What do catfish really like in Chicken liver

[Rat]

Dinkbuster, I have a book where a guy put a couple carp in a tank and introduced different amino acids. According to his results, the l-arginine had no results at all. But, the l-lysene put the carp in a feeding frenzy trying to eat everything in the tank. Don't know though if it would have the same effects on catfish, but I'd think it's worth a try.
Rat

[teaysvalleyguy]

I think it is the great flavor of eating liver.....yum....yum

[Netmanjack]

Flathunter has the voice of knowledge. Amino acid is the biproduct of cellular breakdown of all cellular tissue in animals fish birds and reptiles/amphibians. Chicken liver breaks down extremely fast and leaches alot of amino acid in the process.

A good friend to the BOC and long time friend of mine had the honor of doing extensive research on amino acid and its effect on the bite. His name is Capt22nd Street, or Frank Liversedge. His research was done with help of USC's aquatic science center. They used catfish as the subject, because of the abundance of taste receptors located in catfish.

The study was extensive but the result is simple.

I think that I will have to go along with the Scientific study on this one. Why venture a guess when the study has been done.

Mike,Rat is this l-lysene available over the counter,and is it expensive? maybe you could put a pill down a bluegills throat?

[trnsmsn]

I would assume its the amino acid in the blood. However, I have yet to ever catch a catfish on livers! And it is not due to lack of trying...lol

I've caught Many Catfish On Chiken Livers, I Just Don't Like How Messy They Are Especially On My Boat, Elliot

[griz]

Check this study out, at the end is a chart that deals with amino acids catfish seem most attracted to.
http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/f...icalReport.pdf

[jtrew]

L-Lysine is available over the counter, and it isn't expensive. It's the greatest thing in the world for a fever blister, or, if you have them frequently, you can take L-Lysine on a regular basis to prevent the fever blisters. My wife does that; I only take the stuff when I'm starting to get a fever blister. I'll definitely have to think up some way to test the stuff.

[frosty_whiskers]

It seems that the larger a fish becomes, as it grows older, the more selective its diet becomes. While the smaller or more juvenile fish are true opportunists, the older a fish becomes, the more selective they become in their diet. Small catfish can be easily caught on a number of bait. But as these same catfish age, they appear to become far more predatory in nature, eating live aquatic life varying from mice through coots, crawfish, frogs, snakes, and my all time favorite, all members of the sunfish family. For some who are avid Bass fishermen, that means Bass as well. The Yellow cat seems to do this far sooner than the other two large cats, must be that extremely larger mouth they have.

[dinkbuster1]

Check this study out, at the end is a chart that deals with amino acids catfish seem most attracted to.
http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/f...icalReport.pdf

looks like i need to get some L-Glutamine and do some experimenting:D

[vacatfish]

Did not think this thread would get this interesting. but im glad it did alot of good reading. i would like to know the out come of anyone who does the test.

Geting down to the point of what really is in a bait that draws catfish is fun.

So what im wondering now is if some of that stuff was got and crushed and made just wet enuff to form bait size blocks of it with hooks installed init and let dry back hard. and use just it as a bait or as a fast chum depending on how well it comes apart in the water.

[caatstalker]

dont know !!but my frends in lousiana run hoop nets . they bait them with whole chickin feathers an all , they eat the whole thing bones too. heck we all like chickin. true story