Fresh cut bait for me here on the Tennessee. In the fall I’ll fish with live bluegill for big flatheads at night. Any other time it’s fresh shad. I prefer the heads when using small pieces up to the size of my hand. I don’t fish with any smelly baits cause the channel cats wear that out. I usually fish for big blues or flatheads.
Asking out of pure curiosity and a total lack of knowledge cause I've never had either. What Flat heads and Blues but no Channel cats?
Small Blues taste better than channels IMO. Blue ares game fish just like crappie and bass. Can you catch them on stink baits? Sure, but you’ll catch more channels than blues. Blues follow shad all day long, eat mussels, etc. to me a blue has a brighter white colored fillet and is easier to get a cleaner tasting fillet than a channel. I don’t eat flatheads but dang they fight hard! A 40lb flathead is all you’ll want on a medium heavy 7 1/2’ rod with a ambassador 6500.
