Need tips on catfish

[muttbuster]

Need tips on Catfish. Any ideas for catching the big river cats?

[Lifes2fun]

The  one fishing I was good at was catching channel catties.
I never really tried hard for them in the river..mainly in the smaller creeks around here such as the Conewago. Really surprised at the size catfish you can pull out of some of the small creeks.
I always used a set rig or slip/set rig baited with chicken livers. Plus I used to fish a lot at night. (maybe thats why I like predator hunting so much)

I like the set rig better because I was always worried about my lead breaking at the split swivel.

All other fishing...dont ask me...I couldnt catch a cold 

[muttbuster]

Yea, I love night fishing. I plan on doing a lot this year so I'm looking for the little tricks that are used to improve my catch.

[Trophiesonly]

bring a pole and come down.

[muttbuster]

Yep. Thats what I'm talking about. Nice fish. I'll be there asap. Do we need to let the water warm up first?

[Trophiesonly]

would be nice.lol..see the closest pole,dani my daughter left it so i through it out,had one heck of a fight,it was like 6 pound test,and a small rod.humid nights, then when it cools down is the best.but they eat all the time,i like the warm weather for fishing,i hunt the colder days.

[muttbuster]

You lost me on that one buddy, "humid nights when it cools down is best"? When what cools down? The air or the water?

[foxpro51]

TrophiesOnly. Man did you gain weight since this picture. Did you really eat that whole catfish. LOL

[Trophiesonly]

it was steriods they had me on for the lyme,i weighed about 260,i only gained 40 lbs,but all muscle...lol...



nope fed it to the yotes...jj

[Trophiesonly]

You lost me on that one buddy, "humid nights when it cools down is best"? When what cools down? The air or the water?

i guess both probably cool..but i meant on hot days,,,late as l2f siad at night is when they seem to hit the best.When the air and water cools.

i start after turkey season.

[longhair]

I wonder if groudhogs make good bait for them big'ins ?

[muttbuster]

Just the little ones Longhair

[BP]

Any ideas for catching the big river cats?

Fish in the rivers.  From my experiences, there are no river cats in lakes.

[muttbuster]

I've caught channel cats in lakes in the past. But the big boys are in the rivers. I need some new ideas and techniques on how to catch them.

[82Dead]

There are some really giant flatheads in the river below TMI. I caught one last summer that went 41" and about 28lbs. You need really big bait and it MUST be alive to catch them. Big sunnys or bluegills work the best but medium size shinners will catch them up too, just not as often. I will try to post a pic of the big flathead I caught. Oh yeah I caught it while I was fishing from a kayak!!!!