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help catching channel catfish
Posted on 4/6/11 at 9:53 am
Posted on 4/6/11 at 9:53 am
tell me what you would do. Just got access to a lake that has a lot of channel cats. It's private so any and all methods are available. Lake is 6 to 12 ft deep, has cypress trees, a bayou running through it, canals, open water, docks, etc. what would your setup be to maximize catches of channel cats? I am interested in what bait, how deep to set the line, where to set it, etc. we've caught some on rodnreel with worms under corks, a few on yoyos and a few on trot lines baited with shiners and worms but nothing consistent.
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Posted on 4/6/11 at 9:55 am to papt99
Maybe try some cut bait. Mullet if you can get them or even perch.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 9:58 am to papt99
Trotlines with chicken livers.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 9:59 am to bayoudude
Night crawlers, whole small crawfish or peeled tails from large crawfish on a rig with bell sinker at bottom and hook 5-8" above on a loop. I grew up bank fishing with my dad for these, and this worked very well.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:01 am to papt99
we always used duck guts, livers, gizzards. really anything thats smells terrible. We always used jugs for the best result.
Set them in the afternoon and check them in the morning.
Also, the "catfish bait" from academy has never worked for me.
Set them in the afternoon and check them in the morning.
Also, the "catfish bait" from academy has never worked for me.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:03 am to AlxTgr
there are also goo, which I hear will hammer any crawfish baited lines, and we don't want those at all. The trot line we have tried is not set on the bottom. it's tied across a feeder canal that is ~12ft deep but the line is definitely not on the bottom. I am thinking of setting a line in the bayou, on the bottom with worms or chicken hearts or other innards.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:15 am to papt99
Noodling
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:16 am to papt99
whoops double post
This post was edited on 4/6/11 at 10:17 am
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:25 am to papt99
quote:I consider goo a bonus, but to each his own.
there are also goo, which I hear will hammer any crawfish baited lines, and we don't want those at all.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:31 am to papt99
Take a pole with a small hook and catch a bunch of small bream. Then, use the bream as bait. If the bream are too big to simply use like oversized minnows, either cut them up for bait or eat the bream.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:38 am to papt99
If you have a boat, put a bunch of jug lines out. Bait with anything that stinks. I've caught them on liver, melt, heart, cut shad, etc.
Set them out and then go fish around the cypress trees with a rod and reel. For that I'd bait with crawfish tails or nightcrawlers. Fish for an hour or two and then go check your jug lines. Re-set them and repeat.
Set them out and then go fish around the cypress trees with a rod and reel. For that I'd bait with crawfish tails or nightcrawlers. Fish for an hour or two and then go check your jug lines. Re-set them and repeat.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 10:40 am to Slickback
What is the goal?
to catch dinner?
to have fun catching fish?
to empty the lake of catfish?
to catch dinner?
to have fun catching fish?
to empty the lake of catfish?
Posted on 4/6/11 at 11:35 am to Bleeding purple
well the goal is to catch enough to eat. I much prefer bass fishing so I would like to catch the cats on lines. The lake does have an over abundance of the catfish from what the older members say, so catching a bunch is fine. They are very good eating. filleted a few along with a few bass and sacs and really couldn't tell the difference between them when fried. mostly it's just to pass the time while spending the weekend there jet skiing and fishing bass and sacs. oh, and the lake is 3 mile, so no worry of emptying it of fish. It's not for population control.
This post was edited on 4/6/11 at 11:37 am
Posted on 4/6/11 at 11:38 am to papt99
ok, so that removes a few options like black walnut husks, and car batteries. 
jug/noodle lines with the bait 18" below the jug.
use fish guts/parts for bait.
jug/noodle lines with the bait 18" below the jug.
use fish guts/parts for bait.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 11:46 am to Bleeding purple
"jug/noodle lines with the bait 18" below the jug. " wow, I was thinking the bait should be maybe 18" from the bottom. proves how much help I need. so you would go jug>18"below to bait>weight on the bottom. set in evening with hearts, liver, bream, etc. and then check in the morning. this would be easy because the camp is on a very clean and long canal so keeping up with the jugs would be relatively easy.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 11:48 am to papt99
noodle section 8-12 inches,
24" line
bait on hook at 18-24 " down. if not live biat no weight is needed. let it move with the wind/current.
24" line
bait on hook at 18-24 " down. if not live biat no weight is needed. let it move with the wind/current.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 11:51 am to papt99
Want them shallow so they don't get hung up. The cats will come up when they feed.
We always just hung out in the boat or on the dock and watched them. One would go down, we'd grab it, rebait it, throw it back out. Spend all night at it. If you let them go all night on the line they tend to get hung up in shite you can't get them out of the next day or get off.
We always just hung out in the boat or on the dock and watched them. One would go down, we'd grab it, rebait it, throw it back out. Spend all night at it. If you let them go all night on the line they tend to get hung up in shite you can't get them out of the next day or get off.
Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:19 pm to faxis
Maybe some of the old timers on here can help me out...I remember reading a thread a few years ago about a catfish "miracle" bait. It was some kind of soap made in Mexico, and I guess you ball it up, put it on the hook, and the cats go to town. I remember treedawg vouching for it.
ETA: Just looked it up, it's called Zote soap. Apparently its made with a bunch of animal fat and works real good on a trot line or jug line (slow fishing). Don't use it on a rod and reel though.
Oh, and do ya'll know the best way to cook a shoepick? Place the fish on a cypress board, and sprinkle some tonys on it, some butter, and some lemon juice. Place the board on the grill and let it cook for about 1/2 an hour. When the time has finished, toss out the fish and eat the board. Hardy har har.
ETA: Just looked it up, it's called Zote soap. Apparently its made with a bunch of animal fat and works real good on a trot line or jug line (slow fishing). Don't use it on a rod and reel though.
Oh, and do ya'll know the best way to cook a shoepick? Place the fish on a cypress board, and sprinkle some tonys on it, some butter, and some lemon juice. Place the board on the grill and let it cook for about 1/2 an hour. When the time has finished, toss out the fish and eat the board. Hardy har har.
This post was edited on 4/6/11 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:22 pm to indytiger
I've seen Ivory be used with success. 
Posted on 4/6/11 at 2:42 pm to indytiger
What about
Redneck's Catfish Bait Soap is a homemade catfish bait that is handmade one batch at a time in Saginaw Texas.
The bait is made from a 65 year old recipe that was designed to be used for catfish bait, and not for washing with. The first thing people usually ask me is "Is it really soap?" and the answer is yes, it really is. But it is not like a traditional soap that you would use for washing your clothes or body with, as it is much softer so it will go on a hook and not crumble, and it is packed with fish attractants to draw the fish in and get them to bite.
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Redneck's Catfish Soap
Redneck's Catfish Bait Soap is a homemade catfish bait that is handmade one batch at a time in Saginaw Texas.
The bait is made from a 65 year old recipe that was designed to be used for catfish bait, and not for washing with. The first thing people usually ask me is "Is it really soap?" and the answer is yes, it really is. But it is not like a traditional soap that you would use for washing your clothes or body with, as it is much softer so it will go on a hook and not crumble, and it is packed with fish attractants to draw the fish in and get them to bite.
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People have been fishing with soap for years. Many of them were homemade recipes that were made on ranches and farms throughout the south, and then later in years many began using a popular soap made by proctor and gamble or "p&g soap" but it is no longer made. There are a few other soaps that are sold commerically in grocery stores for washing clothes and bathing that people attempt to use as bait with poor results, because they do not have the right texture, and ingredients!
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