24/18 09:44 PM
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SangerCrappieMan
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you can use vegetable oil if it is really dry.
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Re: Dough Bait Question
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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01/26/18 07:48 PM
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Dan_n_Texas
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Gonna try the "recipe" I found online of hotdog, jello, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Sounds crazy enough to work.
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