What are my bait options for catching flathead catfish?

Hmmmm, bait options for catfish. Where to begin is the real question. The main thing to remember, when it comes to bait for catching catfish is that catfish are NOT picky eaters. They often live in murky, muddy waters, and as a result, when they are in these areas, they tend to depend on scent much more than sight, so when you are fishing murky water, rely on smelly bait such as packaged or home made stink bait. Recipes for catfish bait can be found on this site, if you want to make your own. You can also use night crawlers, chicken livers, chicken hearts, hotdogs, shrimp, or any other combination of commercial, natural, or home made bait. Catfish tend to love garlic and fermented grain or rancid meats. They also love smelly cheeses such as limburger, smelly fish like sardines or shrimp, or bloody organ meats such as chicken hearts or liver. If you are fishing with chicken liver, and some of the other homemade baits or cheese baits, it is often difficult to keep the bait on the hook. Try cutting small squares from pantyhose and wrapping the bait in this material. You can then hook the bait and keep it on your hook much more successfully. You have plenty of bait options for catching flathead catfish. If you are not having any luck with these choices or those you are using, talk to the locals about what they are using. You local expert is the most reliable source for fish in your area