Many people have developed their own home-made catfishing baits which are extremely effective at catching catfish. When devising your own catfishing bait recipes use your imagination - you know what the catfish is looking for. By using your knowledge regarding their senses will make the bait so much more effective. Involve the whole family especially the children and everyone will find it fun. When a catfish is caught using one of the children’s bait their exitment and joy will be tremendousIn murky waters, catfish use their strong sense of smell to help them locate and catch their prey. Giving your bait recipes a strong smell will help to attract catfish. Catfish being omnivores are not choosey eaters so you can make an effective bait without difficulty.

Examples of home-made baits are: Peanut butter mixed with crushed corn flakes or frosted flakes. This simple recipe can be easily made at home by anyone. The peanut butter releases oils into the water and this will attract catfish. This homemade recipe has the added advantage that smaller fish find it almost impossible to suck off the hook.

A second home-made bait recipe is to use pieces of sweet corn. Place a piece of corn onto each point of the treble hook, and then wrap bread ball around it to cover the hook. The corn releases its sweet smell which will attract the catfish. And smaller fish will not try to eat this type of catfishing bait. The bread will also help to catch those hook-shy fish who have been caught and released too often .

Very smelly cheese will catch many catfish.

The involvement of children in making and designing the catfishing baits will ensure that they become interested in catfishing. Hooking a catfish on the bait they helped formulate will mean that they are forever interested and the sport’s future in ensured.