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Night of the Living Catfish
DanaM:
Well will have to try em again, last time was about 30 years ago but I've learned to cook since then ;) :D
caveman2533:
A lot of guys fish off the bridge at one of our hydrolelectric dams here in Pa and catch the channels on Rapala minnows jigged in the boils below the turbines. Channels can be a very aggressive predators. its a lot of fun, haven't done that in a few years, usually bait fish the river banks now. Shrimp is an excellent bait.
Steve
servicebeary:
speaking of really good bait...when I get to a river or pond or whatever, I look for crayfish. If I find em, I will be catching some cats, every time. If you can find a ripe dead one, the rottenest crayfish tails you can find, or fresh ones is the best bait that I've ever seen. Some people even keep em and rot them at home specifically because the smell is so attractive that you often get a hit before your back hits bottom. Guess a bobber set-up would be smart. I can't keep fresh or rotten crayfish on the hook and I've used it in Ohio, N.C., and Idaho...give it a try, I'd like to hear about it
mullet:
A really good bait is, squid. It is tough and hard for them to get off the hook. It stays tough even after it sits in the Sun a couple of days.
servicebeary:
does squid bring em in like lightning? I'll have to give it a try. Would be nice to have a bait that gives me more than one chance to set the hook. Oh, I was meaning that by not being able to keep it on the hook that they chew it off rediculously fast, but yah, crawdads do tear off easy :'(
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