Best Catfish Baits for Boat or Bank Fishing

What is the best catfish bait for boat or bank fishing is a question anyone who is fishing for catfish is bound to ask at some point. Choosing the best catfish bait depends on the area you fish and what species of catfish you are fishing for. If you are after channel catfish, stink bait may work better than the catfish bait you'd use for blue catfish or flathead catfish which would be some form of cut bait or live bait, If you fish for catfish, especially if you fish for catfish from the bank, having the best catfish bait is important. Whats more important is having easy access to easy catfish baits that are not hard to come by. If you are fishing for catfish from the bank the biggest obstacle is finding good catfish bait.
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[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

When there are a lot of grasshoppers, they can't be beat.

[@Chris-xk9mg]

Seasonal bait, grasshoppers are best when the grasshoppers are here, catalpa worms are best when they are here, but bream is always good

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

@@Chris-xk9mg 👍True that! We had a grasshopper "bloom" here in north Texas several years ago. Left nothing but peach pits hanging on our trees. Catfish just couldn't leave the alone, day or night. Ran out of freezer space.

[@HomesickforAlaska]

I generally use Chicken breast, skipjack, cured carp, and whatever sunfish I can catch. I usually have minnows on the boat to throw a crappie rod out the front for whatever will bite and I have caught channel cats and small flatheads on the minnows. Along with turtles, bass, gar, hybrids, you name it.

[@brothertrucker3868]

Another vote for shrimp!

[@mrtjbiga1784]

Was at a Georgia lake , tried the chicken livers nothing was bitting for over a hour , switched to the cheapest hotdog dollor general had mixed them kool-aid had a fish on the hook 15mins layer, was my dinner for that night, it was a blue cat from the bank

[@CastBlastCamp]

For those deer hunters out there, deer liver is 10 times better than chicken. (try beef liver if deer isn't an option) Can catch several fish with one bait and it stay on the hook with no egg loop knot or panty hose. Had one chunk I fished with from evening to morning and it was still dripping fresh juices.

[@haroldsfishingadventures754]

I was reading a post on Catfish1 where a guy was using all kinds of baits side by side and the deer liver performed the best

[@lovingdeanthegodmachine5622]

Had some really good luck last night bank fishing using fresh cutbait I caught. Used a drum

[@billhodgson4105]

I target flat heads cut pan fish or a small live bullhead are my go to (Michigan) and I still catch a lot of channel cats -so much fun and easy to get a kid into a fish with some size!!! Love it

[@thecatfishking9047]

My favorite for lower part of Catawba chain from Norman down is big 12+ inch gizzard shad cut, white perch, and big alewives. For the upper Catawba lakes I like live gizzard shad best.

[@shawnsderbyden1032]

Turtle liver if you can get it is amazing but I use a lot of chicken gizzards

[@haroldsfishingadventures754]

One of my new go to baits for channel cats is the Berkley Powerbait Cut Shad Dough nuggets, I haven't been skunked yet using it. I c&r so I use a circle hook and mold the dough on the shank of the hook and wrap with sewing thread. Caught close to a 10 lber on it the other day. Fish Bites now has a catfish dough bait I'm interested to try as well. Also, some baits might work better than others depending on the season

[@rodicmilorad5]

Shrimp what I use

[@raygissendanner1476]

Great information thank you

[@gwb8445]

Agree that best bait is what works best for you in waters you fish. I bank fish for Channel Cats in AZ and tried almost everything. All work to some degree but chunks of ham seem to consistently work best! Maybe it's the salt or sugar in the ham or combination. The cats love them! 😮

[@kaitlyndawson4042]

What kind of ham? I'm desperate lol

[@williamster2015]

Triple S dip bait for manufactured baits is the Best

[@kaitlyndawson4042]

I've been looking up reviews on the triple s bait and the punch bait. Looks promising!! By chance, has anyone tried cut bait or live bait with the dip?

[@raygissendanner1476]

Ande G14-20C Ghost Monofilament Fishing Line, 1/4-Pound Spool, 20-Pound Test, Clear Finish, whiteAnde G14-20C Ghost Monofilam is a good catfishing line

[@pablo10447]

I appreciate your words of wisdom!

[@stevenfreeman7082]

Chicken thighs and blue gill are my go to, Asian carp work well here too

[@Bigcharles81]

Sir, I enjoyed the video you just brought us, however; you didn't mentioned crawfish as a bait. Would you agree that they will catch fish too?

[@mdavis717]

Never heard of anyone using chicken breast. Definitely will give it a try. Not been successful with Chicken Liver in Table Rock Lake.

