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Rod and Reel Catfishing





There are a lot of things to consider about fishing for catfish the good old fashioned way with a rod and reel, including what fishing rods to use or how to choose a fishing rod for catfish, what type and brand of fishing reel to use (spinning, casting, spincasting etc), what brand and size fishing line to use, what type of hooks to use for catfish, where to fish, what kind of catfish you want to catch, baiting a hole for catfish or chumming for catfish, where to fish and more.

Jug Fishing

Many "serious" catfishermen will use juglines over any other form of setlines any time. Juglines or "Jug Fishing" is one of the most popular forms of setline fishing for catfish that there is. Jug Fishing for catfish is fun, simple and pretty easy to do. The real advantages that there are to jug fishing over any for of setline fishing is that when fishing with juglines you can spread out your fishing jugs over a larger area, and you can easily move them or pull them in. I have been jug fishing, running trotlines, limb lines and throw lines all my life and I will choose jug fishing with juglines over any other form of setline fishing any day of the week.

Jug fishing is most commonly done for catfish from the "eating size" all the way up to huge trophy blue catfish. Many fishermen specifically target huge blue catfish with their juglines and fishing and jugs and have a lot of fishing success with their juglines for these big catfish.

Jug Fishing is a simple and easy way to catch catfish and you can catch a lot of catfish in a short period of time when your jug fishing with juglines, plus it is relatively inexpensive. All you need is a boat, some catfish bait and some fishing jugs and ready to get starte

Most states have laws pertaining to jug fishing and juglines, so make sure you check your local laws in regards to jug fishing and juglines before you get started.

Juglines can be fished in deep water or shallow water and typically have anywhere from 2 to 5 hooks on them.

Jug Fishing or "Juglines" is a great way to get kids interested in fishing because it is non-stop action and there is always something to do. There is no "sitting and waiting" like people often do when rod and reel fishing.

Trotline

Fishing with trotlines is a simple and effective method of fishing for catfish. Running trotlines is a great way to catch a lot of nice catfish in a short period of time, but make no mistake, there is some work involved. Trotlines are used by all types of people fishing for catfish, from the serious commercial fisherman who depends on filling the boat up with catfish to make a living, to the weekend angler who just wants to catch a few catfish for a fish fry. It takes a little work and preparation to set them out, but once you do, you would be surprised at how many catfish you can catch in your trotline in a 24 hour period. Trotlines can be used in shallow water or deep water, in lakes, ponds creeks or rivers, and during just about any time of the year.

Trotlines are commonly used to catch eating sized catfish, and also used to target trophy sized catfish, usually yellow catfish which are also called Apps, Opps, Yellers, Flatheads and many other names, it just depends on what part of the country your in.

The trotline is made up of a long line, with hooks placed at set intervals along the line and anchored or tied off at both ends. There are a lot of tricks to running trotlines, and we will go in depth to help you with this information and lead you to fishing success. Some of the things to consider when setting and running trotlines is, location to set your trotline, what type of catfish you want to catch with your trotline, trotline hooks to use, the tension of the line on the trotline, how much weight to use, hook spacing and more.

Most states have regulations on trotlines and how long they can be, how many hooks you can use, hook spacing and more so you want to check your local laws about fishing with trotlines and and make sure your doing everything lega

Trotlines will commonly be 50-100 feet long and have anywhere from 25 to 50 hooks .

Throw Lines

A throw line is kind of a modified trotline. Throwlines are easier to put out and pick up and gets extra hooks and catfish bait in the water. A throw line consists of a line with a weight on one end anchored at the surface on the other end with several hooks attached along the line. It can be set by throwing it off the bank, tied to a tree in the lake and set from there or several other ways.

Most throwlines have 5 hooks on them and are usually 25 to thirty feet in length. Throwlines are also often made of rubber band line.

Limb fishing...You get up into a river or creek and find a flexible tree limb that hangs over the water and you tie a line to it with your bait hanging in the water, and wait for a catfish to come along and take your bait. This is an effective method to use fishing for catfish in rivers and creeks.

Catfish are bottom feeders so fish the bottom of where your fishing with worms, it works for me

Here's how I usually fish for catfish: I live on a lake, and I have dock. I bait a hook with whatever I can find in the refrigerator: hotdogs, left-over pork chops etc.. I site my drag a little loose where a big catfish can run awhile without snapping the line. I prop my rod up on a chair, and weigh the end down with a concrete block. Usually I busy myself with something else, like pulling weeds or cutting grass. Sometimes I rest in my hammock, or even fish for bream. Occasionally, I'll check my line. On a good day I will catch a fish or two. Most weigh 6 - 10 lbs.

Here's a catfish blog post from last week:

http://billco-outdoors.blogspot.com/200 ... shell.html

That sounds like good fishing to me.

Hi guys,
I'm new here, just wanted to say HI to everyone!
My favorite way to catch catfish is on a throw line. I live on the head waters of New River. We have a HUGE population of flathead catfish here. We call 'em mudheads. I winter fish. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I set my throw lines in the late evening, check 'em first thing in the morning, then go deer hunting. We call it blast and cast here. If one has ANY luck at all, you're guarnteed enough wild caught fish, or wild game to feed a good number of people in a weekend. My favorite baits are live bait-creek chubs- both cut and live. catfish soap, and tin foil and WD-40...............................................



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Ole Walking Boss Was Here

Welcome Walkingboss200. Hunting and fishing all in the same day. I like that idea.