Ohio River Catfish

Chicken Livers if you can keep them on.

Chicken liver and crawlers are very good, but if you want to stay away from the mess that comes with them, try some soft craws and/or the largest leeches you can find or buy, leeches should be showing up soon at a bait shop near you.

Originally Posted by Ets Factor

Chicken Livers if you can keep them on.

The panty hose trick works well with chicken liver. Also, if you have the choice, don't buy frozen liver. It usually falls apart once it is thawed. If it isn't frozen, just refrigerated, it is firmer.

Originally Posted by Musketeer_alum97

The panty hose trick works well with chicken liver. Also, if you have the choice, don't buy frozen liver. It usually falls apart once it is thawed. If it isn't frozen, just refrigerated, it is firmer.

Yeah it does get torn up pretty easily when it thaws. Hot dogs work fairly well too, plus thier pretty tidy.

Originally Posted by Musketeer_alum97

Ahhh, cherry chicken. I have used this several times at pay lakes. Chicken soaked in Ambesol worked as well. As for the panty hose and cat food, I have never tried it, but hose workes well with chicken liver if fishing in swift waters.

I think the easiest way to fish chicken liver and keep it on the hook is to put a spool ot sewing thread in your tackle box. Put your chicken liver on your hook, wrap the thread around the liver 6 or 8 times tight and just break it off. Your ready to fish. The liver won't come off. You can cast across the Licking River and keep your liver on.

Originally Posted by dd734

I think the easiest way to fish chicken liver and keep it on the hook is to put a spool ot sewing thread in your tackle box. Put your chicken liver on your hook, wrap the thread around the liver 6 or 8 times tight and just break it off. Your ready to fish. The liver won't come off. You can cast across the Licking River and keep your liver on.

I have never tried that. It would be less embarrassing than stopping at the Dollar store for a new container of Leggs every time you go to the river.

Originally Posted by dd734

I think the easiest way to fish chicken liver and keep it on the hook is to put a spool ot sewing thread in your tackle box. Put your chicken liver on your hook, wrap the thread around the liver 6 or 8 times tight and just break it off. Your ready to fish. The liver won't come off. You can cast across the Licking River and keep your liver on.

I like it! I'll have to try that.

I was talking to one of my fishing buddies and I think we're going to go catfishing this Friday night overnight. It'll be the first time this year.

We're not 100% positive if we're gonna fish in the Ohio River, but it's pretty likely. We usually just fish from the bank at the mouth of the Licking, but we're thinking about possibly trying around Meldahl or Markland Dam. Anybody have any sweet spots in the general vicinity of NKY?