Grocery Store Catfish Baits

Hardcore catmen often are very particular about catfish baits. No wonder, then, that the topic of which bait works best is one that elicits strong opinions. Some catmen swear by chunks of fresh-caught skipjack, others by redworms or crawlers. To hear them tell it, without the right bait, you're wasting your time.

This pathological bait fixation is dangerous business. I know guys who spend more time and energy gathering, preparing, and maintaining bait than they spend fishing, thereby earning themselves the dubious title of "Master Baiter."

I'll let you in on a little secret: catfish, by and large, really aren't all that picky about what they eat. These are not a...

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