4 lb Channel Cat - Secret-7

Lately I've used treble hooks with Magic bait on bottom - with Secret-7 on top. Small catfish eat off the Secret-7 but I like 'bigger bait' and mixing the two makes a 'bigger looking Secret-7 bait i.e. Magic bait is just 'filler cause it stays on hook better'
I presoak catfish food and / or dry dog food to use as chum - and sometimes I'm not sure it's working - but when I cut open this catfish belly it was full of the chum I use i.e. I know the chum was working today (sometimes I think the chum attracts to many small catfish but today it got this 4 lb catfish to hang around for me to catch
BTW: I usually keep up better on my blog i.e. stopped making video of all the catfish I catch.

Addendum: I forgot to mention I make a 'ball' of the presoaked chum - about the size of a softball i.e. use large ball of chum to hold fish in area

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• channel
• catfish
• Secret-7
• magic
• bait
• lake
• conway
• arkansas

[ARKIEPRINCE]

I've tried / used a lot of types that were dog food mixed with blood - guts - rotten shad - etc etc - but got lazy and just use dog food soaked a few hours so it'll sink when I make a ball of chum. I've used floating and sinking catfish food / more expensive in 50 lb bag and can't tell difference. Bottom line since I don't make 'stinky chum' anymore - I used dry dog food or catfish food soaked in water so it'll sink

I probably should be using stink bait but too lazy :)

[4986hunterofsouth]

what kind of chum do you use?