What is the best thing to fish with?

Live (or natural) baits are anything alive or previously alive that you use to catch fish. Some of the best freshwater fishing bait include worms, leeches, minnows, crayfish, crickets and grasshoppers. Select good saltwater baits including sea worms, eels, crabs, shrimp, strips of squid, and cut-up pieces of fish.
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What food are fish attracted to?

4 Foods To Use For Bait
  • Can Of Corn Kernels (A favorite for trout). The first time I ever used corn was about 25 years ago when fishing with a buddy for rainbow trout in New Jersey. ...
  • Vienna Sausages (good bait for catfish). ...
  • Dough Balls (Good for pan fish, and carp). ...
  • Egg Noodles (Great for Crappie & pan fish).
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What smell attracts fish?

Three scents that appear to be positive scents are salt, anise, and garlic. Anise and garlic may be masking scents rather than attracting scents. Now think about this: The smells or scents are transmitted to the fish by the water surrounding the fish. Now the old adage about oil and water comes into play.
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What time of day do fish bite most?

Best Times to Fish
  • Early Morning. 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • Late Morning to Afternoon. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Afternoon to Dusk. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Does wd40 attract fish?

WD-40 addresses the myth on its website, saying: “While WD-40 can be used to help protect fishing equipment from rust and corrosion, WD-40 Company does not recommend using it to attract fish.”
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Is chicken good bait for fishing?

Fast forward to today and chicken as bait is gaining in popularity. It has a proven track record and catches a lot more species of fish than just bream. I know anglers across Australia that have caught everything from bream and Murray cod to coral trout and small crocodiles (really, but that's another story!)
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Does Olive Oil attract fish?

Olive oil on it's own isnt great for attracting fish but it's a great base for adding scents. Olive oil infused with garlic is a popular combintation in home made attractants. Cod liver oil is an excelent attractant to add to lures.
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What can you put in water to attract fish?

There are many scents that fish absolutely love and there are many scents that fish can't stand. Here is a quick list of the attractive scents and the ones that repel fish. Attractants: salt, fish slime, fish guts, fish extracts, human saliva. Possible attractants: milk products like cheese, coffee, garlic.
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Does fish sauce attract fish?

WHAT IS JBs FISH SAUCE? JB's Fish sauce is an oil-based fish attractant that is applied to fishing lures to add scent to lures when the fish are feeding in a neutral or negative state.
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Can fish smell oils?

A fish's ability to detect the wrong or unnatural taste and smell can affect your ability to catch fish. If your bait has traces of human scent, gasoline, oil, sun block, insect repellent, rust, mold, or even your after shave and cigarettes on it, a fish might avoid it.
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Can you catch fish with bacon?

Yes, really, bacon. Many anglers would consider bacon too precious to use as bait, but this tasty breakfast staple does have a good track record with freshwater panfish. The key is to select pieces with mostly fat and only a small portion of lean meat, leave them uncooked, and fold it over twice on your hook.
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What can I use instead of worms for fishing?

Using What's In Your Kitchen. Attach bits of bread, chicken, fish, corn, cheese, hot dogs, or raw bacon to your hook. For catching catfish, use smelly foods in a cheesecloth or a sealed container with holes in it. (This is for when you are fishing in shallow waters without a fishing rod.)
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Is bread good fish bait?

A. Actually, bread is a great bait for fish like catfish, suckers, and carp. Many anglers use “dough balls,” which is simply rolling bread into a ball around a hook and fishing it under a bobber or on the bottom.
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Do glow sticks attract fish?

Glow sticks are useful at attracting fish in murky or dirty water but you can also use them to attract fish in deep water where sunlight does not reach. Popular glow sticks to attract fish include 1 inch, 3 inch and up to 6 inch glow sticks.
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Does garlic attract catfish?

What is this? Garlic is a potent scent and when added to hot dogs, chicken liver, and some other baits, it can add a tremendous scent to draw in catfish and a flavor that makes catfish bite and hold on longer than they may otherwise do.
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What bait catches the most fish?

The bait that catches the most fish will be the bait that resembles food the fish are eating. Casting dry flies and small poppers with a fly rod, for example, can be effective for bass and bluegills by presenting the bait to resemble an insect landing on top of the water.
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Can you catch fish with hot dogs?

He said there are a couple of different ways to fish with hot dogs. One involves a hook-and-bobber rig. "In the middle of the day or the hottest part of the day you can take the bobber off and allow the hot dog to sink to the bottom where you can catch catfish cruising the bottom for a meal," he said.
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Does coffee attract fish?

Coffee Smell Attracts Fish

Because coffee grounds are an attractant to fish, one manufacturer of fishing lures has created a coffee-flavored tube that contains coffee grounds. Anglers who use these lures agree that they have had more bass and trout swim to their line because of the coffee tube.
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Can you catch fish with marshmallows?

While you can catch trout, carp, bluegill, and even small channel catfish, I think marshmallows are a mediocre bait compared to much better options like corn, live bait, PowerBait, and bread. That said, you can catch fish with marshmallows and there are many anglers to attest to that.
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Does tuna oil attract fish?

Wilson 1 Litre Tuna Oil - The range of berley and oil allows anglers to attract fish to their fishing area. This oil is a fish-based oil that can be used as the base for a berley mixture or as an attractant that you can soak or dip your baits and lures into.
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Is fishing better before or after a storm?

Waterproof will keep you dry. As for the fishing aspect of things, fishing before a storm can be very productive. Fish can feel the change in barometric pressure. The change in pressure can usually trigger a bite.
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