Dunnville Channel Catfish

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(06-04-2012 10:54 PM)wknd outdoorsman Wrote:  HeyOT,

What is cut bait (dumb question?) also would it best to bottom bounce it or fish it under a float?

Cut bait refer to any whole baitfish that is cut into steaks, fillets or smaller pieces to be used as bait. Common cut bait include minnows, white suckers and even gizzard shad. Some people also use frozen sardines or mackerel, although I don't know how legal that is.

Just a note - not all minnows species are legal to use, particularly restricted minnow species such as redside dace or ghost shiner which are Species At Risk, or invasive species such as rudd or goldfish. White sucker is really the only sucker safe to use in Southern Ontario but not redhorse suckers (difficult to identify Black Redhorse or River Redhorse which are Species At Risk), or spotted suckers which is also a Species At Risk.