stink bait

  • Redchampion
    West Central WI
    Posts: 13
    July 23, 2002 at 2:57 am #1218817

    Well, all you experienced cat fishermen probably could have told me this, but sometimes we have to learn from our stupidity! My cousin visited, could not be convinced to fish for bass, which I know something about, nor walleye, which I know even less about. Nope, had to go catfishing. In a bass boat. With carpet. With semi rotten chicken chicken livers. You guessed it, the container of livers spilled when I took off and spilled on the carpet. The stink is out of this world. Used the pressure washer and cleaner. Used carpet cleaner on the maggots. Used Era and a scrub brush twice, I seem to have gotten most of it. Hope I don’t have to burn the boat! So if I ever get the urge to go cat fishing again, tie me to a tree and make me fish from shore. And the effort landed us three soft shell turtles, no channel cats which taste good

    mavzer
    Hager City, WI
    Posts: 475
    July 23, 2002 at 4:59 am #241274

    well, I would say your first big mistake was to use chicken liver, but I know that some guys catch fish with them. But when fishing for cats especially if you were on the river why not use something that they normally feed upon.
    Good luck on getting the smell out!!!! Leave the cover off boat and leave it directly in the hot sun for two or three days it will go away… make sure you got the the cleanup done first.

    backwater eddy
    Red River of the North USA and Canada
    Posts: 69
    July 23, 2002 at 1:18 pm #241052

    Fresh cut suckers, skipjack, or shrimp would have been better baits maybe?

    Try Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on the area and if you put a boat cover on leave a box of the soda open under the cover. Charcaol also will suck out the stink but mostly lots of fresh air and time is the best way.

    I guide for catfish and I don’t have carpet in my boats for a very good reason.

    The soda should help a lot I think?

    Redchampion
    West Central WI
    Posts: 13
    July 24, 2002 at 1:27 am #240771

    Thanks mavzer and Back water Eddy for the tips. I got maybe 80% of the stink out, plan to leave the boat out for a couple of days and will fish Saturday. so it should get plenty of sun.

    fishinfool
    mn
    Posts: 788
    July 25, 2002 at 3:22 pm #240542

    Hey, maybe if you leave the stink in the boat, you wont have to deal with other boats being to close. HE HE./ I did the same thing to my cloth tackle box. THREW IT THE HELL OUT OF THE BOAT AFTER THE 2ND DAY OF SMELLING IT. GOOD LUCK CLEANING. FF

    Bowfinhunter
    Wallnutters are a silly lot
    Posts: 197
    August 1, 2002 at 7:57 am #244810

    I think that smell is called Channel Cat #5.
    You guys don’t like that smell?
    Oh.. um… me either.

    Bowfinhunter

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