While doing some research on the internet for an upcoming trip, I compiled this great list of the best homemade catfish recipes. Hopefully there are some in here you have tried before and can comment on!

1. Top 12 Homemade Catfish
Recipes
Compiled by Christopher Koga
For the tribe at
ReadyTribe.com

2. Catfish Bait Recipe
#1: Father’s Recipe
1 1/2 c. Livers (Chicken, Deer, Cow,
whatever you have)
1/4 c. Flour
2-3 T. Garlic Salt
1 Sardine & 2 T. Sardine Oil (from the
can)
2 tsp Strawberry Jello
1 egg
You should blend the liver until it
becomes a liquid, then empty it into a
clean PLASTIC peanut butter jar and add
the remaining ingredients. Stir well until
thick. Cover.
Do NOT open indoors. You should allow
the bait to sit for at least forty-eight
hours. Remember, the rawer, the better.

3. Catfish Bait Recipe
#2: Catfish Melange
• STEP 1: Melt 1 pound of cheese (I like to use
Velveta).
• STEP 2: Chop up 6 or 8 ounces of chicken liver
and add it to the melted cheeze.
• STEP 3: Add a spoonful of garlic powder, and
mix in 1 can of wet dog food... plus about 12
minnows and some flour.
• STEP 4: Mix it up in a blender or food processor,
put a bit on the end of your hook, and hold on!

4. Catfish Bait Recipe
#3: Catfish Stink
Bait Recipe
2 Cans Tuna in Oil
2 Cans Sardines in Mustard
½ lb. Chicken Livers
2 Boxes Stuffing Mix
1 Bag Stuffing Bread
Mix tuna, sardines and chicken livers in a sealable container.
Seal and set outside for a week. Remember to place in a
secure, raccoon proof location. A week later, outside, mix in
stuffing mix and stuffing bread until a thick dough like
consistency is reached. Be sure to use a utensil you will not
need in the future or stick to stir mixture.

5. Catfish Bait Recipe
#4: Cajun Catfish
Bait
STEP 1: Mix 1 pound of rotten minnows, ½ cup water,
½ cup parmesean cheese, 1 box of jello (cherry is
good), 1/4 cup molasses, 3 tablespoons of onion salt, 3
tablespoons of garlic salt, 1 cup of bread crumbs, and 3
tablesppons of soy sauce... all in a blender!
STEP 2: Once it's mixed, put it in a big bowl.
STEP 3: Add flour to it, and work it into a big stinky
batch of dough.
STEP 4: Grab a small chunk of the stuff, put it on a #4
treble hook, and drop it down for instant catfish strikes.

6. Catfish Bait Recipe
#5: Lye Soap
Catfish Bait Recipe
2 lb. Lard
4.4 oz. Lye (handle with care)
7 oz. Water
While outside or in a well-ventilated area,
put the water in a glass bowl and slowly
pour in the lye, letting it dissolve. The
mixture will heat up as the lye reacts to the
water. Let cool till the temperature reaches
around 85 degrees. Melt lard and bring the
temperature to 90 degrees. Slowly pour the
dissolved lye into the lard as you continue to
stir. Stir the mixture until it reaches the
consistency of thick gravy. Pour into ice
cube trays and let set for three days. Cubes
should set and able to slide a hook through.
You may have some reservations about
using lye in your homemade catfish bait, but
it is very effective.

7. Catfish Bait Recipe
#6: Old Man Liver
STEP 1: Blend up about a pound of chicken liver,
a half box of corn flakes, a half cup of garlic
powder, one third a cup of parmesan cheese,
molasses, and sugar.
STEP 2: When it's mixed, put it in some small
dishes...then put whatever you're not going to use
in a freezer. Of course it works better if "served"
to the catfish fresh.
STEP 3: Add some flour to thicken enough so it
will stay on a hook.

8. Catfish Bait Recipe
#7: Wheaties
Catfish Bait Recipe
4 Cups Wheaties Cereal
1 lb. Hamburgar
½ Cup Parmesan Cheese
1 Tablespoon Garlic
¼ Cup Cooking Oil (used works better)
Water
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Slowly add water until you reach a doughy
consistency.

9. Catfish Bait Recipe
#9: Liver Loaf
Catfish Bait Recipe
2 Cups Chicken Livers
1 Loaf of Bread
¼ Cup Dark Molasses
Cut the chicken livers into small pieces. Combine molasses
and chicken livers into large bowl, adding bread after. Smush
together with hands until all ingredients are combined and a
formable consistency.
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10. Catfish Bait Recipe
#8: Chicken 'n' Beer
Baiter
What you'll need:
* 3 cups of corn meal
* 3 cups of flour
* 2 cups of oatmeal
* 1 full can of beer (the older, the better!)
* 12 "ripe" minnows, shad, or small tuna
(the more oily the better!)
* 10 ounces of corn syrup
* A bunch of chicken livers, shrimp. cat
food, etc... (whatever else you want to add
to "spice" things up!)
* 1 big container to hold everything
STEP 1: Mix it all together to a
consistency like peanut butter. (Add milk
or beer to get it to the right consistency.)
STEP 2: Seal the container and let it sit for
2-3 weeks outside...it's all going to rot...
BAD. If it thickens up too much, spray with
WD-40 and mix it again.

11. Catfish Bait Recipe
#11: Meat and
Cheese Catfish Bait
Recipe
1 lb. Uncooked Ground Meat (beef, turkey, deer,
etc.)
1 Cup Velveta Cheese or American Cheese Slices
1 Tablespoon Garlic (preferably minced)
Flour
Melt cheese until soft. Combine with meat and garlic
and mix until cheese is evenly distributed. Slowly
add flour to mixture until you reach a play-dough like
consistency. Form into balls. Keeps well in a plastic
bag in the freezer.

12. Catfish Bait Recipe
#10: "Clean" Catfish
Bait
What you'll need:
* A few bars of ivory soap
* a half cup of sugar
* a half cup of water
* 2 or 3 plastic ice trays
STEP 1: Mix the water and sugar in a small pot and
dissolve it.
STEP 2: Use a grater to shave some soap into the
mixture and heat it all over a low fire. Stir until all the
soap is melted.
STEP 3: Use a spoon and fill the ice trays with the
soapy/sweet mixture.
STEP 4: Let the soapy mixture in the ice trays cool for
just a few minutes, just until it starts to solidfy again. Do
NOT let it get too solid, or it will break.
STEP 5: Remove the cubes, cut then into smaller bait-
size chunks. (remember, don't let it harden all the way
or this will be impossible!)
STEP 6: Place the cubes into an air tight container...
when ready, put them on single or trable hooks and
fish!
Now...if you want to keep things simple just use chunks
of Velveta cheese... or some sort of meaty dog food.
Another way is to use chunks of hot dog, put 'em in a jar
and cover them with fish oil and minced garlic.

13. Catfish Bait Recipe
#12: Cream Corn
Homemade Catfish
Bait Recipes
1 Can Cream Corn
¼ Cup Leftover Grease (bacon drippings, hamburger grease,
etc.)
2 Cups Corn Meal
1 Cup Oats
1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
Mix cream corn and grease. Heat until warm and grease
melts. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Pour corn and
grease mixture into dry ingredients. Mix together well and
form balls to your desired size.