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Catfish Stink Bait - A Guide On What to Do

The #1 Stink Bait & Setups to Catch Catfish

A reliable and age-old catfish bait, stink bait is used to catch every catfish species, including channel cats, blues, and flatheads. What is Stink Bait? Stink bait is a general term for extremely smelly bait primarily used to catch fish (often catfish). There are many different kinds of stink bait, and each has a unique […]

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What is Jug Fishing? How to Catch More Catfish Passively

Jug fishing is a passive way of fishing. It uses dropper lines that are attached to a float. A jug line setup is made of a length of PVC inserted into a float and a dropper line suspended in the water. An appropriate hook and weight are attached to the dropper line. Fishermen often make

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Do Catfish Have Scales

Do Catfish Have Scales? And What Makes Them So Unique?

Often fishermen wonder if catfish have scales. The answer is no. Catfish do not have scales but have different protective layers atop their skin. Catfish do not have scales. Instead, they have a protective layer of slime. Some species of catfish have even developed protective plates called scutes. Slime and scutes are the primary defensive

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Where Do Catfish Live - How to find them

The Top 10 Places Catfish Live & How to Catch Them

Catfish live within rivers, lakes, and ponds. Coastal bodies of water, including bays, also have catfish. Catfish are found throughout the majority of the United States. Top 10 Places Catfish Live Each type of body of water, such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, offers a different type of environment for catfish to live within. This

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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Catfish Bait

In this article, we go over the 10 best catfish baits as well as a few other baits that fishermen have reported to work too. Use these different catfish baits and let us know what worked in your area. From blue catfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and more, these baits have been proven to work

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Jesse Hurd

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I’ve been an avid fisherman and writer for many years. I’m fortunate to live near the Upper Chesapeake Bay, where the mouth of the Susquehanna River meets the bay.

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