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Post by starcraft36 on May 23, 2011 8:40:18 GMT -5
Went out 4 times in the last week. Not sure which variable is preventing me from catching. I have been hitting big ponds/small lakes that I fish all the time and normally do pretty well, but I have only caught a few small whiskers.
So these are the variables I can change, which ones are wrong?
Fish evening times from 6-9ish. Fish deeper water, rather than shallow. Using chicken livers on the bottom.
I also don't know a whole lot about when, where, and how channel catfish spawn, but could this be factoring in?
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Post by Smoothkip on May 23, 2011 14:35:20 GMT -5
Id try some cut shad. These channelcats are on fire everywhere right now. I've been fishing an hour before dark till later into the morning. I usually never catch anything of any size on liver. Fresh shad, live or cut chubs, suckers and small green sunfish are the ticket.
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Post by NorthportTroller on May 23, 2011 17:37:00 GMT -5
I have been having a hard spring bite too. Most of the bites around here right now seem to be after midnight, that's past my bed time. I am sure it will get better soon.
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Post by catace on May 23, 2011 20:03:44 GMT -5
Fished Mosquito 2 weeks ago. Caught 31 channels between 10 pm and 7 am most in 11ft. Some as shalow as 1-2ft all where on live or cut shad.
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Post by starcraft36 on May 25, 2011 7:22:57 GMT -5
How do you guys get your shad, do you cast net for them somewhere or what?
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Post by Skyline1506 on May 25, 2011 8:25:49 GMT -5
yea castnet bud. dont rule out sunfish, live or cut. I have been getting channels on live ones up to 8inches and when they are not hitting live switch it up to cut or vise versa
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Post by starcraft36 on May 25, 2011 9:11:00 GMT -5
What is the best way to rig up live sunfish, shad, or chubs?
How about the shad, do you cast net the shallow water or deep water, lakes or rivers? What is best technique?
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Post by catace on May 26, 2011 10:45:21 GMT -5
How do you guys get your shad, do you cast net for them somewhere or what? I used a castnet @ the causeway. |
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Post by Smoothkip on May 26, 2011 22:01:54 GMT -5
I usually rig all my live bait carolina style. As for the shad, right now we have been finding them in shallow bays and around the riprap banks. Now is the time you catch a lot of the big shad before the spawn hatch. I usually scale the shad cut the tail off and filet one side and throw it out whole. You can alswo try chunking it up.
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