How To Bait A Spot For Fishing Catfish

Catfish is a very exciting species that attract many anglers for different reasons. Some anglers love the challenge that the catfish provides because they can put up an amazing fight.

Some anglers seek after the catfish because they make a great trophy fish and others fish for them as a food source. Many people will agree that the catfish make a very tasty meal and there are many different ways of preparing them.

For whatever reasons you go catfish fishing there is one thing you can count on, drawing the catfish to your location is the easiest way to ensure your success.

One of the best ways to accomplish this is by choosing and baiting a spot to attract the catfish. So how do you bait a spot for fishing catfish?

It isn't a very difficult process but the main thing is deciding which baits to use and where to place the bait. The catfish has a very sensitive smell so obliviously they are attracted to anything with an odor. The stronger the smell the more it will attract the catfish.

Baiting a Spot for Catfish

Baiting a spot for catfish is considered a long term process that you will repeat on a regular schedule to draw the catfish into that location. This way there will be catfish in this particular spot anytime you are ready to go fishing.

Baiting a spot for fishing catfish is very similar to chumming for catfish. The one main difference is the time frame used to bait the spot and to go fishing.

When you are chumming for catfish it is done a short period of time before you are ready to go fishing. For example, anglers will place the chum in the water and wait for the catfish to show up.

Sometimes they will place the chum in two or three areas and then return to the first spot and start fishing. When they are no longer getting a bite they will go to the second and then the third spot. Baiting a spot is planned out in advance and done over a longer period of time than chumming. Baiting a spot could last from a few days up to a few weeks.

When you bait a spot for fishing catfish you need to remember that you will mostly attract the channel catfish although, you may end up with a few blue cats or some other species from time to time. Baiting a spot is best used when you want to catch a large number of catfish in one fishing session. If you are out to catch a trophy fish, then baiting a spot is not recommended.

How to Bait a Spot

After choosing bait that is suitable and placing them in five gallon plastic buckets for hauling, you are ready to go out on the water. It is vital to your success that you make sure the buckets of bait or sealed and secured before you head out.

There is nothing worse than the smell of catfish bait spilled out into your boat by accident. Depending on which type of bait you use, it's a possibility that you may never get the smell out of your boat.