deep cats

[whiskerfrisker]

Hey yall, down here in texas we have a couple lakes in the 100-150+ ft range and I was wondering if any big cats might dwell that deep? Just curious

[Skyline1506]

do you know where the thermocline is in those lakes. that would be a good starting point

[mexicanthreat]

Drop a line and see. sounds fun. thermocline is a factor, but their is still always somethingdown there.

[Catfishrollo]

Thermocline can be a major factor in where them cats are throughout the season. And it changes quite often also. Best bet is good electronics, look for the bait, usually that gives you an general idea how deep you need to present your baits ! rollo

[whiskerfrisker]

This may seem like a silly question but do I use two spools of braid to fill my alphamar and tie them together? Or just get a spool big enough to fill it?

[whiskerfrisker]

I plan on using 60# braid for my main and 40-50# flourocarbon for my leader.

[Smoothkip]

You can back it with mono first then splice the braid on. I usually put 200 yards of line on. Thats gods plenty.

[bassmassey]

The lakes down south should of done turned over by this time of year. Atleast I know the lakes in Georgia/ SC have so you shouldn't have to worry about thermocline. The catfish very well could be deep, I don't know about 150' deep...you will have to look for them and fish a lil to find them. Like previous members stated finding bait can be key too, especially for.blue cats....you shouldn't have to worth about a thermocline until next summer when the water gets warm and stratifies.