Stinkbaits for cats

[El Yako]

Any of you guys fish stinkbaits for catfish? I fish for Wels catfish in Spain from my yak but traditionally, small carp are used as livebait. Tricky having a bait-tank on my boat as the rear storage well is awash already due to the weight of my muscular frame, ahem, so have been trying stinky calamari with some success - but you lot have been catfishing in the US far longer. Different subspecies yes, but have you any favorite baits for flatheads?

[kobra]

Live bait works best for our flatheads. Usually bluegill or large goldfish.

[Siebler]

I agree, Flatheads eat the live bait better than anything. Second best is Fresh Cut Bait.

[El Yako]

I use livebaits myself when fishing from a larger boat, but my kayak would sink if i had a livebait tank with 4lb carp in it!
Any other ideas?

[Siebler]

Use a fillet/slab of the carp with tail and skin attached. Hook it one time through the end so that in current it has movement and a tail. Cats dont have the best eyesight so it shouldnt be much worse than live bait.

We fish slab baits this way for flatheads a lot. Also how I slab for Rock Cod. Leaving the tail on is important.