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Fallfish make excellent cut bait
for summer catfish fishing.
Grace Ansley with a large Channel Catfish.
If you are fishing an area where you may hook
into a big Flathead Catfish over 20-pounds, make
sure your gear is up to the task. Eight-foot or longer,
heavy action spinning rods with appropriately sized
reels spooled with 30- to 40-pound braid with a
20-pound fluorocarbon or monofilament leader
are ideal. Small Bluegills in the 4- to 6-inch range
hooked behind the dorsal fin are a great choice
when targeting Flathead Catfish. Fish Bluegills on a
size 1 circle hook with a slip sinker positioned above
a barrel swivel about 18 inches up the line. The slip
sinker will hold the Bluegill near the bottom, and
it will allow the Flathead Catfish to take the bait
without feeling the weight. Unless the current is
strong, a 1/2-ounce slip sinker is normally enough
to hold the bait in place. Good cut baits are usually
whatever forage fish naturally occur in the area you are
fishing. In the rivers near my home that means chunks
of Fallfish, Creek Chubs, or small White Suckers. Cut
the baitfish in 1/2-inch chunks and use size 2 or larger
baitholder or circle hooks with the same slip sinker
arrangement previously mentioned. Make sure the drag
on the reels is not set too tightly. Pull some line and test
the drag on each rod once the baits are set. These are
large, powerful fish. If there is not enough give when a
catfish makes an initial run, the result can be a broken
line. A sturdy landing net and rechargeable or batteryoperated
spotlights are also helpful. Fishing in the dark
makes it difficult to know your surroundings, so wear a
life jacket.
There is much to love about evenings spent in pursuit
of big catfish, and summer is the prime time to do it.
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