other than bananas (Page 2): My grandfather did that also , still rember the smell. That's funny 😁 Small 🌎 Andy...

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

Barnacles wrote:

When I was a kid, Dad was planning to go out for catfish. He filled a jar with chicken guts and left it in the shop. Can't remember if it was there for one week or two, but the smell was WEAPONS-GRADE!
The good part was that no one tried to horn in on the spot he was fishing in.

My grandfather did that also , still rember the smell.
That's funny 😁
Small 🌎
Andy

Bergfield Loc: Macon,Mo.

My Mom saved chicken guts for bait too. Once after a fishing trip the leftover jar of chicken guts got kicked under the front seat of Dad's car that he used as a substitute mail carrier. You can imagine what the closed up car smelled like a few days later in July!!

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

Jwid wrote:

Good one Ed!

Some of these you have to think about!!

Cig butts in a trout = smoked fish

I liked it

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

EdwardL wrote:

It was smoked trout 😂🤣

😀👆

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

ripogenu wrote:

having seen the post about using bananas as a bait I thought about some of the "unusual" baits I have used over the years. one that I used often later in the year (as a 12 year old) was when I ran out of worms I would gut a sunfish and use the intestines like worms. I also tried an acorn cut in half, caught a pickerel on it. wondering how many other unusual items have been used by you guys.

When I was 5 (a very long time ago) I was visiting my uncle in Kansas. My cousin took my brother and to the small farm pond. My aunt had given each of us a caramel as a treat. Well, I thought that if I liked caramels, well maybe fish do too! Everyone tried to talk me out of wasting a perfectly good piece of candy but I put it on my hook. Lo an behold! I was the only one to catch a fish that morning!

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

EdwardL wrote:

Some of these you have to think about!!

Cig butts in a trout = smoked fish

I liked it

Getting back to fish tech. I haven’t gone trout fishing in 50 years. I read on the stage about how you have to have 4lb test and what tackle the trout or other fish see. Making sure our hands don’t have odors on them. You know what I’m getting at. So some slob puts his cigarette out in a stream and the trout eats it. Seems it hung around for a couple more. Kind of makes me wonder. Can I catch trout with pink 20lb braid and a chunk of chorizo?

Hoebow Loc: Floridia

Went trout fishing in WV and needed something to float a meal worm, so I had some ear plugs from work and they worked great.

Chuck56 Loc: Texas

ripogenu wrote:

having seen the post about using bananas as a bait I thought about some of the "unusual" baits I have used over the years. one that I used often later in the year (as a 12 year old) was when I ran out of worms I would gut a sunfish and use the intestines like worms. I also tried an acorn cut in half, caught a pickerel on it. wondering how many other unusual items have been used by you guys.

Killed a bird once and used it for bait. Caught bluegill and a catfish with it. Cut up pieces of a balloon and used it and caught bluegill. When I was a kid. I believe it was red colored...

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

Jwid wrote:

Getting back to fish tech. I haven’t gone trout fishing in 50 years. I read on the stage about how you have to have 4lb test and what tackle the trout or other fish see. Making sure our hands don’t have odors on them. You know what I’m getting at. So some slob puts his cigarette out in a stream and the trout eats it. Seems it hung around for a couple more. Kind of makes me wonder. Can I catch trout with pink 20lb braid and a chunk of chorizo?

Maybe but 8-10 lb line and some pink power bait will do it or a fat night crawlers

Hoebow Loc: Floridia

A fish with a sweet tooth, hummmmm
Good choice

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

You know women were thought to be bad luck on boats for a long time