catfishing

[mack]

Originally Posted by crankybait

ok, well i guess minor changes wouldn't hurt. I guess I'll keep it midway. But when you said to let it loose enough so the fish can run, won't that ruin the hookset?

it wont ruin the hook set...these fish are so powerful that they will force your drag to peel out...

I'll take pics next time i go.

then youll look like a bank robber getting ready for a heist lol

[bassintom]

http://www.catfishingamerica.com/
stinky,hate to bi**h,but if i wanted info on how to fix a car i wouldn't go to a dentist.if i wanted my teeth fixed i sure wouldn't go to a mechanic.if i wanted serious bass fishing advice i would go to a bass site..if i wanted serious catfishing info...I WOULD GO TO A CATFISHING SITE..duh!(see signature)

[crankybait]

OK I'm all set, thanks guys.

tom- thanks for the site... And yes, i couldv'e gone to a catfishing site, but that would mean joining a new forum and popping up with a random question they probably hear all the time. I googled, and had the basic idea, just needed all the other details.
and i see you took the time to edit "cranky" into "stinky"

[bassintom]

i've never found it a problem to join a site,introduce myself and ask questions.but that's just me.i didn't change cranky to stinky,i just stuck stinky in there cuz it fit good.

[Christopherkeene9]

Mack I in no way meant to bust on your technique if it came out that way. I was just stating what I have found and yes I do give it a little tug after a few reels, not sure if it was mis comm..

Chris

[Vabass22]

I use these type hooks, for wacky rigs, and for bass, I do a very short, quick, powerful snap to my left, after two revolutioons of my rod handle.

[mack]

Originally Posted by Christopherkeene9

Mack I in no way meant to bust on your technique if it came out that way. I was just stating what I have found and yes I do give it a little tug after a few reels, not sure if it was mis comm..

Chris

sorry if i came off rude...thats pretty much what i do...i feel it in the skin i yank it a little to get it in there..

[texasnitro]

Raw chicken liver works the best due to the real blood that is comeing off the chicken. Catfish like that
1st. Mix in some garlic
2nd. Mix in some vanilla
3rd. and add anything u think smells
4th. put in a panty hose
5th. go out and hammer those cats

[flbassman]

Yeah, I change the drag on big fish, but on a smaller fish, If you ain't real familiar with your drag, you can loosen it too much, and then overcompensate by tightening too much, and lose your fish. Never happened to me, but I've seen friends lose fish this way.

[Vabass22]

I can see what you mean, my personally preference, is to leave my drag, to where even a small fish could take it out, and that way if I get one, I'll hear it. Although sometomes, they'll take your bait, and just sit there. As for bass fishing, I leave my drag, pretty loose, that way I don't kill 'em on the hookset, cause I set hard!

[flbassman]

I don't fish tourneys yet, so I'm a light tackle guy as much as I can be. I obviously don't flip and fish slop with light stuff, but in open water fishing, I like 8 pound mono. I keep the drag so I can cross eyes when I set the hook, but they can still run if need be. Then I might tinker with it while I fight. Drag is much more important (for smaller fish) on spinning gear than it is with baitcasting.

[Vabass22]

I use 8lb mono, on a mh rod, in open water, usually with t-rigged worms. I don't tourney fish yet, as I don't have a boat.

[flbassman]

Originally Posted by Vabass22

I use 8lb mono, on a mh rod, in open water, usually with t-rigged worms. I don't tourney fish yet, as I don't have a boat.

Thanks for sharing.

[Vabass22]

No problem.
I was actually trying to concur, in a way, with what you said.

[flbassman]

I know, I was just messing with you.