Taylor made 2,200 pounds of bait last year using 1,400 pounds of cheese, 700 pounds of hog brains and another 100 pounds of the other "secret stuff." I can personally report that the catfish love it.

•Catfish can be caught year round. •Use prepared cheese baits in the summer when the water temperature is above 70 degrees. •Cheese bait is most effective on fish in the 10 to 16 inch range.

Eileen Henkel has operated Henkel’s Bait Shop near Lake Carlyle in southeastern Illinois for more than 20 years and you can be sure she knows her red wigglers, her chubs, her shiners and her … ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. TOLEDO, Ill. • A rising star in the world of catfish baits is causing quite a stink. The Cole Cheese Bait is, in fact, so ...

They are born with tolerance for horrible smells. They are notorious for crafting piscine gastronomics like blood bait, chicken livers and a cheese bait so smelly it can peel paint off a boat.

As spring approaches, fishing enthusiasts are getting out their reels and tackle boxes. In Nebraska, many anglers will try for the state's official fish: the channel catfish. Greg Wagner, a ...

TOLEDO — A rising star in the world of catfish baits is causing quite a stink. The Cole Cheese Bait is, in fact, so potent and effective that it could it could be classed as the angling ...

Cut bait from ciscos, suckers, mooneyes, and chubs also work well for both channel, blue, and flathead catfish. The cut bait should be cut into V-shaped pieces about an inch and a half long and ...

TOLEDO, Ill. — A rising star in the world of catfish baits is causing quite a stink. The Cole Cheese Bait is, in fact, so potent and effective that it could it could be classed as the angling ...