fly Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 I don't know... I guess they're alright for Southern Cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sounds like a lot of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeybuster Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 I wonna go catfishing BAD! Nice pics though. There both beasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotman Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Those are some big catfish. Grats. Does he catch them with his hands too? I seen that show on tv where they were catching those suckers with their bare hands some crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABuckSlayer Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Wow those things are huge!!! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Those are great Flatheads! Bush hook is the way to go when you got monsters like that lurking around. A couple of those on a trot line and you can kiss your rig good bye. Trot lines are very dangerous when you got a big boy on one. Flatties like cut bait, sours(NASTY!) and livers in the winter. In the summer live bait is without a doubt king. I've caught catfish on plastic worms, spinnerbaits, rattletraps and flyrod poppers. In the summer they are quite a bit more predatory than their bottom sucking reputation. Blues are the same way. Only Channels and Bullheads seem to be susceptible to dead baits year round. Besides livers, saltwater baitshrimp work quite well for Channels (if you can keep the bream from driving you nuts). Frogs and crawfish are two very effective live baits for catfish. As far as frogs go they have to be the green aquatic ones. Catfish usually won't touch spotted frogs or tree frogs. Are jugs legal where you fish? I've heard of guys using jugs to scout the river and figure out future bush hook locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Nope, can't jug here. Not like those boys do in Oklahoma. Would LOVE to do that one day though. You aren't gonna get me to put a hook in a live frog either!! LOL!!! We are entering the flat head tournament again this year. It's being held on our anniversary. My husband already broke the state record ( unofficially) with that 50 pounder so we have high hopes he or I can do it again. The prize is $50,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Let your husband do the frog thing then They only squeak a little. You do have to weigh them down so they'll stay on the bottom. Hook them through both lips. The aquatic frogs can breath through their skin underwater. So don't think you are drowning them. Big cats really like frogs. No joke. They also really like those small 8 inch channel cats. Yep it's catfish eat catfish world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I haven't fished for them in years (do love to eat 'em though ), but I recall having the best luck using live goldfish, preferably 8 to 10 inchers, as bait. Congrats on the great catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I haven't fished for them in years (do love to eat 'em though ), but I recall having the best luck using live goldfish, preferably 8 to 10 inchers, as bait. Congrats on the great catch. Yep the Goldfish work but they are absolutely illegal in some states so check your regs folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Can't use gold fish here, but I'm sure they'd work better than anything else. Course, you'd probably start catching bass too on your catfish hooks. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 ME TOO!!! Catfish are GREAT eatin :) Can't agree with you more:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 WOW:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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