Stop using these baits

Four baits you should stop using.
I give you alternative baits to replace them with.

[@davidwalker6438]

No list of crappy catfish bait is complete without the junk bagged shad, that you can buy at Walmart or Academy. No fish has ever eaten that garbage.

[@mikemarinella7788]

Great advice, I switched to chicken breast years ago and it's a huge improvement over the livers.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

It also stays on the hook much better. Thanks for watching!

[@DieterMelhorn]

Great video topic!! I’m gonna steal it!! 😜

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Go ahead sir... just shoot me an inspirational credit. Help pug my channel.

[@samsien9105]

I don't get it what you said what is the point ? to stop using these baits, people can use what they want I don't think they going to stop using it .

[@user-hw3yu6ru7p]

Try hog liver cut in strips stays on hook period

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

I use frozen chicken thighs and stew meat with good results. It’s cheap and stays on my 7/0 circle hook.

[@jamesyoung5687]

I use cut bait live bait punch bait, they all work for me

[@bouncinbobberz5722]

I've never caught anything on chicken breast. It's never been productive for me.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Sorry. You haven't had a good experience with that. Channel cats will eat it, but blue Catfish seem to hit it better in my experience. Not sure if you have them where you fish. I use in on big lakes or rivers, rarely in small ponds. Make sure they are a small cut up nugget size also, that may help. Good luck!

[@Joseph-km3dz]

I agree with everything but the chicken liver. Of course I pickle my own livers which let's me use 100 percent of the tub. That's without using Borax. Refuse to use it. Great vid. Keep it up.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Hey Joseph, Thanks for watching! Chicken liver can work, and as I said a pound or lake where it has been used often can continue to work well because the fish have built up a taste for it. And it can work on rivers, I have caught fish with it myself and in certain places may use it again someday. I'm just saying there are better choices that will last longer on a hook but can usually catch bigger fish more regularly. Hey, again, so glad you stopped by and watched our channel, please subscribe if you would to help out us little guys share our love of the sport of fishing.

[@ChrissyBrown]

I draw the line when it comes to cheese...they can have the chicken or hotdogs they are not getting my cheese lol

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

😂😂 I am with ya on that.

[@JugginMikeBoozer]

I've been using boneless porkchops instead of chicken breast and the fish seem to like it about the same plus it stays on the hook a little better and you don't have to worry about salmonella. But I still use hand sanitizer after I handle it.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

We used it in a bait challenge and it was one of the top producers. It definitely works!

[@Dwaynelrs.x]

Awesome thanks Brad for the tips

[@MrLadysman333]

Here in California mackerel,bonito,shrimp are best catfish bait

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

If that's what works best for you in your state, then that's what you go with. Thanks for sharing, perhaps that will help others in your area. Tight lines!!

[@thefunkinct8046]

The local forage works best, no?

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

True, Bluegill is most everywhere as well as nightcrawlers. Shrimp maybe something many people won't have, but, crayfish is in many places. I love skipjack, but, it's not everywhere.

[@jeremybahm2163]

I use cheese dip baits in the river if you don't have a fish in 5 minutes you better move I usually have one in less than a min after throwing out I've had a ton of success with it most of the time I will have my 10 fish in few hours

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

We normally look for large fish and release them. If we keep a few small ones, they need to be 2-5 lbs.

[@russellstewart5414]

don’t discount dip baits , have caught numerous big fish on it . Personal best 46 lb flat head , directly below the Coralville dam in Iowa. Always try to have options and use what you have but also be willing to try something different

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Always keep an open mind, but fishing for almost 60 years, never had much success with it here. Glad it's working for you.

[@soonerlegendspodcast]

I make a homemade limburger cheese mixed with calf brains and use sponge hooks. This is my grandpa's recipe and never has failed me.

[@n-tboookechuku2882]

Thanks so much, hey what about chicken gizzards...

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

They work, but I found chicken breast works better for me. Thanks for watching!

[@beeferbaron]

Good tips man

[@zacharyshults7048]

Instead of chicken breast use gizzards

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Have tried them.

[@loripoole8038]

Soap and hot dogs are the best. Ask the old timers they will tell u.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

They work but are not as productive. If so the professional catfisherman would be using them in tournaments. These Bates originally were used because people had very little money to spend on bait or the means to get some. But as stated the alternative Baits will far out outproduced the other baits.

