i am going fishing in a stalked catfishing pond and i only want to catch the biggest ones what is the best lure
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What Is The Best Catfishing Lure To Catch The Biggest Catfish?
Posted on 25 December 2009
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Here are some of the best baits that are known to man for cat fishing. the all time best is about a 4-5″ Bluegill on your hook. Once on the hook stomp on it with your foot or squash it between some rocks. Another bait that works great if you have them in your area is the cicada. Fresh livers of chicken, rabbits, or any other animal that size works great too. I usually use them about half way frozen. They stay on your hook better and thaw quickly in the water. The Catawba Worm is deadly too. The best method for them is to take the head (which is usually really hard) and put that onto the barb of the hook. What you want to do is turn the worm inside out. The head will push right through the worms rear end and will stay on the hook for a long time. For catching the big ones though I will always catch some 4-5″ Bluegills and use them they are simply the best bait for a fish like that.
Live bait always produces that largest cats. The two largest species blues and flats are both more likely to strike live or cut bait than fake stink baits.
Best thing to use if your going with a rod and reel is shad or creek chubs. If you cant get your hands on those bluegill from 3-5 inches also work great and are the best bait to use on trot lines and jugs because they stay alive longer.
In a pond stink baits work fine because its a small body of water. Bass minnows would also be a good choice for a pond.
In lakes scent is a secondary attractant for large predatory catfish. They are much more likely to respond to a fish in distress that is struggling… catfish are even more sensitive to these vibrations than bass.
If there are perch or bluegill in the lake, use them. Fillet them and use the fillets. If there is Herring in the area that is the deadliest bait I have ever used. Also, use a 5/0 or larger circle hook. Circle hooks will catch more fish and are the best for releasing them as the hook never gets deep. The bigger hook will not keep smaller fish from biting, but you will not get as many small fish to hit or catch as many. Good luck!
The biggest fish are always going to want live or fresh cut bait.Try shad,bluegill(heads are very good),or,in a stocked lake,you might try stink bait.Bowkers dipbait or bee’jay work in my area.
Lures aren’t the way to go for cats! Use bait, i always like a good ‘ol stink bait http://www.lake-online.com/fishinhole/ca… hot dogs, stinky cheese, chicken livers in garlic, and dough balls with a lot of Thai fish sauce for stink work well also! Here’s a good rig: First you have to get a medium action pole 7 foot rod, with 17lb to 20lb main line, get a 1oz egg sinker thread the line trough it and put a swivel on than with about 50lb line make a 3 foot leader, catfish have poor eye site so you can get away with heavy leader, tie the circle hook on with a uni knot (a good strong Miltie functional knot that you can always rile on) http://www.metacafe.com/watch/776453/uni…
Just reminder, fishing for cats is best at night
And their you go an EZ catfish rig.
“`good catchin“`
lures will work proably not the best for catfish. one of the biggest catfish i caught on a r&r was with a mini lime green spinner bait while fishing for bass it weigh 26lbs. but i you cases if would you some sort of liver, cut bait, worms, grasshoppers. try different thing see what works best
Homemade cheesebait works the best just put it on a catfish tube worm, cast it out, let it sink to the bottom and wait it works great.
well you dont use a lure for catfish you use a putty like substans called stink bait you roll it in to little balls and put it on you hook
i just use a normal hook but the bait is what matters, catch a sheephead and cut out a peice of meat then use that on your hook. it works great.
live bait………catfish do not hit lures very well…….I am not saying they won’t take a lure because i have caught one before with a lure……….but only one in many many years of fishing………stick to live bait……….worms or chicken livers
u cant say because u could use a big bait/lure and only catch a small fish or u could use a small bait/lure and catch the biggest fish
If you’re fishing a stocked pond, use beef liver and fish on the bottom. Cut the liver into strips about three inches long by one inch wide.
don’t use a lure….use a big *** worm. catfish love those. just let it sit on the bottom for about 30 minutes and you’ll have something by then
I always use crickets or grasshoppers.
use minas and fish at night
There are a number of prepared catfish baits that work quite well. Usually, the stinkier the better, as catfish feed by smell. You’re basically wasting your time with lures.
For a good homemade bait, try chicken livers. I take about a pound of chicken livers, place them in a plastic container with a cover, and set them outside (not in direct sun) to “cure” for a day or two. You want the meat to spoil, but not dry out. Keep it moist. Once it smells reasonably “bad”, chop up some garlic cloves, mix them in with the livers, and refrigerate them at least 2-3 days before using them as bait. All this odoriferous concoction should be (usually) irresistible to catfish.
If you’re after really big fish, make sure that your rod, reel and fishing line are heavy enough to handle the strain. 20# test should be minimum if the fish are that big.
For a catfish rig, tie a size 1/0 3-way swivel to the end of your line. To one of the swivel loops, tie about a 6″ piece of leader (of lighter # test than your fishing line) and tie your sinker to the end of this. Using lighter line for this dropper leader will cause it to break first if your sinker hangs up, thereby saving the rest of the rig and losing only the sinker.
To the remaining swivel loop, tie about a 30″ leader (use a piece of your fishing line). To the end of this leader, tie a good sized treble hook (try a size #2 or #1). Bait your hook up with as many chicken livers as you can to make a ball somewhere about the size of a golf ball. You can even tie some to the shank of the hook with light monofilament line to make a chunkier ball of bait.
Cast this out from shore, into a likely looking pool of deeper water. You’ll be fishing on the bottom, where the catfish prowl for food.
There are a number of variations on this catfish rig, but this basic setup will get you going.