My theory is that catfish will eat anything that gets their attention. So people make up various outrageous baits and when they get lucky and the catfish notice it and bite, then they think they have a "secret catfish bait"
Reading up on catfish, they eat all sorts of gross stuff. They use their whiskers to smell with so anything with a strong odor (probably better if it is oil or grease based so it dissipates in the water less) will catch their attention if you get it close enough to them. They also seem to like to play with the bait a bit before eating it, and will suck it in and spit it out a few times and then try to eat it (sounds like a real cat huh? playing with it's food)
At least that is what I have read about catfish habits online.
Reading up on catfish, they eat all sorts of gross stuff. They use their whiskers to smell with so anything with a strong odor (probably better if it is oil or grease based so it dissipates in the water less) will catch their attention if you get it close enough to them. They also seem to like to play with the bait a bit before eating it, and will suck it in and spit it out a few times and then try to eat it (sounds like a real cat huh? playing with it's food)
At least that is what I have read about catfish habits online.
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