Catfish Soap Bait Recipe

Ingredients you need:

• 10 ounces of lye

• 2 quarts of water

• Glass Container (For mixing the lye – DO NOT use plastic!)

• 5 lbs animal fat

• 1 cup shredded cheese

• Cooking Pot

• Stirring Spoon

• Cardboard milk carton

Step 1 – Cut off bottom of milk carton so you have a mold to pour your mixture into.
Step 2 – Melt fat in pot (Medium heat) Once melted, set aside and allow to cool but don’t let it harden or you will have to melt again.
Step 3 – Put 2 quarts water into glass container.
Step 4 – Add 10 ounces lye to water and gently stir. (Warning - NEVER add the water to the lye. Doing so will cause a reaction. LYE is CAUSTIC and can CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS. Again, always add the lye to the water, never the opposite!)
Step 5 – Add melted fat to the lye mixture stirring slowly. (Stirring to fast will allow air bubbles to get into the mixture that will cause your bait to float. You want your bait to sink.) Only add enough melted fat to create a think paste.
Step 6 – Add cheese stirring slowly to avoid air bubbles (You could melt the cheese in the microwave for 1 minute or add as is.)
Step 7 – Pour mixture into milk carton mold and allow to harden over a couple of days.
Step 8 – When ready to use, cut off a cube and push onto hook and start reeling in the big ones!