07-20-2010, 10:16 PM
I have two poles that are my main cat rods. A medium action 7 foot rod with 15 pound spider wire. And I have a 5 foot ultra light rod and reel with 10 pound braid and 8 pound leader. My son Jacob calls me a catfish "snatcher" when I am using the ultra light. I can feel bites that just can't be felt with my bigger rod.
I tie a swivel to the end of the braid. Then I make a 2 or 3 foot leader out of 10 pound mono and tie another swivel. Then I put a 2/0 or 4/0 gamagatsu (spelling) circle hook strait to the swivel. Nothing between the swivel and hook. If I am drifting a river I use a short piece of 20 pound mono about 6" long tied to a swivel. Then I add enough split shot to get it to the bottom. Most of the time it is only one or two about the size of a pea. I add the split shot to this short 6" piece. If it snags the split shot pulls off.
I use a hunk of trout for cutbait about the size of a silver dollar. Leave a lot of the hook exposed. They are not trout so the hook being in full sight is not a problem.
Ron
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I tie a swivel to the end of the braid. Then I make a 2 or 3 foot leader out of 10 pound mono and tie another swivel. Then I put a 2/0 or 4/0 gamagatsu (spelling) circle hook strait to the swivel. Nothing between the swivel and hook. If I am drifting a river I use a short piece of 20 pound mono about 6" long tied to a swivel. Then I add enough split shot to get it to the bottom. Most of the time it is only one or two about the size of a pea. I add the split shot to this short 6" piece. If it snags the split shot pulls off.
I use a hunk of trout for cutbait about the size of a silver dollar. Leave a lot of the hook exposed. They are not trout so the hook being in full sight is not a problem.
Ron
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