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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 24, 2011 20:56:17 GMT -5
I know that a small carp can pull line out of a 7000, Even a big gill will, how can you tell me a 3lb carp can not take a clicker out, if that was true then i guess a 3lb channel cat is not big enought to pull clickers out either.  For some reason i am thinkin your baits are not as big as you say, your answers are just not adding up... Duck...talk to rcbbracing it was his reel and it was angled enough it wouldn't pull the clicker maybe a click or two hear and there but no screaming runs, plus there are a few way's to tighten the clicker to keep the bait's from pulling it like engage the reel and back the drag off , i did not say i left the reel disengaged with clicker i just stated that it didn't pull the clicker sorry i forgot to mention that part |
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Post by flathead90 on Apr 25, 2011 13:15:46 GMT -5
im new to this forum but my favorite baits for the flats would have to be any bluegills preferably the darker the better i use all sizes because i mean whos gonna be sad if a channel grabs the gill...=) and my bait of choice for channels would have to be shad cut into bait pockets or chicken nuggets i have had some good catches on mcdonalds nuggets =) hopefully ill have some pics for this year to post dont have any pictures due to being a newer catfish angler but those are my favorite baits
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Post by ducky on Apr 25, 2011 16:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by ducky on Apr 25, 2011 16:37:21 GMT -5
I know that a small carp can pull line out of a 7000, Even a big gill will, how can you tell me a 3lb carp can not take a clicker out, if that was true then i guess a 3lb channel cat is not big enought to pull clickers out either. For some reason i am thinkin your baits are not as big as you say, your answers are just not adding up... Duck...talk to rcbbracing it was his reel and it was angled enough it wouldn't pull the clicker maybe a click or two hear and there but no screaming runs, plus there are a few way's to tighten the clicker to keep the bait's from pulling it like engage the reel and back the drag off , i did not say i left the reel disengaged with clicker i just stated that it didn't pull the clicker sorry i forgot to mention that part My ? is how do you keep your pole from goin into the drink? if you tighten up your clicker or engage the reel. |
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Post by Seanstone on Apr 25, 2011 17:24:24 GMT -5
I agree with ducky. That would be hard to do, you would need a sand spike as a rod holder or something equivalent. I imagine you would have to use a circle hook and engage the reel and let the fish hook itself.
I have mentioned this story on this forum once, but I'll bring it up again. One night my lil brother fell asleep and a carp took off and pulled his pole in the water. A few minutes later my dad started noticing his line dance really funny. He set the hook and nothing, until he noticed a line attached to his hook. He pulled it in with a pole on one end and a small carp on the other. We didn't weigh the carp because it was small, but if I had to guess I would say it was close to 3 pounds.
He was laying his pole on the bank on free spool, the carp ran so quick the line couldn't come off quick enough.
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 25, 2011 18:54:28 GMT -5
Duck...talk to rcbbracing it was his reel and it was angled enough it wouldn't pull the clicker maybe a click or two hear and there but no screaming runs, plus there are a few way's to tighten the clicker to keep the bait's from pulling it like engage the reel and back the drag off , i did not say i left the reel disengaged with clicker i just stated that it didn't pull the clicker sorry i forgot to mention that part My ? is how do you keep your pole from goin into the drink? if you tighten up your clicker or engage the reel. Duck......A rod holder with a wide base and put it into the ground 12 in or so and then seat the rod all the way into the holder , Hook's are kahles 10/0 king's , you just tighten the drag enough to make him stop pulling it out at a consistent steady pace is all a few click's hear and there keep me guessing and on my toe's all night and awake lol hope this make's a little more seance now i should have expanded it better in the beginning |
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Post by ducky on Apr 26, 2011 16:35:34 GMT -5
sounds like that might work, but i would think a flat would pull the bait off the hook with that much presure. i dont think i would try it.
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 26, 2011 19:06:39 GMT -5
Has worked for me give it a try sometime it might surprise ya that it work's now it not 100% full proof but it dose work
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Post by Skyline1506 on Mar 5, 2013 12:58:41 GMT -5
wouldnt that be the drag holding the bait in place then and not the clicker?
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Post by anthonyrobinette on Mar 5, 2013 13:58:14 GMT -5
trout is another great bait
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Post by mexicanthreat on Mar 5, 2013 21:20:48 GMT -5
i grew up using creek chubs caught on r/r from local creeks. worked great. recently i only been using shad. tried chicken liver for a while. but hardly got any bites. and when i did they where tiny. Skipjack arent too common up here.
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Post by Catfishrollo on Mar 5, 2013 21:36:05 GMT -5
i grew up using creek chubs caught on r/r from local creeks. worked great. recently i only been using shad. tried chicken liver for a while. but hardly got any bites. and when i did they where tiny. Skipjack arent too common up here. Nothing ever wrong with shad! rollo |
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Post by ducky on Mar 5, 2013 21:58:55 GMT -5
My favorite flathead bait from April to May would be shad in the 10" to 15" range. May to June big rockbass or greensunfish. July to August goldfish. September to October suckers. Now this what I consider my favorite for time of year, but we all no a flathead will eat about any fish it can get its mouth around. There is reasons why I pick these baits for certain times of the year, over the last few years I have kept a log of which bait has slight advantages during the time of year. In early spring, it seems flathead key shad early, most likely because they can digest shad much easier than a gill or carp. July and August are warm months and goldfish seem to be about the only bait that will live on a hook for long periods of time.
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Post by hunted on Mar 5, 2013 22:17:58 GMT -5
I like big creek chubs, big as I can get them. Then bluegills and then other bait.
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Post by banksidebandit on Mar 5, 2013 22:30:50 GMT -5
Definitely like the biggest creek chubs or suckers I can catch. I live close to a cpl holes and I'll hit the creeks multiple times and keep only the big ones in a tank. Then stop by the bait store and buy the biggest carp and goldfish they have usually the day after they get in a shipment. I like the chubs/suckers early and blue gills/goldfish/carp in the summer months.
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For some reason i am thinkin your baits are not as big as you say, your answers are just not adding up...
, when fishing for flathead and taking all the time in scouting,cutting brush dropping lines and waitin for a flathead run sometimes all nite, a channel cat is just another burr in my a$$
