05-11-2010, 03:23 AM
I use cutbait. I work at a trout hatchery and I can get all the morts I want.
I use a fish finder for cats. Sometimes I don't see them and they look like rocks on the bottom. Sometimes they look like fish. It takes time to figure out how to tell the difference. To tell you the truth I am so new to catfishing that most of the time I feel like I am learning something new every time I go. One thing that I have found is in cold water you need a slow presentation. As the water warms up you can be more aggressive.
If the bottom is covered in snags I will use a slip bobber to get it right to the bottom but above the snags. I will be using a slip bobber this summer when I drift fish down the snake river.
After being very unsuccessful for many years the thing I have found that has changed my luck the most is, fish where they are! I know that sounds terribly simple but it is the truth. For years I fished the snake river from Twin Falls to Hagerman. I saw ONE catfish caught. I started to fish where there IS catfish and I started to get better at catching them.
Ron
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I use a fish finder for cats. Sometimes I don't see them and they look like rocks on the bottom. Sometimes they look like fish. It takes time to figure out how to tell the difference. To tell you the truth I am so new to catfishing that most of the time I feel like I am learning something new every time I go. One thing that I have found is in cold water you need a slow presentation. As the water warms up you can be more aggressive.
If the bottom is covered in snags I will use a slip bobber to get it right to the bottom but above the snags. I will be using a slip bobber this summer when I drift fish down the snake river.
After being very unsuccessful for many years the thing I have found that has changed my luck the most is, fish where they are! I know that sounds terribly simple but it is the truth. For years I fished the snake river from Twin Falls to Hagerman. I saw ONE catfish caught. I started to fish where there IS catfish and I started to get better at catching them.
Ron
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