This weekend we are having a first time ever 25% off sale on fishing tackle to include bobbers, sinkers, hooks, fishing poles and combos, pole props, minnow buckets. Just about everything but live and frozen bait! There will be NO RAIN-CHECKS! You snooze you loose!
This is only for in-store items, not special orders!
We have had many customers say their gonna clean us out! We hope so, we would like to remodel this winter and the less we have in back stock the better!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Feeding pond fish economically
This might sound disgusting but it works, according to one of my major bait distributors. If you are looking to feed your pond fish economically:
Buy a raw chicken from your grocery store, suspend it in a cage over your pond from a tree limb or stand so animals can not get to it. When the flies lay their eggs in the chicken it will hatch small maggots which eventually fall off into the water and feed the fish. For only a few bucks your fish will be fed naturally without having to purchase expensive feeder fish or pond food. Visit our website for great deals on fishing supplies and live fishing bait. www.thebaitbarn.com
The Bait Barn
Buy a raw chicken from your grocery store, suspend it in a cage over your pond from a tree limb or stand so animals can not get to it. When the flies lay their eggs in the chicken it will hatch small maggots which eventually fall off into the water and feed the fish. For only a few bucks your fish will be fed naturally without having to purchase expensive feeder fish or pond food. Visit our website for great deals on fishing supplies and live fishing bait. www.thebaitbarn.com
The Bait Barn
Friday, August 21, 2009
Customer photos during the month of August at The Bait Barn
The top is a catfish caught in Fall creek, mounted on the trunk of a Fiero. The next two are Brandon Snowdens caught at Dubarry Park 38th & Post in Indianapolis.The Bait Barn www.thebaitbarn.com
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Keep your fishing bait cool
Worms will live longer and be more lively if you keep them in a fridge until your ready to go fishing. Worms will stay for weeks in the fridge, if your wife will let you!
How to keep minnows alive on a summer day
Many customers find it difficult to keep their minnows alive for long periods of time without a good aeration system. A trick that most of our customers use is to freeze a water bottle and put in your minnow bucket. This helps retain more oxygen for the minnows to live longer.
Friday, August 14, 2009
FAQ on Catalpa Worms
Frequently asked questions about Catalpa Worms.
1. Where do they come from?
Catalpa worms grow only on Catalpa trees, these are not the green worms you find in your gardens. Generally you will find them predominantly in the southern regions of the US, they do live in the northern regions but are not as plentiful.
2. What kind of fish do they attract?
When their alive they will attract just about any kind of fish, since their wiggling. When their frozen then thawed to fish with they attract predominantly catfish. I have caught panfish and bass as well but the majority of the time it's been catfish. Catfish can not see to well in the murky conditions, they have over 140 different taste and smell receptors they use to find their food.
3. Do you have catalpa trees but no worms?
During the last few years we have seen the population of the catalpa worms diminish. There are many reasons for this:
(a) Cities that control the mosquito populations with pesticides kill the catalpa worms by spraying in the area where they live.
(b) Farming areas that have crop run off spoil the soil where they hibernate for the winter.
(c) Lawn fertilizers will kill them as well, won't be noticed until the next year after the worms borrow in the soil that's been fertilized.
(d) Excessive harvesting, many people have been over harvesting the worms from the trees over the last few years and selling them to local bait shops. If enough are not left on the tree, birds will clean out the remaining few. We have stopped buying from individuals and have only been buying them from Catawba Gold Bait company. We found out people have been trespassing on other people's property to get these worms, so we quit buying them from people.
4. If they turn brown will they catch fish?
1. Where do they come from?
Catalpa worms grow only on Catalpa trees, these are not the green worms you find in your gardens. Generally you will find them predominantly in the southern regions of the US, they do live in the northern regions but are not as plentiful.
2. What kind of fish do they attract?
When their alive they will attract just about any kind of fish, since their wiggling. When their frozen then thawed to fish with they attract predominantly catfish. I have caught panfish and bass as well but the majority of the time it's been catfish. Catfish can not see to well in the murky conditions, they have over 140 different taste and smell receptors they use to find their food.
3. Do you have catalpa trees but no worms?
During the last few years we have seen the population of the catalpa worms diminish. There are many reasons for this:
(a) Cities that control the mosquito populations with pesticides kill the catalpa worms by spraying in the area where they live.
(b) Farming areas that have crop run off spoil the soil where they hibernate for the winter.
(c) Lawn fertilizers will kill them as well, won't be noticed until the next year after the worms borrow in the soil that's been fertilized.
(d) Excessive harvesting, many people have been over harvesting the worms from the trees over the last few years and selling them to local bait shops. If enough are not left on the tree, birds will clean out the remaining few. We have stopped buying from individuals and have only been buying them from Catawba Gold Bait company. We found out people have been trespassing on other people's property to get these worms, so we quit buying them from people.
4. If they turn brown will they catch fish?
Yes, even shortly after a live one has been used for fishing they will turn brown in color. Even when thawed from water they start to turn brown immediately. This does not effect the cat fishing ability of the worms. I have even thawed the worms, re-froze repeatedly and used over and over again. It's the taste not the color that attracts catfish. Think of it as a dough bait not a worm! Anyone who says they have to be alive to work for catfishing, has no idea what their talking about.
5. Problems with purchasing them alive and having them shipped from unreliable sources!
We have had many people call and ask the size of our catalpa worms. They have bought catalpa worms through people online and received small worms. In the pictures online they look great but when they get them over half are small, that's because the worms starve during transit reducing their size and effectiveness. We ship only Catawba Gold Bait catalpa worms, adult worms, flash frozen to ensure freshness.
Any questions or comments please direct to admin@thebaitbarn.com or the webmaster directly at h2oborne@thebaitbarn.com who has used these worms for many years.
5. Problems with purchasing them alive and having them shipped from unreliable sources!
We have had many people call and ask the size of our catalpa worms. They have bought catalpa worms through people online and received small worms. In the pictures online they look great but when they get them over half are small, that's because the worms starve during transit reducing their size and effectiveness. We ship only Catawba Gold Bait catalpa worms, adult worms, flash frozen to ensure freshness.
Any questions or comments please direct to admin@thebaitbarn.com or the webmaster directly at h2oborne@thebaitbarn.com who has used these worms for many years.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Catalpa Worms for shipping to Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky
*If shipping Live and frozen fishing bait to an address in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois; FedEx Ground for commercial addresses and FedEx Home delivery for residential can be selected and will ship in one business day. The rest of the country or residential deliveries to other areas will need to select FedEx 2 Day Air at a minimum.
Remember to put in the freezer immediately do not wait until you get home from work to open the box and re-freeze them! As with all the frozen bait there is a handling charge of $20.00 for the climate controlled container and freeze packs.
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