02-24-2009, 08:23 PM
[cool][#0000ff]There are a lot of the oily saltwater bait fishes that DO work very well in Utah. Anchovies left over from a trip to Powell work great. So do sardines, mackerel, bonito, smelt and other fish you can buy cheap in Asian fish markets. Sometimes you can get the "aged" stuff very cheap.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my favorite kitty scents of all times is sardine oil. Used to use it a lot in northern California and brought some with me back in the 70's. Worked well on cats in both Utah lake and Willard. You can buy both sardine and anchovy oils from several sources. It is good to "sweeten up" a piece of carp meat you have let set fo awhile. It is also good to apply to the hot dog pieces. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These days I probably use crawdad oil and shad oil more than any other scent. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You mentioned LIVE MINNOWS. Hope that was a typo because it is illegal to use anything but DEAD minnows in Utah.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I did not mean to imply that chicken livers will never work in Utah. I know of a few guys that catch lots of cats on them. I was saying that I personally do better with fish meat or minnows. But, we all have to fish what we have the most confidence in.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the more interesting baits I have heard about in Utah is spoiled elk meat. A BFTer a while back was horrified to find his freezer had shut down and that he had a bunch of BAD meat. After getting the freezer going again, he saved some of the meat to use for catfish. Thankfully, the cats had good taste and did accept the unusual meat chunks. You never know. Not advising it. It might even be illegal if you are "wasting" game.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my favorite kitty scents of all times is sardine oil. Used to use it a lot in northern California and brought some with me back in the 70's. Worked well on cats in both Utah lake and Willard. You can buy both sardine and anchovy oils from several sources. It is good to "sweeten up" a piece of carp meat you have let set fo awhile. It is also good to apply to the hot dog pieces. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These days I probably use crawdad oil and shad oil more than any other scent. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You mentioned LIVE MINNOWS. Hope that was a typo because it is illegal to use anything but DEAD minnows in Utah.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I did not mean to imply that chicken livers will never work in Utah. I know of a few guys that catch lots of cats on them. I was saying that I personally do better with fish meat or minnows. But, we all have to fish what we have the most confidence in.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the more interesting baits I have heard about in Utah is spoiled elk meat. A BFTer a while back was horrified to find his freezer had shut down and that he had a bunch of BAD meat. After getting the freezer going again, he saved some of the meat to use for catfish. Thankfully, the cats had good taste and did accept the unusual meat chunks. You never know. Not advising it. It might even be illegal if you are "wasting" game.[/#0000ff]
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