Top 12 Homemade Catfish Recipes

Compiled by Christopher KogaFor the tribe atReadyTribe.com

Catfish Bait Recipe #1:

Father’s Recipe

1 1/2 c. Livers (Chicken, Deer, Cow, whatever you have)

1/4 c. Flour2-3 T. Garlic Salt

1 Sardine & 2 T. Sardine Oil (from the can)

2 tsp Strawberry Jello1 egg

You should blend the liver until it becomes a liquid, then empty it into a clean PLASTIC peanut butter jar

and add the remaining ingredients. Stir well until thick. Cover.

Do NOT open indoors. You should allow the bait to sit for at least

forty-eight hours. Remember, the rawer, the better.

Catfish Bait Recipe #2:

Catfish Melange• STEP 1: Melt 1 pound of cheese (I like to

use Velveta).

• STEP 2: Chop up 6 or 8 ounces of chicken liver and add it to the melted cheeze.

• STEP 3: Add a spoonful of garlic powder, and mix in 1 can of wet dog food... plus about 12 minnows and some flour.

• STEP 4: Mix it up in a blender or food processor, put a bit on the end of your hook, and hold on!

Catfish Bait Recipe #3:

Catfish Stink Bait Recipe

2 Cans Tuna in Oil

2 Cans Sardines in Mustard

½ lb. Chicken Livers

2 Boxes Stuffing Mix

1 Bag Stuffing Bread

Mix tuna, sardines and chicken livers in a sealable container. Seal and set outside for a week. Remember

to place in a secure, raccoon proof location. A week later, outside, mix in stuffing mix and stuffing bread

until a thick dough like consistency is reached. Be sure to use a utensil you will not need in the future or stick

to stir mixture.

Catfish Bait Recipe #4: Cajun

Catfish BaitSTEP 1: Mix 1 pound of rotten minnows, ½ cup water, ½ cup parmesean cheese, 1 box of jello

(cherry is good), 1/4 cup molasses, 3 tablespoons of onion salt, 3 tablespoons of garlic salt, 1 cup of bread crumbs, and 3 tablesppons

of soy sauce... all in a blender!

STEP 2: Once it's mixed, put it in a big bowl.

STEP 3: Add flour to it, and work it into a big stinky batch of dough.

STEP 4: Grab a small chunk of the stuff, put it on a #4 treble hook, and drop it down for instant

catfish strikes.

Catfish Bait Recipe #5: Lye Soap Catfish Bait Recipe

2 lb. Lard

4.4 oz. Lye (handle with care)

7 oz. Water

While outside or in a well-ventilated area, put the water in a glass bowl and

slowly pour in the lye, letting it dissolve. The mixture will heat up as

the lye reacts to the water. Let cool till the temperature reaches around 85

degrees. Melt lard and bring the temperature to 90 degrees. Slowly

pour the dissolved lye into the lard as you continue to stir. Stir the mixture

until it reaches the consistency of thick gravy. Pour into ice cube trays and let set for three days. Cubes should set

and able to slide a hook through.

You may have some reservations about using lye in your homemade catfish bait, but it is very effective.

Catfish Bait Recipe #6: Old

Man LiverSTEP 1: Blend up about a pound of chicken liver, a half box of corn flakes, a half cup of garlic powder, one third a cup of parmesan

cheese, molasses, and sugar.

STEP 2: When it's mixed, put it in some small dishes...then put whatever you're not going to use in a freezer. Of course it works

better if "served" to the catfish fresh.

STEP 3: Add some flour to thicken enough so it will stay on a hook.

Catfish Bait Recipe #7:

Wheaties Catfish Bait Recipe

4 Cups Wheaties Cereal

1 lb. Hamburgar

½ Cup Parmesan Cheese

1 Tablespoon Garlic

¼ Cup Cooking Oil (used works better)

Water

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Slowly add water until you reach

a doughy consistency.

Catfish Bait Recipe #9: Liver Loaf Catfish Bait

Recipe2 Cups Chicken Livers

1 Loaf of Bread

¼ Cup Dark Molasses

Cut the chicken livers into small pieces. Combine molasses and chicken livers into large bowl, adding

bread after. Smush together with hands until all ingredients are combined and a formable consistency.

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Catfish Bait Recipe #8:

Chicken 'n' Beer Baiter

What you'll need:

* 3 cups of corn meal* 3 cups of flour

* 2 cups of oatmeal* 1 full can of beer (the older, the

better!)* 12 "ripe" minnows, shad, or small

tuna (the more oily the better!)* 10 ounces of corn syrup

* A bunch of chicken livers, shrimp. cat food, etc... (whatever else you want to add to "spice" things up!)

* 1 big container to hold everything

STEP 1: Mix it all together to a consistency like peanut butter. (Add

milk or beer to get it to the right consistency.)

STEP 2: Seal the container and let it sit for 2-3 weeks outside...it's all

going to rot... BAD. If it thickens up too much, spray with WD-40 and mix

it again.

Catfish Bait Recipe #11: Meat and

Cheese Catfish Bait Recipe

1 lb. Uncooked Ground Meat (beef, turkey, deer, etc.)

1 Cup Velveta Cheese or American Cheese Slices

1 Tablespoon Garlic (preferably minced)

Flour

Melt cheese until soft. Combine with meat and garlic and mix until cheese is evenly

distributed. Slowly add flour to mixture until you reach a play-dough like consistency. Form

into balls. Keeps well in a plastic bag in the freezer.

Catfish Bait Recipe #10:

"Clean" Catfish Bait

What you'll need:

* A few bars of ivory soap* a half cup of sugar* a half cup of water

* 2 or 3 plastic ice trays

STEP 1: Mix the water and sugar in a small pot and dissolve it.

STEP 2: Use a grater to shave some soap into the mixture and heat it all over a low fire. Stir

until all the soap is melted.

STEP 3: Use a spoon and fill the ice trays with the soapy/sweet mixture.

STEP 4: Let the soapy mixture in the ice trays cool for just a few minutes, just until it starts to

solidfy again. Do NOT let it get too solid, or it will break.

STEP 5: Remove the cubes, cut then into smaller bait-size chunks. (remember, don't let it harden

all the way or this will be impossible!)

STEP 6: Place the cubes into an air tight container... when ready, put them on single or

trable hooks and fish!

Now...if you want to keep things simple just use chunks of Velveta cheese... or some sort of

meaty dog food. Another way is to use chunks of hot dog, put 'em in a jar and cover them with

fish oil and minced garlic.

Catfish Bait Recipe #12: Cream Corn

Homemade Catfish Bait Recipes

1 Can Cream Corn

¼ Cup Leftover Grease (bacon drippings, hamburger grease, etc.)

2 Cups Corn Meal

1 Cup Oats

1 Tablespoon Corn Starch

Mix cream corn and grease. Heat until warm and grease melts. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Pour

corn and grease mixture into dry ingredients. Mix together well and form balls to your desired size.