Old School Catfish Dip Bait Recipes

Making your own catfish bait is both fun, and cost-effective. There are 1000s of recipes out there, but here are some of my favorites. Feel free to mix and match. Be creative.



Cheesy Minnow Bait

Melt 1 lb. of Velveeta cheese for about in microwave, then chop 6-8 oz. of raw pork. Chop 1 head of garlic and add garlic salt, mix in 1 can dog food, add 1 dozen minnows and enough flour to give a dough consistency. Mix in a food processor. This bait works best on treble hooks or bait tubes.



Catfish Perfume

In a blender mix about. 2 dozen dead (and old) minnows, and 1/4 C of the water they were in, along with 1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese, 1 box cherry jello, 1/4 C molasses, 3 Tablespoons of onion salt and garlic salt, 1 cup bread crumbs, and 3 Tablespoons of soy sauce. Add flour to thicken, then work into a dough and place in baggies. To use, roll intoin 1 inch balls and use on a treble hook.



Ictalurus Hor'deouvres

In 1/4 cup boiling water, add 3 beef bullion cubes. after they dissolve, add 3 oz of old lunch meat, and 3 Tablespoons of garlic salt and onion powder, 5 slices of bread, 4 Tablespoons of of melted peanut butter, 20 crackers. Place in a blender and mix. place in and airtight container in a cool place. Use as a ball on treble hook.



Ictalurus Pate



Mix 1 lb of aged in the sun chicken livers and 1 package of hot dogs together in a blender and mix. This may be best performed outside or with wife gone. In a gallon jug place a half a loaf of bread torn into bite size pieces, pour the liver and hot dog mix over it. add 2 cans of nacho cheese, 1 can corn, 1/4 bottle of Tabasco,and a dozen worms cut up, to the mix. next get rubber gloves and pour this mixture out and knead good until it gets thick and a dough like consistency. Store in the sun, in a large plastic container, and handle with care.



Cry Me A Liver Bait



Thaw out a package of frozen chicken livers. Lay liver out in layers, sprinkle a heafty amount of garlic salt on it. Add next layer so on and so forth until the liver is all used. Cover the livers with something that won't touch them, like a lid. Let them sit for a couple hours outside. It doesn't have to be in the sun.



After a couple hours take the liver and dump into a bucket and start stirring, every 3 or 4 stirs add some more garlic. Do this until you have about 1/4 cup of garlic left. Put it in the garage for about 9 or 10 days, make sure its covered.



When you get ready to use it dump the rest of the garlic salt in, stir, and go fishin. The salt will make the livers tough, and leather-like.. Use on a #2 Aberdeen hook.. You can substitute Anise, or Vanilla for the Garlic if you want to try something different.

Dan Eggertsen is a fishing researcher and enthusiast who is committed to providing the best catfish fishing information possible. Get more information on catfish fishing bait recipes here: http://www.askcatfishfishing.com/

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School Lunch Program - Packing in the Vitamins

Raise your hand if you grew up on the school lunch program. Don't be ashamed, my hand is up. My three sisters and I were on the school lunch program throughout all of our school years. It was okay with me back in the 80's & 90's because the cafeteria workers cooked like they were cooking for their own children and grandchildren at home. I remember getting to school early and getting a tray (yes a tray, not a plate) full of grits, scrambled eggs, beacon, a fruit cup and a biscuit with jelly. Mmm, Mmm, I can smell it now. I would sit down with my friends to eat and talk about how hard the homework was and then head off to class.

Now for lunch the school would serve home style meals like meat loaf, mashed potatoes and corn with a side of peaches on Mondays. Tuesdays we would have baked chicken, black eyed peas, rice with gravy and pears, but Friday would be the fast food day, hamburgers and French fries for everyone. But not those fried hamburgers, oh no, these hamburgers were grilled and the French fries were baked in the oven. Oh right, and don't forget the fruit cup.

Meat Loaf

As a kid growing up in the 80's I didn't know this food was actually good for me and prepared in a way that would keep me healthy. All I knew is that I was on the school lunch program and it was the same type of food that I was used to eating at home. Now I am sure a lot of you saw the TV program that aired last fall about how our school lunch programs have changed in America. I saw it and was shocked. My husband and I don't have any kids so we had no idea that children were being served pizza for breakfast. I'm guessing things have changed in schools since the airing of that program, but have we adults thought about how our eating habits have changed over the years. Are we getting the nutrients and vitamins from our foods that we used to get with the old school lunch program? I took a hard look at what I eat and decided to do a little research to find out how I could get more vitamins in my system naturally.

Did you have a good breakfast this morning? Did you pack your lunch today? If you answered yes to both of these questions then you might be headed in the right direction. We all know that we should eat a good breakfast to get our metabolism jump started in the morning, but what ARE we eating is the next question. Studies have shown that pairing up certain food items will help us get more nutrition out of our food. For example, the vitamin C in fresh strawberries will help your body absorb almost twice as much of the iron in your toast when eaten together, than if you just ate the toast by itself. People who drink milk with their oatmeal are on the right track. The magnesium in the oats assist your body in absorbing the calcium in the milk. For lunch try having cantaloupe with your egg salad sandwich. The fat from the eggs will help your body drink in the vitamin A and antioxidants from the cantaloupe. After reading my food labels I knew what foods I needed to eat to increase my iron and calcium levels, but I had no idea that foods could work together like this.

In today's economy I'm sure most of us have realized that making your own breakfast and packing your own lunch will save you money, but it can also help us pack in the vitamins we need every day. The next time you go shopping, check the label for the vitamin percentage on your favorite foods and combine them with fruits and dairy products that you love. Your body will thank you for it and you may even drop a few pounds.

School Lunch Program - Packing in the Vitamins

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