How To Make Dough Bait Stay On The Hook
Put it on the hook and fish away.
How to make dough bait stay on the hook. I d skip the treble hook and just get a long shank bait holder in size 4 or 6. Get a handful of wheaties dip it in the water and start crunch them together to form a dough ball. This hardens the pieces so they ll stay on your hook better. Drain on paper towels and allow to cool.
Allow to cook about 3 minutes. If you are using a treble hook flatten the dough and form it around the shank pressing it down onto the hooks. Ya gotta chew up a piece of bubble gum real good then pop the bait in your mouth and chew them up together then put them on the hook will stay on real good seriously the spring hooks are the way to go. These baits stay on the hook therefore you do not have the fear of losing your bait.
We use this method to catch carp. Flatten it out and put a little anise in and work it around. So for any of them just add some liquid to the dry the ingredients that will act as a mixing medium for the ingredients to join together. Grab a hand full and hold it in the water for a second and knead it a little and it will get hard as a rock.
You can make catfish dough baits at home using bread flour cornmeal oatmeal or even cereal. If you re using a single hook press the dough onto the point and slide the dough ball onto the bend of the hook. Carefully cast the dough bait to ensure it stays on and wait patiently for catfish to strike. The bait is now ready to use.
Form the dough into pieces the size and shape of golf balls and drop into boiling water. There s a good chance that you ll absolutely wreck a carps mouth with a treble but that s your call. Use a slotted spoon to remove the dough balls from the water.