Im going out to some private land 2moro on the river with my dad. what is the best bait to use out there? we use to fish years ago together, but it has been a really long time. I know we have about a dozen and half crawfish but what else should We take.

TIA

go sane up some red horses from somerville they work great just dont get caught

"lglidewell" should be responding to this thread soon. he fishes the brazos alot and I think he does pretty well.

Not easy to find (has to be shallow/rocky), but hellagramites are a super bait in the Brazos.

6" frozen shad. Cut into three sections. We used to slaughter blues like that.

I'm here, i'm here... =) You can go several routes... I've had luck with all sorts of bait, the top being perch, extra large minnows (bout $3 a dozen), goldfish, frozen shrimp, fresh water shrimp, chicken livers, crawdads, helgamites, and even fresh water mussels. Red horses i believe are the best bait hands down, however, I wouldn't recommend using them since its against Texas fishing laws.

Perch, minnows, goldfish, frozen shrimp, chicken livers can be bought and are usually the easiest to acquire. I have also had good luck on the crawdads, helgamites and the mussels. Helgamites and mussels can be found in the river in sandy areas. The helgamites, you will have to start turning over rocks in the sand near the water. They make excellent bait, but watch out, their little pinchers don't feel to good. =) Right now the yellow cats should be spawning or close to spawning, so you will should have your best luck finding them in the rapids right now. If you are rod and reel fishing, be prepared to lose some weights and hooks, so bring lots of both. I primarily fish with throw lines and jug lines had great results with them. However, the jug lines take a while to build, but it sure makes it worth it.

Fished the Navasota last weekend. We had a steady bite on chicken livers and nightcrawlers from catfish.

thanks for all the help. We went out to some private land near near mumford and had a great time. we caught some nice yellow cats and a few channel cats, but we caught tons of "gues" (sp?) My dad caught a 32 lb blue using crawfish but most of the fish were caught on worms or shrimp. the crawfish seemed to only bring in the really small catfish except for the 1 big one. again thanks for all yalls help. my dad really enjoyed it.

gaspergou, or freshwater drum

sounds like a good fishing trip

Hercules Spinner


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