in kansas i catch or i should say my son catches sand toads then we take them to our favorite spot in the river and catch our limit in just a few hours they are great i recomend using them if you have them in your area they are all over kansas
whenever i am fishing for cats i use either worms(for the small ones) or chicken livers, but if you are going for the big ones i usually use cut up brim
really anything that looks like food. shrimp, cheese, hotdogs, worms, chicken liver, chicken guts, crawdad, doughbaits, anything stinky. for dip baits and stinkbait i like either catfish charlie or wicked sticky and always find that cheese flavor beats out blood.
FOr Channels, basically anything that you might think of could probably catch them, worms and stinkbait are great choises, as are chicken livers(if you can get them to stay on the hook)
I read it in a previous post here, and I agree. Shrimp. Here in south Ala. I am able to get live shrimp which is awesome for big blues and flatheads. If the shrimp dies I cut it into and catch channels and blues. If you cant get fresh, buy a package of frozen and they will work just as good. Let them sit in the sun for an hour or so and you will see (smell) why the fish love them.
I have caught cats on turkey and chicken livers, (the turkey ones are tougher than chicken) if you use them frozen the will stay on the hook better and they are less messy to use if frozen. Plus they can help keep the beer cold.
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