When you think of dough baits for catfish you probably think about the ones that are readily available on the big box store shelves. By making your own you can save a lot of money and still catch your share of fish.
This recipe is about as simple as it gets.
Put one cup of water and vanilla extract (you can use pretty much any amount of vanilla....The more you use the stronger the scent will be. Using too much vanilla extract may require you to add in more of the dry mixture) into a pot on the stove and bring to a boil. While waiting for your water and scent mixture to boil, thoroughly mix one cup of flour and one cup of corn meal together in a bowl. Once the water begins to boil, add the mixture of flour and cornmeal to the water. Allow the dry mix to absorb all of the water and remove it from the heat source. Once the mixture cools enough that you can handle it without being burned knead it until the dough is thick enough to remain on your hook. When the mixture cools completely place it in a ziplock bag or an old cool whip container.
If desired you can use Anise in place of the vanilla extract (or just make a batch of both).
That is all there is to it. Now it's time to hit your favorite catfishing hole and start catching some fish!
Next time your wife says you don't need any more fishing tackle you can tell her you saved money by making your own catfish bait so you can afford to get that new lure. However, you must do it at your own risk as I will claim no responsibility for this :-)
-Any day in the outdoors is a good day
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