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stormchaser
03-09-2009, 10:05 PM
Does anybody here make their own bait?

catfish bait


Ingredients:

4 bars of Ivory soap (Family size)
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of water
sheet of wax paper or aluminum foil



Preparation:

In a small pot, combine sugar and water and dissolve. Shave soap into the water mixture and heat over a low fire. Stir until soap is melted. Pour soap mixture onto paper and pat with wet hands to avoid burning and soap from sticking. Pat soap into flatten mass approximately 1/2 inch thick. Cut into cubes while soap is warm and place in an air tight container or zip-lock bag to retain moisture. DO NOT LET SOAP COOOL BEFORE CUTTING - IT WILL BECOME BRITTLE! Soap bait will be pliable and easy to use either with single or treble hooks.

Sephus3
03-11-2009, 08:42 AM
that recipe is very interesting, thank you for sharing I'll have to try it. The only bait I ever made was for carp but wasn't too successful. besides I always found corn nibblets to work just fine.

jigfreak
03-11-2009, 12:39 PM
I'll have to try that, never heard of using soap! I guess the sugar is what makes it work. I might add some chicken blood in it, tho.

DarkSkies
03-12-2009, 08:34 AM
Carp fishing in the Passaic River, NJ - blueberry bagels. I saw some old timers catch carp in the 20# range this way.