How do you "cut" your cut bait?

[DJH1]

Heres how I cut my shad

Jack, this is the same way I've been cutting mine and can't keep the little ones off of it.(5lbs and under). Have you had that problem??

[goingfishin]

I cut mine right at the gut line.

[catfishcrazy256]

head and gut pocket works for me

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[kuhlcat]

i like to cut them in half and use the upper half when i am drifting and when i am anchored i pull the gut out and fillet one side and put it below the gut to hold it on

[Reel_Blues]

Tommys post is right on the head with gut pocket is always the prefered piece.

[ronlyn239]

Like the majority, I use first, the head with some gut pocket, then the section with the gut pocket. I have rarely caught anything with the tail section, so over the years, I've pretty much tossed that portion overboard. I've caught the most on heads.....even sunfish heads.

[jerry w]

Read all this very good info , thanks

[mariofish]

I am just curious how everyone cuts up their bait. I usually cut the head and tail off a shad or chub and fish with center part. I will also put the shad head on a line. Never have caught anything but gar off the chub head. I don't know why cats don't seam to like them. Is this the way everyone does it or do some of you fillet them and use the sides?

You can pick more then one answer.

mariofish use the center part of the chub catfish loves the guts they will suck the guts out and not mess with the head at all:smile2:

[MikeonWabash]

I always use the gut. Sometimes I'll cut off the tail only, sometimes I'll cut off the head and the tail, sometimes I'll use the head and the gut pocket, and sometimes I'll use the fillet and the gut pocket, but I always use the gut in some combination.

[Timber Cat]

Most of the time I cut into strips and thread it on the hook.Also cut in chunks some times also using every part of the fish.Here we have problems with the bowfin hitting the cut fish we use.Kinda gets aggravating catchin those rascals cause they have teeth:0a35: