Question about Liver

**big-muddy** · 05-31-2007, 01:33 PM

ive never cured liver. maybe i should try. ive had success with it right outta the package. if im havin trouble keepin it hooked, i use a treble hook and some pantyhose:roll_eyes:. does it really make the bite better if you cure it??

**benelli101** · 05-31-2007, 01:57 PM

I have noticed a difference between straight out of the package to cureing. I guess it could be the garlic salt helping out. Also it stays on twice as long.

**big-muddy** · 05-31-2007, 02:03 PM

well then i will definitley give her a try!

**ggoytia** · 05-31-2007, 08:39 PM

Will be drying some this weekend. Anyone else ever try cayanne pepper as a additional seasoning?

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**CatfishJohn.612** · 05-31-2007, 11:58 PM

I cure the liver with garlic and salt. It works great for were I fish and has upped my catch rate by over 50%.

**jtrew** · 06-01-2007, 11:11 AM

Shane, as soon as you use the word ALWAYS when referring to fish, fishing, or success with a bait, you're wrong. Curing chicken liver seems to work at least as well, if not better than fresh liver most of the time, but I've seen times when the cats wouldn't touch it. I've also seen times when the cats preferred fresh liver to cured, and times when they wouldn't touch it. IMO, though, both are backup baits, to be used when you can't get fresh shad or skipjack, or when the cats won't hit that. Since fresh liver needs to be fresh, it doesn't make sense to buy liver for a trip when I probably won't even give it a try; cured liver can be taken out on a trip, not used, and returned to the fridge when you get back home. Over and over.

**purebonewv** · 06-03-2007, 05:28 PM

can someone please tell me how to cure the liver i think i wanna try it i use it right out of the store now which means i can't sling very far.

please help

**teaysvalleyguy** · 06-03-2007, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by purebonewv

can someone please tell me how to cure the liver i think i wanna try it i use it right out of the store now which means i can't sling very far.

please help

Click on this thread buddy. This is one way of doing it.

http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38820

**crappieguy** · 07-03-2007, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by jtrew

I used to cure mine till it was the consistency of well done steak, but after seeing others cure theirs till it was hard, and seeing them have just as much success with their liver as I do with mine, I've started curing mine till it's kind of hard, on the basis that the harder you cure it, the longer it will keep. Either way, it quickly absorbs water and softens up when you put it in the water.

How would you fellas say liver compares to worms, shrimp or cut bait(mooneyes/goldeyes)?

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