Still fairly new to catfishing and I cant get my stink bait(stike king) to stick to the plastic stink bait tube/hook. Anything I can do to make it stick better??

ensignjason,
I just use Sure Shot, real easy, I use trebble hooks, just punch a hole in the bait with a stick, lower the hook into the hole, press the bait around the hook, pull out at an angle and your set. Hope this helps

make sure your plastic stink bait tube is dry fore ya dip it ... that's about the only thing i can think to help yer problem ... they even make a doodad to dry it with or you can use a rag or sumpin

where do you get sure shot??

you can get it from the feller that makes it here

http://www.catfishbait.net/

another source is from redneck here

http://www.catfishbaitsoap.com/catfish-punch-bait.html

don't use those kind of baits to often but when I do I use the Looper rigs they seem to hold the bait pretty well

You definatley need to dip it dry. I would go with apply on a treble hook

Terry,
Are you using Dip bait or Punch baot ?
There is quite a differance.

Throw that stuff away and get you some Danny King's punch bait. It will go straight on a treble hook. I got mine at wal-mart.

Anyone try coil springs on hook or sewing thread or using pantyhose?

When you fish fish some of the quality punch baits like mentioned above such as Sure Shot or Danny Kings, you will find that just using a bare trebble hook is all you need. I used to try the spings and thread and so forth, but when the fish are really hitting good, and after you snag up and have to re-tie a few times you'll find those extra features on your hook are not needed. Working the bait onto the hook and getting the right consistancy is a lot easier than fiddling with that hook every time you bait up.

Dip baits are effective and have their place, but the bait does have to be fairly dry in order for it to stick. You may have to thicken the bait up with a small amount of flour if it is too runny.

The sewing thread, and pantyhose are a good remedy for getting casting distance when fishing chicken livers, say from the bank where you need to get it out there. Out of a boat I just open the bail or hit the free spool and let the weight take it down, or you learn to use the liver lob, where your cast isn't a cast, but more like your lobing a chunk of mud off the end of your rod.

Cut a small piece of sponge,put a hole all the way thru, (use an icepick) stick it over a #6 treble hook. Wet the sponge the first time and wring out excess water. Dip into stick bait using a stick and your set to go. Add a weight about 4" from hook

Wayne,
Sorry my friend, thats for Dip B ait, just aint gonna work for Punch Bait!!!!!!

Hooker, ya lost track of the thread. What Wayne offers is correct, when talking about the strike king dip bait.

Mike,
Your right
Lost it there, sorry