| If you would like to increase the chance of catching | | | | trout. |
| more fish in your next excursion, you might want to | | | | Also, this list is not the end all be all of ingredients. Feel |
| consider making your own fish bait. Why? If you look | | | | free to add your own ingredients. Who knows, you |
| at the store bought baits, there are only a few brands. | | | | may find an ingredient that no one has even |
| Imagine going to your favorite fishing hole and the | | | | considered. |
| majority of the baits cast into the water are from the | | | | 1) Uncooked oatmeal - popular as a base (keeps all |
| same company. | | | | the ingredients together in a doughy mixture) |
| The fish won't have much of a choice but being | | | | 2) White bread - also popular as a base |
| attracted to the same store bought bait. Now imagine | | | | 3) Water - required in most cases to help make the |
| if you brought along fish bait that you made yourself. | | | | mixture workable |
| Your bait will stick out like a sore thumb from the other | | | | 4) Garlic salt - found in most store bought baits |
| baits and the fish will seek you out. | | | | (probably a good idea if you used it also) |
| Making your own fish bait is not only easy, it is fun and | | | | 5) Garlic powder - similar to salt but may alter the fish |
| cheap. You can make the bait with your children and | | | | attractant properties |
| share the fun the next day catching fish knowing that | | | | 6) Mini marshmallows - also found in store bought baits |
| you made the bait yourself. You can make pounds of | | | | (helpful for flotation purposes) |
| bait for literally pennies and keep the unused portion in | | | | 7) Can of tuna - found in many homemade bait |
| the freezer for months. | | | | recipes. Maybe the old timers know something. |
| There is going to be some experimentation on your | | | | 8) Anise oil extract - almost a requirement for trout |
| part. However, I have included the more popular | | | | bait |
| ingredients and descriptions found in homemade baits. | | | | 9) Red food coloring - it seems color attracts along |
| When you are making your bait, make sure to write | | | | with smell and taste |
| everything down because if you fill your stringer full of | | | | 10) Yellow food coloring - same |
| fish, you want to be able to duplicate the winning | | | | 11) Cheese - I've seen recipes with American and |
| formula. | | | | especially Velveeta cheese |
| Most of the following ingredients can be found at a | | | | 12) Ziploc bags - great for mixing your ingredients, |
| well stocked grocer and feel free to experiment with | | | | storage, and taking to fishing hole. |
| other ingredients not listed below. Also, these | | | | I hope this information gives you a great head start in |
| ingredients are commonly found in trout baits so I | | | | developing your own homemade secret fish bait. Just |
| would like to advise you that you will probably have | | | | remember to have fun. |
| more success utilizing these ingredients for catching | | | | |