Just a test using digital camera pictures and 'voice overlay' - takes almost as long as making a regular video - so test was not that great (plus I had another catfish to clean yesterday :(

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I got 4 more catfish on stink bait during my daily 2 fishing (relaxation time) trip. Got first one on Magic bait then in first 30 minutes got 3 more on Secret-7 bait. Lost one chicken liver bait but was having lot of bites on Secret-7 so stayed with it. Summary: Catfish were all in first 30 minutes then turtles moved in and the next 1.5 hours were spent feeding the turtles

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I've had terrible luck with frozen catalpa worms i.e. never catch anything (except on rare occasion on trotline)

Finally got a 2 lb channel catfish using a frozen catalpa worm (and a circle hook - something I don't use very often)
Summary: Maybe all the stories I hear about catalpa worms are great bait - may have a 'little truth' (but I still like stink bait and liver better)
P.S heavy rain yesterday - seemed to move the catfish back to shallow water around my fishing pier - may use catalpa worm again tonight (i.e. feed the turtles :)

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Can't keep Secret-7 on hook - little bait thieves (little catfish) steal bait. I hooked a couple but they are really small - so I started using chicken liver by wrapping it with rubber bands (only way I can keep it on hook)

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SInce guy beat me with liver the other day - I used liver on one hook - but I forgot to check it and bait was missing for a while. As result Secret-7 stink bait put 4 in boat - liver put in 2. I may have missed count in dark - I think there were 7 if I count the little 1 lb that swallowed hook i.e. I had to keep it. Most were a little under 2 lbs up to 2.5 lbs

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Friends ask which dip bait hook setup I like best - this shows several methods but I like #2 treble hooks with a spring (from hardware store) - then the 'furry thing' from teamcatfish - then the #4 spring treble hooks (but they are too small IMHO)

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Only fished 2 hours - and was low on Secret-7 so I used magic bait and catalpa worms - but all 7 fish were taken with Secret-7. I missed one weight in video: here is list lowest to highest (lbs - oz) 1-2, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-15, 2-3, 2-6
BTW: wax worms (see other video) and catalpa worms (see other video) are both in good shape - I put 300 full grown catalpa in freezer and have over 1000 wax worms about 3/4 grown.
Really need a local dealer for Secret-7 bait :(

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Still doing sting bait test - today I waited until later (hoping wind would die down but it didn't). Went out at 6PM and had to stop at 8PM so I could clean fish before dark (one was dying and would not keep until AM)
All 3 were on Secret-7 stink bait. I has 5 lines out - one with catalpa worms - one with Magic bait - one with half magic/ half Secret-7 - two with Secret-7.

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I planned two catalpa trees in my backyard 2.5 years ago - and they are loaded with catawba (catalpa) worms this year. There are plenty of trees around here but only 8 or 10 out of 20+ ever have worms. I helped a neighbor plan another tree last fall - it should be ready by next year and it's on the edge of the lake
I've fished with catalpa for past 3 days and haven't got a catfish - except on stink bait (Secret 7) - see other video for examples (btw: my blog list more that I did not make into video)

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Still fishing a couple hours in afternoon - still catching some channel catfish - got 3 yesterday - two was day before - and four today
Still trying 3 or 4 different baits to see which works best - today I tried catalpa worms - Secret7 - Magic bait (chicken liver/chicken blood flavor - as usual)

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I love to bream fish - mainly to relax - but also to use the bream as trotline bait. So I raise all my own bait - including red worms and crickets - and now the new addition = waxworms

This was my first batch of babies - all is going well. For next batch I'll be using homemade food (honey, glycerine and baby cereal

Footnote: I'm still catching 2 or 3 cat fish each day but not worth making video (and I've even been lazy about updating my blog :(

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Was goofing around at 4PM - 6PM - testing Danny King bait vs Secret-7 bait - guess what I'm now a Secret-7 fan - got 5 catfish - one about ever 15 minutes cause I goofed off between catches :) Largest was 5 lbs 2oz - smallest was about a pound. Checked others = one at 1.5 lbs - one at 1.75lbs and one at 2 lbs 4 oz

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