Taking a week off to chase cats, bought some chicken thighs and trying to pick up some dead red? Any thoughts or input? Usually use chicken hearts, worms, or shrimp. Will be on Palestine then Tawakoni.
Thanks in advance.....

Welcome!

I use chicken thighs and drumsticks raw most times I go out as part of my bait rotation-
I have caught blues and small flatheads with both-
There have been times I have used the dead red but I have honestly caught more fish using them raw-
Also I�ve had the same results using deadred on Shad and perch though-
But bottom line these baits can produce and it�s a cheap easy bait to have a better opportunity to catch a fish-
Also in the winter when Shad are more difficult to get there is that-

Thanks for the info.... should i let the meat sour or just right outta the fridge?

I have best luck with fresh!

Right out of the package works for me-
I feel like the foul scent appeals to the fish instincts that eat baby ducks or eat baby birds that fall out of nest of birds that roost above water-
I�ve seen pics on this site where a guy cleaning a big old blue cat finds a grown duck in its belly-

I think the soured or flavored chicken appeals more to channel cat -
I�m sure it has happened, but I�ve not caught channels in fresh or frozen thighs, drumsticks or breast-

I will have to try some thighs.Thanks everyone.

Has anybody done a side by side test of bait with and without add on scents .
Please share.

I have a curiosity question. I see lots of threads addressing bait soaked in Dead Red. My question is: why not soak leather in Dead Red if Dead Red is the key ingredient to getting catfish to bite? Leather would be more absorbing, would hold the scent, and would not get nibbled off. Just saying...

To be honest I only use the dead red to refresh baits when I�m low on it-
After using it off and on for several years I really don�t see the increase in bites when using it against fresh bait no matter what the bait is-
Others may think different but that�s just what I have come to the conclusion of-
I admit I�ve never used it like you are saying, but hey if anyone has and it works I wouldn�t call BS on it-just my

Here you go SAE!!n I don't know what happened to the sound but I'll do a better one someday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ-iAujM2KQ

Thanks for the video Serj!
I never was able to get audio though, did anyone else?
What kind of attractant was that Serj?
I didn�t recognize the bottle-
That�s a sweet rig also, I was thinking the last time saw you y�all were in a pontoon?

Ahhh I see you mentioned the sound sorry, I still enjoyed watching you fish, it helps while I�m out of commission-

These chicken threads

It�s just information-
Don�t believe in it don�t use it-