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Has anyone ever heard of a catfish hitting a buzzbait? My roomate caught about a 4 pounder yesterday on a white boo yah buzzbait!!
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I have never heard of that, but out of curiosity, how deep was the water?
Yes, I've caught many channel cats on spinner baits, rooster tails, grubs and crank baits. They feed on quite a bit of live bait and will strike a lure in a heartbeat.
cats are big eatrs thell eat any thing they can cath and fit in there mouth.
Yes, and I've caught quite a few on Rapalas. I even caught one on a popping bug while fishing for bream.
about 8 years ago i caught about 6-7 pounds cat off a dark blue buzzbait
i have seen this in some ponds where the the catfish are dominant over the bass you will see larger catfish taking crank,spinner, and buzz baits
Yep, about 35yrs ago my then father in law caught a 25lb. channel in a pay lake in very early springtime using a spinner. BTW, that thing was full of fat and tasted like crap.
Got to LOVE those "crazy" channel cats !
Channel cats hunt the top water for anything that moves. Therefore, it is pretty common to catch them with spinner baits and lures. I have caught lots of them on a variety of surface lures but I will tell you, my most effective channel cat bait has been a baby frog drifted down the current with no weight. Just hook it in the lower lip with a small strong hook and let it drift/swim. They don't swim too far in channel cat territory.
The first catfish I ever caught was on a Rapala shad rap,and I caught a few channels this year on spinners.
He was in shallow water. Around 5 foot of water. He wasn't a channel cat either. He was fishing a local pond.
I just caught 2 channel cats on a spinner about 3-5 hours ago
I've caught catfish on spoons.
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Yes, I've caught many channel cats on spinner baits, rooster tails, grubs and crank baits. They feed on quite a bit of live bait and will strike a lure in a heartbeat.
Yep, about 35yrs ago my then father in law caught a 25lb. channel in a pay lake in very early springtime using a spinner. BTW, that thing was full of fat and tasted like crap.
Got to LOVE those "crazy" channel cats !
Channel cats hunt the top water for anything that moves. Therefore, it is pretty common to catch them with spinner baits and lures. I have caught lots of them on a variety of surface lures but I will tell you, my most effective channel cat bait has been a baby frog drifted down the current with no weight. Just hook it in the lower lip with a small strong hook and let it drift/swim. They don't swim too far in channel cat territory.
I have never heard of that, but out of curiosity, how deep was the water?
about 8 years ago i caught about 6-7 pounds cat off a dark blue buzzbait
Yes, and I've caught quite a few on Rapalas. I even caught one on a popping bug while fishing for bream.
i have seen this in some ponds where the the catfish are dominant over the bass you will see larger catfish taking crank,spinner, and buzz baits
He was in shallow water. Around 5 foot of water. He wasn't a channel cat either. He was fishing a local pond.
I just caught 2 channel cats on a spinner about 3-5 hours ago
The first catfish I ever caught was on a Rapala shad rap,and I caught a few channels this year on spinners.
cats are big eatrs thell eat any thing they can cath and fit in there mouth.
I've caught catfish on spoons.
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