Blood bait?

[johnincolorado]

I haven't seen, or heard, of anyone using blood bait for catfish in a coon's age. My Dad did use beef blood a long, long, long, long time ago when fishing a trotline back on the Brazos River (outside Waco). Back then, he'd stop by a slaughter house on the way, fill a two-gallon can by holding it under the cow's neck as it drained. Before it geled, he'd toss in a handfull or two (exact measurement not necessary) of salt, stir it around and let it sit. By the time we were ready to bait the hooks, he just cut the tough blood into one-inch cubes and bait the hook. Within a couple of hours we'd have catfish on the hooks.
Hope this helps.
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