Put plainly, there is not such thing as catfish bait for beginners. There is no bait that should be used by beginners just because they are new to the sport. It sounds like as you get more experience, you will be entitled to use better baits.
I heard cherry jello works too. Gives off a blood trail.I say Hot Dogs, or Green jello, or hot dogs soaked in green jello then sprayed with WD-40. That will catch them every time lol.
Well I'll have to disagree on this one Jeff. Night crawlers are the perfect bait for beginners. They are slimy, you have to poke a hook into them, you also kill them, They work good for smaller cats that a beginner should be targeting. If you throw off a crawler your not loosing much, but wing a nice gill off and frustration sets in. You don't have to have heavy gear to cast a crawler either. Yes I believe night crawlers are the perfect bait for the beginner. Learn with them then gradually move up to bigger and better gear and bigger baits, I don't think any thing could be more frustrating for a beginner than trying to handle big baits and learning how to get some distance or place a cast with long heavy rods and reel. Give them the chance to practice awhile first. :big_smile:Put plainly, there is not such thing as catfish bait for beginners. There is no bait that should be used by beginners just because they are new to the sport. It sounds like as you get more experience, you will be entitled to use better baits.
I agree Jack they would be good for beginners but even tho S-man was joking hotdogs work well in most ponds (Private) not paypnds.Well I'll have to disagree on this one Jeff. Night crawlers are the perfect bait for beginners. They are slimy, you have to poke a hook into them, you also kill them, They work good for smaller cats that a beginner should be targeting. If you throw off a crawler your not loosing much, but wing a nice gill off and frustration sets in. You don't have to have heavy gear to cast a crawler either. Yes I believe night crawlers are the perfect bait for the beginner. Learn with them then gradually move up to bigger and better gear and bigger baits, I don't think any thing could be more frustrating for a beginner than trying to handle big baits and learning how to get some distance or place a cast with long heavy rods and reel. Give them the chance to practice awhile first. :big_smile:
:0a27: with the post above, but if I were taking someone out for there first time cattin', I would want them to get something :0a14:, so I would tell them to use "Nightcrawlers", "Liver" or "Clams" (Clams work great out here for cats) on they the first time out, and go from there.Why do we category our fisherman as beginners? I sure have not walked into a bait shop and read a sign that said beginners can only use this bait. I feel that this is more of an experience conversation, as a less experienced catfisherman may use something that we has discarded or discounted as not as good as others.