Baiting a hole for catfish

A good way to get the catfish biting is to bait a hole or an area that you want to fish. To do this you will need to go to a feed store and buy some grain to soak. Milo, horse and mule feed, or even oats are good choices. Get a five gallon bucket with a good tight lid. Now pour the grain in the bucket and run water in the bucket until the grain is covered with water. Put the lid on real tight and let the grain soak for several days until it has soured. (Check the grain after the first 24 hours to make sure you still have plenty of water in the bucket as the grain needs to stay good and moist to sour). After the grain has soaked for three to four days, it's ready to be used.

Take a coffee can, dip out a can full of the grain and throw it out into the area you are going to fish. Take care as it only takes a couple of cans to attract the catfish. Sometimes it may take an hour or so to draw the catfish in. You can do this in several places and move from one place to another as the fishing slows in one place.