Tilapia for bait?

[HURRICANEBOB]

Will catfish in the Ohio River hit cut Tilapia? Sure would be easier to buy it from Walmart, than to catch shad or skipjacks. Anybody every tried it?

[TroyRalph502]

I have caught them on Flounder that i never got around to eating. Also burger king chicken fries, as well as king fish rolls. All have caught me catfish out of the river.

[Big T @ E.C.]

One of the "old timer's" i used to fish with would use this.
He'd get some chicken brests, he would try and find some out of date, in the freezer box, maked "reduced for quick sale" he'd thaw them out, put them in a freeze bag, or plastic container, and put cherry or strawberry
kool-aid on them, dry, out of the packet, they would turn red, and the cats would eat them pretty good.... Tr

[artcarney_agr]

I think it would work just fine.

Chicken Gizzards, chicken livers, cow tongue, and spam are all baits that work just fine.

[aceoky]

Along those same lines Bob, I've often pondered about an oily saltwater fish (such as cod) I "think" that would work great even more so in waters with abundant shad and alewives ...... easy to get, one day maybe I'll know LOL

[FlyLie]

Never known a cat to turn down a good meal!

[riverrat12]

All baits mentioned above will catch channel cats most allways,blues rarely, and flats not so much!

[FlyLie]

Interesting, never did that much fishing for the cats, but did some on the Ohio around Henderson, KY/Evansville,IN. Always used either minnows or "stink-bait" thinking they were the universal bait(s for cats). So help me out, what works best on the Ohio in your opinion?.

Thanks,
Gary

[riverrat12]

Interesting, never did that much fishing for the cats, but did some o the Ohio around Henderson, KY/Evansville,IN. Always used either minnows or "stink-bait" thinking they were the universal bait(s for cats). So help me out, what works best on the Ohio in your opinion?.

Thanks,
Gary

Skipjack,mooneye,shad,suckers, buffalo,bluegill. I prefer big live bait but that's just me. You will get more bites useing cut bait but alot more small fish. I like to kind of weed the small ones out.Chuck

[FlyLie]

Skipjack,mooneye,shad,suckers, buffalo,bluegill. I prefer big live bait but that's just me. You will get more bites useing cut bait but alot more small fish. I like to kind of weed the small ones out.Chuck

Thanks Chuck....may need a private lesson, say trade a day/night on the river for time on LC??
Gary

[riverrat12]

Thanks Chuck....may need a private lesson, say trade a day/night on the river for time on LC??
Gary

Sounds good Gary my day is Fri. When the river gets good I'll let you know. Chuck

[FlyLie]

Sounds good Gary my day is Fri. When the river gets good I'll let you know. Chuck

Looking forward to it, but remember, I'm about 3 hours from Louisville, so give me a little time to get there