| One of the best catfish baits that works | | | | Take the three chubs from the bait bucket and |
| consistently to catch blue catfish or channel | | | | cut them into 1" wide chunks. |
| catfish is a bait fish called chub minnows. There | | | | If you want to drift or troll with dead chubs hook |
| are some tips I recommend that work very well | | | | them by pushing the 5/0 hook through the mouth |
| for me when I use chub minnows for my catfish | | | | and up through the back. To hook your chunks of |
| bait selection. | | | | chubs catfish bait, push the barb into the chunk up |
| There are a couple of way to prepare chubs to | | | | the shank of the 5/0 hook. Make sure the barb is |
| be used to catch catfish. You can either fish | | | | exposed. To make a three way swivel catfish |
| chubs live, as a whole dead bait drifting or trolling | | | | bait fishing rig is very simple. |
| or as a cut bait. I have used all three methods as | | | | Step #1 Tie a three way swivel to your fishing |
| bait, with good success, but the most consistent | | | | line using a Palomar knot. Step #2 Tie a 8" steel |
| method used in different water conditions has | | | | leader to the open eye opposite the eye you tied |
| been using chubs as cutbait fished from a three | | | | your line too. Step #3 Clip a number 5/0 hook |
| way swivel fishing rig. | | | | into the leader. Step #4 Tie a Carolina fishing rig |
| To make cut bait from chub minnows catch or | | | | to the open eye on the three way swivel that is |
| purchase at least 2 dozen 3 inch to 6 inch chub | | | | pointing downward. |
| minnows. Keep your chubs alive with cool aerated | | | | Well this concludes our article about how to fish |
| water until it is time to use them for bait. In the | | | | with chub minnows as catfish bait. |
| next step I recommend you use a fillet knife. | | | | |