New bait for catfish

[Kent]

Yesterday, I fished Bird Island with Kory and Barry.  The catching was good.  I should have grabbed my rods with heavier line, because I lost way to many catfish, that broke me off, when they got around the many rocks, that are sticking up just a foot or two under the water. Once while I was re rigging, after a break off, I cast out my light rod, that I was using to catch white bass.  It was rigged with a red crappie jig, tipped with a couple meal worms, under a bobber.  I was surprised when I immediately caught and landed a channel cat on that rod.  I re baited (this time with three meal worms) and cast it out again and went back to re rigging my catfish rod.  I was pleasantly surprised when I almost immediately had another channel cat on that rod.

Another fun day fishing with Barry and Kory.

[Freakyfisherman]

Yesterday, I fished Bird Island with Kory and Barry.  The catching was good.  I should have grabbed my rods with heavier line, because I lost way to many catfish, that broke me off, when they got around the many rocks, that are sticking up just a foot or two under the water. Once while I was re rigging, after a break off, I cast out my light rod, that I was using to catch white bass.  It was rigged with a red crappie jig, tipped with a couple meal worms, under a bobber.  I was surprised when I immediately caught and landed a channel cat on that rod.  I re baited (this time with three meal worms) and cast it out again and went back to re rigging my catfish rod.  I was pleasantly surprised when I almost immediately had another channel cat on that rod.

Another fun day fishing with Barry and Kory.

I caught a decent Willard catfish on a mealworm this past fall. I was trying to catch a perch from my float tube before ice up. I was just sitting vertical fishing with the mealworm on a small tungsten jig when the catfish decided it was for him. 
Gabe

[Cowboypirate]

Did you find that 36"er that was rumored to have been unintentionally released and then herded towards bird island.

[SkunkedAgain]

Congrats Kent sounds like a fun trip.. Glad you guys got into the fish... J

[Kent]

Did you find that 36"er that was rumored to have been unintentionally released and then herded towards bird island.

Nope, the largest we caught (landed by Barry) was 29 inches.

[stocktondunkley]

Speaking of new bait, I caught my largest cat (30”, 13lbs or so) on a raw bratwurst. Swallowed the whole thing.