[@randywilliams8388]

I use beef liver and turkey livers

[@russellstewart5414]

The best thing about chicken breast is the ease of use and storage and you can flavor it up as you like, I usually put 3-4 chunks in a ziplock bag and flavor with garlic, strawberry jello powder and plain old Pam cooking spray. If I don’t use it all, into the freezer until next trip . And I always have a tub of Secret 7 in the boat , it draws a lot of small eater sized fish and occasionally something large, my best was a 46 pound flathead from the Iowa river. You just never know what you can catch until you’re on the water.

[@haroldsfishingadventures754]

Some fisherman spend as much or more time gathering/maintaining bait than actually fishing, which is why I like prepared baits ready to go

[@emilymccarthy1265]

Do you have any recommendations for a spinning reel handle replacement/upgrade?

[@solarcognac7112]

I know this is irrelevant to the video but I’ve been curious about beef jerky lol 😂

[@jeffreyneely9283]

Great video Dieter , info was spot on., Thanks

[@DieterMelhorn]

Thank you!!

[@heckler321]

Thanks for sharing the tips, tight lines!

[@DieterMelhorn]

And thank you for watching!!

[@LarryTull]

Dieter I was wondering if you would have any tips on how to avoid bullheaD catfish from biting and always Stealing our baits when we catfish its very frustrating we would really appreciate any. Advice thank you Larry tull

[@DieterMelhorn]

Larry you’ll need to upsize your baits, or move, which is easier said than done if you’re bank fishing. When I fished tournaments a lot we’d bail out of any area where bullheads showed up.

[@marcushayes9853]

Can’t believe you were out at the pier!! I’m there at least 3 times a week!

[@DieterMelhorn]

I’m gonna catch a FITTY at that park before it’s over!!!

[@williestephens4327]

Thanks for the tips 🧨💣💥🌋🧨💣💥🌋🧨💣💥🌋

[@randytrashcan]

The two worst baits I've used to date on tributaries of the Mississippi are manufactured baits and gizzard shad. Chicken has worked well, as has carp, and I usually toss all of it in a ziplock bag with strawberry gelatin powder. Not much experience with the strawberry gelatin yet, but it seems to produce. My all-time best bait has been cut bluegill, however. If fishing is rough, a bluegill goes on the hook. Even a little fingerling bluegill works better for me than a 2oz chunk of chicken.

[@DieterMelhorn]

That’s interesting feedback….THANKS!!

[@koreywilliams4570]

I love bluegill. If I can get them about the size of my palm or middle finger, that seems to be the perfect size for bass and catfish from the bank

[@DieterMelhorn]

Those are nice bluegill!!

[@Zayden.w]

It’s funny one of my local lakes that is the biggest one around has gizzard Chad, but you’re not allowed to use any kind of nets there

[@robertsteele8838]

What should I marinate chicken breast in coolaid WD40 what’s your favorite

[@skimpysnow5947]

You should come up to my home lake Clarks Hill. We have some big fish

[@djgoodot]

Straight up question bud… I’ll use chicken a lot but I add the strawberry jello pack and even some garlic to it… they call it “SECRET SAUCE” have ya tried that at all??? Or do you just leave it alone? Fish can smell ya know?!

[@koreywilliams4570]

Buddy I work with used chicken breast a week or two ago and got a 35 lb cat. I think he said it was a flathead.

[@DieterMelhorn]

That’s a nice one!!!! Awesome!

[@hutrod7721]

I'll have to try chicken this year since the lake put no fishing signs where I cast net shad

[@DieterMelhorn]

Let us know how it does…..

[@calebpartenheimer7636]

Dieter, do you ever accidentally catch anything besides catfish while doing your videos? Then maybe edit it out later?

[@kaitlyndawson4042]

Hey. I need to pick your brain. I've tried cut bait and live bait talking about sunfish aka brim and no go. I've tried shrimp, garlic shrimp, cool aid, jello shrimp, hot dogs, jello hot dogs, Kool aid hot dogs, chicken breasts, jello chicken, Kool aid chicken, livers, and can't catch a single cat. Bass love the cut bait and the live. I'm in NC. I don't know what else to use. Please help!!!

[@DieterMelhorn]

You may not have catfish where you're fishing.....

[@kaitlyndawson4042]

@@DieterMelhorn Badin lake has plenty I just can't catch a single one. I've seen them pulled out of there on multiple occasions. I can catch everything else. Hell I even caught a rock. I'm determined to catch some mini sharks and show everyone I can hang with the big boys

[@koreywilliams4570]

Pantyhose from the dollar tree. That's the only way to use liver. That or I've seen this stuff online called procure I've been kinda interested in trying.

[@DieterMelhorn]

I hope I’ve used chicken liver for the last time, but I know that’s not true…😆😜😜

[@robbiesmith9786]

Hot dog soked in dog blood is best