[wtretrievers]

The question has come up a couple times in the past few weeks about bait for noodles or jugs. Seen all kind of answers......I'm not much on catfishing but since I'm working straight nights my wife & I have been throwing out the noodles. It's a freaking kick! We've been using good ol night crawlers & have been doing really well. Started last night about 20 mins before dark & had these 18 by midnight. Blues & channels. When we get to catching, I guess it's the fish flopping & fish smell the gators come out the wood work! We spend as much time chasing off gators after our noodles as we do chasing noodles! Several times it's been a race between us & a gator to get to a fish & noodle 1st! Most of these aren't babies, most have been 8' up to 10'.