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Tell us about your favorite rod and reel catfish rig. Where and how do you use it?
For the most part I fish in streams or rivers with flowing water. This is best done from a boat when using a rod to keep from getting hung up. But can be done from a bank if you can find a spot that is clear enough down to some place cats might hang out. For instance under over hanging willow trees is a favorite.
I use either spinning or spin casting reels mostly and appropriate rods. Use an egg sinker on line first followed by a split shot to set where the egg sinker can slip to. Use an appropriate size sinker for current and an appropriate size hook for fish expected. Most often a 2/0 or 3/0 hook works well unless real small cats are all you have. Bait can be most any good catfish bait but in streams and casting it is best to use something that has staying power on a hook. This might include mussels, crawfish, cut bait, catalpa worms, earth worms and many others.
So tell us what your rod rig of choice is.
For the most part I fish in streams or rivers with flowing water. This is best done from a boat when using a rod to keep from getting hung up. But can be done from a bank if you can find a spot that is clear enough down to some place cats might hang out. For instance under over hanging willow trees is a favorite.
I use either spinning or spin casting reels mostly and appropriate rods. Use an egg sinker on line first followed by a split shot to set where the egg sinker can slip to. Use an appropriate size sinker for current and an appropriate size hook for fish expected. Most often a 2/0 or 3/0 hook works well unless real small cats are all you have. Bait can be most any good catfish bait but in streams and casting it is best to use something that has staying power on a hook. This might include mussels, crawfish, cut bait, catalpa worms, earth worms and many others.
So tell us what your rod rig of choice is.