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Post by morgan on Jul 9, 2014 23:39:00 GMT -5
Can blues be found as far north as wheeling? If so, even if rare, how do fish for them from shore? Rigs, hooks, etc... Go into detail. I figure they're rare around here, and I feel like it would be fun and challenging to locate and catch one. I've never caught or even fished for blue cats my whole life. Thank you guys on this site so much by the way. You help me out a lot, I appreciate it!
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Post by bobbybobber on Jul 10, 2014 14:31:25 GMT -5
blues are the easiest catfish to catch,there is no hook too big,atleast a 4/0,cut bait,blue gills,shad,skip jack,and eel are best baits about a 2 foot leader to a swivel then a sliding sinker of some sort,if blues are around try to cast out in the main channel of the river if they are there you will find them
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Post by morgan on Jul 10, 2014 14:46:05 GMT -5
blues are the easiest catfish to catch,there is no hook too big,atleast a 4/0,cut bait,blue gills,shad,skip jack,and eel are best baits about a 2 foot leader to a swivel then a sliding sinker of some sort,if blues are around try to cast out in the main channel of the river if they are there you will find them thanks, never heard of them around here but I figured there had to be some |
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Post by Skyline1506 on Jul 10, 2014 18:29:25 GMT -5
yea we have caught them in marietta before
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Post by morgan on Jul 10, 2014 18:50:37 GMT -5
yea we have caught them in marietta before that's not too far from me, about 2 hours maybe |
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Post by Skyline1506 on Jul 10, 2014 20:36:02 GMT -5
there isnt a big population by any means but they are there
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Post by morgan on Jul 10, 2014 21:09:38 GMT -5
That's what I figured but, I asked because I was up to the challenge. It'll be a good time and very rewarding to catch one
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Post by Skyline1506 on Jul 13, 2014 12:07:31 GMT -5
caught 4 fish in that pool one night, one after another. 32, 34, 38 and 16.
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Post by morgan on Jul 13, 2014 15:50:06 GMT -5
caught 4 fish in that pool one night, one after another. 32, 34, 38 and 16. that's pretty impressive from Marietta from what I know about the blue population there. I could be wrong. I honestly have never seen anyone catch one here |
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Post by Smoothkip on Jul 13, 2014 18:36:08 GMT -5
I've seen some 30# blues caught in tournaments from that area. I've fished it quite a few times but never caught one. Good population of Flathead there though.
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Post by morgan on Jul 13, 2014 18:47:51 GMT -5
I've seen some 30# blues caught in tournaments from that area. I've fished it quite a few times but never caught one. Good population of Flathead there though. definitely some nice flatheads, experience with them but never blues |
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Post by Skyline1506 on Jul 13, 2014 20:51:10 GMT -5
the 38 and 34 wernt mine, i caught the 32 and 16. we have caught a few more over the years but never had a night even close to that again. was 2002. no the population is small there but they do travel through. the 38 is still the biggest that i know of to come out of there. if i had to guess all 4 fish were traviling together and most likely with quite a few more fish jut pack hunting and moving through or something. we were casting into a current seam and all the fish came out of the same spot basically
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Post by morgan on Jul 13, 2014 20:59:14 GMT -5
the 38 and 34 wernt mine, i caught the 32 and 16. we have caught a few more over the years but never had a night even close to that again. was 2002. no the population is small there but they do travel through. the 38 is still the biggest that i know of to come out of there. if i had to guess all 4 fish were traviling together and most likely with quite a few more fish jut pack hunting and moving through or something. we were casting into a current seam and all the fish came out of the same spot basically good to know they're around! |
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