Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Find some spots where they are coming into shallow areas to feed.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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03/26/22 03:06 PM
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Talking flathead cats, I believe Flatcats, use live bait. Cut bait is more for blues and channels.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Find some spots where they are coming into shallow areas to feed. Our population on georgian bay isn't great from what I hear, but most people get them in deep, wide slow rivers here from what I gather. I have a thousand Square miles of shallow water, and very few deep river basins, hence trying to target them there... Shallow areas near the deep spawning spots? Drift slow till I find some, shallow or deep?
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Shallow areas near the deep holes.You will be amazed what comes into those shallow areas to feed.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Flatheads also like woody cover. Log jams and hollow logs are good places for them. I think ADC fishes them a lot and seems like one of those OK fellers likes noodling.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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20 to 30 pounds sound big for channel catfish.Are you sure they are not blue catfish?
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Y'all have skipjack in your part of the world? That makes good cut bait. Savell is catfish pro. Maybe he'll chime in.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Cut up Turtle meat is a super great Cat bait if legal where you are. 1 oz weight is too much for drifting, and not enough for stationary jugs in current.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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You can catch blues all the way up to 100 pounds and a lot in the 20 to 30 pound range.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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I love catching blue catfish.Alot of fun catching those and flatheads,and channel catfish.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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Cut up Turtle meat is a super great Cat bait if legal where you are. 1 oz weight is too much for drifting, and not enough for stationary jugs in current. Turtle is no longer able to be harvested here unfortunately.
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Re: Catfish guys, advice needed
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I love catching blue catfish.Alot of fun catching rose and flatheads,and channel catfish. I bought a catfish rod last year. Was the only thing stiff enough yet flexible enough I could find for trolling real big musky lures lol.
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