I know Richard and have fished with him. The cut chicken breast works like a champ.

Just plain chicken breast?

I have a friend with a pond and they wear them out with Gummie Bears. I kid you not. Try it, easiest bait there is to keep on a hook and if you need a sugar rush, just eat the bait.

Yep. There is a catfish guide in Texas that swears by them. Sour Gummy Bears.

It's been several years since I fished with him, like four or five at least, but I believe he either froze them and then thawed them slowly so they were semi-firm and stayed on the hook or he stuck them in the freezer just for a short time so they'd firm up.

I can't remember if he added any coloring. Seems I recall he had red food coloring or red Kool-Aid on the meat, but don't hold me to that. I know some other cat folks used red because they think the fish sees it. Catfish use their sense of taste and smell more than anything, though, until they're right on the bait.


I wonder if the red might help with the Rotten Taters, though. Hmmm ...

I have caught them on about everything.

My go to bait in the marina on Holt Lake was hot dogs. A 1/2" piece on a tiny hook would catch channel cats all day and blues when we baited them in with cat food. I caught two blues on consecutive casts that were over 25 lbs one night. Sprinkle the cheapest hot dogs with garlic salt, let it sit in the sun a little to dry out and toughen up and you were good to go.

Large bream heads work most places but never did work there in 4.5 years. I tried a lot and never got much on them. Ivory soap works as do green grapes, white raisins (they look like grapes after an hour in the water), worms, minnows, cut bait, dough balls from any bread, and french fries with Mr. French Fry salt.

Never used taters. Never heard of using them or would have tried them.

for pond catfish dog food. some spots I fish on the river they wont bite anything but pink weenies.

Fresh shad and bream is all I use. As far as store bought bait goes, I couldn't tell you anything besides chicken parts. If you have a chicken processing plant around, get a grocery sack of chicken hearts. Hands-down the best I've ever used.

You sure about that clark?

Shad cut in small chunks work good below Neely Dam today .

Went yesterday on Guntersville. Tore them up on cut skipjack. There are up shallow, chasing shad. I even had a "Wicked Tuna" moment where I'm surprised my rod didn't break in half. That's why I only have Ugly Stick rods.

Good catch. I missed that completely. I meant plain old taters...

We'll be after em this weekend up at gville (late friday through sunday) it should be a good weekend