Best catfish bait - with pictures

[Nugget]

Kids soccer balls are the best catfish bait going - check out the 'take', bobing fish, netting and release.
On this occasion, there was noline attached.

Ha Ha - you gotta love those 'swallyalls'.

Dave ><>

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Picture 2

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Picture 3 - netting the fish to set it free

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Picture 4 - the release

[MTpockets]

Hey Dave,
I worked out how you did that, and I would say you had that ball covered in Katnip?
hehehe tricky bugga....
Good story and pics mate ;D
cheers
Les

[Dirty_Mole]

thats awesome nice work

cheers, sam

[el_carpo]

That, my Aussie friends, is what we here in the US call a flathead catfish!

I saw these pics earlier today on my "home field" fishing site. Apparently, it's true!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_catfish_basketball.htm

I usually use night crawlers or small bluegills for bait but I guess I may have to try toy basketballs! ;D Although, it sort of looks like someone pulled a mean trick and shoved that ball into its mouth. If that's the case, Karma is going to get that sucker! If not, boy, that's a dumb fish! ;D

E.C.

[Nugget]

Not my work Les / Sam - Definately not me in the pic.
I saw these pics on a US 4x4 site and thought those here might get a laugh out of them.


We get catfish here E.C. - not sure of that particular strain but they grow big and are just as stupid as this one.

Dave ><>

[Mr.Ocean]

HaHaHa ;D I C! the best bait for big catfish, I'll try it later HaHaHa ;D

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

the best bait for big catfish, I'll try it later HaHaHa ;D

I think there's a game on tonite at Perry Park - grab ya cast-net & come along - I'm goin' to get some live bait !!!!

may need some help with the bycatch though ???.

chris

[philip_thomson]

imagine if the catfish swallowed the whole ball. he would have quite a stomach ache. and i wonder if you could drop him and he would bounce back?
cheers philip

[crayman]

that is one hungry big catfish

[bungie]

Shows you why we need to watch what goes down the storm water drains.

[cHiCo]

I thought kingtin would of been able to give you a good catfish bait !!! :-X :P

[Cloud_9]

you should see the canals after its rained full of tennis balls and stuff.

Cheers Cloud 9

[drb]

thats one hell of a 3 pointer hehehe