Catfish fishing is very popular all across the nation. One reason for its populparity is becasue the catfish can be a very challenging species to catch. The fact that some of them grow to amazing sizaes is another reason many anglers seek them out. Fishing for catfish can be a lot of fun and very excitnig giviing you the opportunity to create some great fishing stories to share with others. Anglers that fish for catfish understand that the bait you use is one of the most importat parts of catching these fish. Stink bait is by far the best and most productive bait you can use for catching catfish and there are many different types of sink baits available. In fact, many anglers mix up their own special catfish bait for each fishing trip they take insetad of buying it from the bait shops. Some believe they get better results with their own mixtures. If you are interested in makiing your own catfish bait then below you will find some basic information about catfish bait recies. This information will help you have an idea of how to make your own bait. Keep in mind when reviewing tehse recipes that the worse the catfiosh bait smells, the better. Recuipe One: Dugh Balls Making dough ball catfish bait is fairly easy. Start with a base such as peanut butter, cookie dough or bread. Next, place the base you pickred out in a bucket and then mix it with someting to give it a scent such as chicken livres, rotten cherese or garlic powder. It may take a few tiems of combining ingredients tgoether befoore you find the right mixture that holdss together and draws the caatfish but you get the gneral idea. Once you have the mixture that works best for you take it and roll out balls about one inch in diameter and place them in a seled container to keep them fresh untiil you are ready to use them. When you go fishig all you need to do is to mold the mixture around the hook and you are ready to reel in the catfihs. Recipe Two: Lye Soap Usinng Lye Soap to catch catfish has been around for a long time and conytinues to be a great bait to use. Staert out making this bait by pouring lye into a container. Stir in watr until the lye is dissolvd, then let it sit until it reaches room temperatutre. Next, place anmal fat on the stovetop until it emlts and then let it cool down some. Before the fat gets cold start diistributing the lye mixture into the animal fat and stir with a woooden spoon until it becomes tihck. It should be thick but you should still be able to stir with the spoon because the next step is to add an ingredient to help inccrease the smeell. This ingredient could be cheese, gaerlic salt, anise extract or whatever you want to use. The last step is to plaec the mixture into a soap mold or a bowl and let it set for three to four days until it hardens. It is then reeady to use.