Almost all the cats I caught this year I caught with cut bream...If your having trouble finding shad/skips they are the next best thing..I exclusively use cut baits...Worms and liver and prepared baits are effective for catching little dink channel cats, and personally I target big cats.Another effective catfish bait that I have had success with that is easily accessible is creek chubs and shiners..There is a creek near my house that is loaded with them..I also fish at night as catfish are primarily nocturnal..Channel cats and blues should be coming off there beds and hungry..Flatheads are going on bed this time of year so they will be difficult to catch, unless you go noodling..
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