best coon bait you've used

[justwannano]

I'm sure I don't catch the numbers of critters some of these fellas do but back in my younger days when walking a few miles wasn't painful I had pretty good luck with just plain old smelt as coon bait. Bought at the grocery store in the frozen food section they are 4 or 5 inches long with their heads cut off and gutted.A package of 20 or 30 or so would cost a couple of bucks.
I trapped creeks and ponds here in SE Iowa.
Good Luck