[@thomasstauffer1342]

right on my go to is shrimp and blue gill and my secret is venison liver first time i try it i caught a 34 lb chanel just a 1 lb off the state record

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Nice fish, congratulations. Good luck in 2022.

[@gilbertsmith6978]

Chicken liver stays on if you tie it on there

[@danladd4764]

My grandad swore by the most basic soap if the fish are eating fast

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Ivory soap. He wasn't totally wrong there. There are things in that soap that are good for them. And just like kids, fish will try most anything. But, it's not the best bait option or every tournament fishermen would be using it when big money is on the line.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Professional catfishermen use mostly cheese as bait in their hoop nets. I have used commercially available cheese based punch baits and dip baits and they have always drawn in the cats. I make my own cheese punch bait and not once has it ever failed to draw the fish in. I respect your opinion, but I'll stick with what the professionals use!

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

A lot of professional guides are using chicken now, and as stated, the record fish was on chicken. However, one should use what they feel comfortable with and what works best in their area. Good luck!!

[@bigmoneygrifff203]

I agree with everything except chicken liver. I use both breast and liver. Sometime they'll hit one of them, and not the other. So, I continue to use them both! But, you gotta know how to deal with the liver! LOL! Thanks.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Thanks for watching & good luck to you!!

[@ChrissyBrown]

if you deer hunt and dont eat deer liver it is good bait

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Have not deer hunted in about 20 years, but, I have heard that.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Be sure to watch out last show for your chance to win 10 of our catfishing noodles. good luck.

[@rik4369]

That us a great recommendation. Deer heart seems it would be a great bait too. It is all lean muscle and taste to me. This year I plan on trying that deer liver, as my dogs usually love it. Thanks for recommendation.

[@DRIFTSTIG]

I just cast out half a bar of soap for the 1st time an had a 30lb catfish about an hour ago 😂😂😂

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

It can happen. But, it is rare. Congrats

[@DRIFTSTIG]

​@@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656 rare 2 hours later it ripped of again but it came off huge wells catfish as I'm in the UK

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

@DRIFTSTIG , OH, lol ..... very different then. However, I would love hooking up on one of those. I have a nephew who is proffer at one of England's largest universities, maybe I shall visit him someday.

[@DRIFTSTIG]

​@@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656 I recommend it thay fight like you have hooked a bull 😂😂

[@robertspears2247]

Instead of chicken liver I use beef liver it's so much better then chicken liver

[@shermantomlinson2839]

I came up with a sure fire catfish bait... guarantee to catch em... you use cornmeal, peanut oil, salt and pepper and make it into a dough ball...whoo hoo them ole cats can't resist it... and the best part is when you skin them they are seasoned and ready to fry😜😜🤣

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

if you blend up some bluegill heads, chicken liver and shrimp... then take that puree and put it on hotdogs... its worth a hotdog :) the hot dog of course stays on the hook better... thats about it

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

this is a safe alternative to those who cannot use bluegill in their state

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

use finger gauge for chicken liver... stays on everytime

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

gauss? lol don't know how to spell it

[@peterolbrisch1653]

Raw chicken breast?

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Yes sir, works well. And let's face it, most everything tastes like chicken. Lol. Stays on the hook much better than liver.

[@peterolbrisch1653]

@@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656 Thanks.

[@chaos8126]

Cheap and works. The words of wisdom from the Asians

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

Cut Bluegill, Chicken LIver, and Shrimp for Channel, LIve Bluegill for Flatheads, Cut bluegill for Blues.... .... atleast here in southern indiana

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

We boarder Indian here in Kentucky. We fish the Ohio a lot. Stand with my picks for quality fish.

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

@@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656 Henderson?

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

im in southern indiana ... Princeton area we have the wabash and white which come from the ohio

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

@@indianacreekwalker4474 About an hour away from us. We have the Ohio & Green River here. And we go to Kentucky and Lake Barkley often.

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

@@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656 all great places to fish for sure... i go mostly to West Boggs for channel.. Patoka for the good stuff...

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

I agree with you about the soap but not the hot dogs. Bluegill has caught me zero fish and with hot dogs I've caught fish off of it. From Jordan

[@shermantomlinson2839]

I put my chicken liver in panty hose...then put in a jar leave in the sun for a couple of days...great bait just don't hold your nose over the jar when you open it.

[@bradreynoldsbtcatfishingad7656]

Lol. Hey, we shipped out the jugs for ya for winning the contest. We stuck in a few more goodies as well.

[@Dwaynelrs.x]

Good tips Brad 👍