Other baits that are good are cut bait, live bluegill or suckers, cheese, worms and crayfish. There are tons of home made stink baits as well as
manufactured stink baits. Most anglers believe there stink bait is way better than the rest, but in reality, most stinkbaits will all catch catfish. Blue
catfish and channel catfish like stink baits more than the other catfish. You can catch all types of catfish on each different bait, however, flatheads
are caught more on live bait. Anglers will use bluegill, chubs, suckers or any other type of live bait fish. Big flatheads prefer a huge sucker or large
bluegill over stink baits. Remember that stink baits typically catch smaller fish and live baits along with cut baits usually produce bigger fish.
Heavier tackle is recommended for catfish. At any given time, you could hook into a monster catfish and you'll need heavy tackle to get the fish in
the boat. A weight, hook and your bait is all you need to catch catfish. In current, you're going to want heavier weights to keep your bait on the
bottom. In ponds or small lakes, you might want to use heavier weights so you can cast your bait farther. For suspended catfish in lakes, slip
bobbers produce good results. You can also use a bobber for floating your bait downstream in rivers. This works well for active catfish and you get
to cover a lot more water.
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