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 will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 09:19 AM
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bryang
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I have a lot of mud cat in my farm tank, I need to get raid of, so if they make good cut bate? I can kill two birds with one shot. Bryan
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 09:43 AM
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Jason Johonnesson
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By mud cat do you mean flathead? It is illegal to use game fish as bait unless you are using it in your own pond or other private water.
Where punters are punted.
JAA
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 09:53 AM
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bryang
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Muscat and flathead are not the same. Mudcat is an oily, nasty tasting fish. Normally found in farm tank. Bryan
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 10:07 AM
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Red White and Blue Guide Svc
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mudcat=bullhead?
if so, they make great flathead bait fished live. as for cut bait, I dont know from personal experience, but I dont see why it wouldnt work...I don't know of any fish that DOESNT work as cut bait. give it a try and tell us how it worked! good luck!
Scott Birnel
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 11:22 AM
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heycods
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And they stay alive on the hook for a week. 4" to 8" mudcat whole on a LARGE circle hook = Yellowcats 
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 11:54 AM
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Brother Terry
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fish them live and wait for old yellow!!!!
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 11:56 AM
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James Tucker
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they make terrible cut bait for some reason. The only kind of cut bait that has worked worse than them for me is cut Gasper-Goo. Both work really well alive for yella cats but if dead will rot off the hook instead of getting eaten.
Catch those mudcats(aka polliwogs;bullheads) in a big perch trap and bait a trotline with them.
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/20/08 11:48 PM
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CatfishMike
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use them live and they are excellant flathead bait.
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/25/08 12:52 AM
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Gray Ghost
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Would someone post a picture, or tell me where to find one, so that I don't get this bullhead/mudcat mixed up with a small catfish. I'd like to try them on a trot line at Ivie.
May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows.
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/25/08 01:49 AM
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Last edited by drakechaser; 02/25/08 01:49 AM.
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/25/08 09:04 AM
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Ranger Rick
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mudcat=bullhead?
if so, they make great flathead bait fished live. Ditto on what Novato above said If you mean Yellow Bullhead or Black Bullhead, cut the barbs off to make'm bleed some and hook away for Flatheads if you have them any in your fishing area!
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/25/08 01:37 PM
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Gray Ghost
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Thanks drakechaser. I think this what I use to catch in the stock ponds when I was a kid. Never did eat one, but they were fun for a kid to catch.
Now I need to catch some for my trot line. Perch trap should work.
May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows.
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/25/08 02:26 PM
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Bluwave Mike
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Mudcat,chugs,Bullheads. Yes cut the side fins off. Flatheads eat them.
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Re: will mudcat make good cut bate
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02/25/08 07:18 PM
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albertking
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perch trap will work ... i ate a ton of those back in the 60's & 70's
regards albertking catfishing is now an industry ... it's best for the industry to eat baby catfish 
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