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Latest Activity: Jul 13, 2023
I carry a *wide* range of stuff to chase Catfish with. Here's a few pics to give you an idea.…Continue
Started by Allen Morgan. Last reply by Allen Morgan Jul 26, 2019.
Here are the hooks I typically use for Catfish. I carry a range of sizes, and different types of hooks, but these are the hooks I seem to always fall back on.…Continue
Started by Allen Morgan. Last reply by John Sheehan Jul 23, 2019.
The following pics are the various rigs I use to catch Catfish.My basic bottom rig. It…Continue
Started by Allen Morgan. Last reply by John Sheehan Sep 14, 2017.
The Best Bullhead Catfish Fishing Tips You'll Ever Find: Part 2 (premier-fishing-tips.com) BAIT RECIPES:…Continue
Started by John Sheehan Sep 10, 2017.
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Gary I didn't Bullhead fish this year and besides the occasional Bullhead when I was a kid I didn't target them till up to 5 or so years ago . I ,like you , used a 1 or 1/0 baitholder hook .I use a sliding sinker pinched off by a small split shot and six lb. test on spinning rod and Reel, A hot dog chunk is my usual bait and a good size that covers the hook shank . My problem is they always swallowed the hook and I'm looking into circle hooks so I can release them . Certain waters I catch them in I don't want to keep and eat them .I would like to target them in another body of water I'm fond of keeping occasional fish from however .
Gary;; your telling how old you are ! LOL-- but ; Im that old to !!!
John, To answer your question, back in the late 1950's everyone fishing bullheads that I knew used a large hook maybe size 1 or 0/1 and 3/4 to 1 1/2 oz. football style slip sinker with a wire swivel tied in the line about 18" up from the hook that served as a sinker stop, this way a bullhead could bite & pull the line without detecting a drag in it, we'd wait for 3 quick bites in a row then set the hook hard and pull him in. We used night crawlers for bait (blew them up fat with a needle air bottle) and back then everyone kept the bullheads, they would freeze them in 1/2 gallon milk cartons and water.
Sounds great Gary . What size and style hook and size bait do you feel is most efficient for catching Bullheads considering release as well as keeping some for the pan ?
Hello, I just had to join the Bullhead group, I grew up & worked in our fishing resort (over 50 years ago) my folks owned here in southern Minnesota, 10 miles from a small town called Waterville which claims to this day to be "The Bullhead Capital Of The World" . I remember seeing some people back then trading a few Walleye for a big bunch of fat bullheads (bullheads were king). Our customers were mostly from Iowa and everyone who fished usually could limit out (100 fish) on big bullheads. "The Good Old Day's".
Thanks, Ken. We've been blessed with some excellent small lakes that have some very nice channel cats in them. I think I posted some pics of some impressive blue cats from the Potomac and James Rivers in Jeffrey Abneys' 'Big and Ugly' discussion group.
i really enjoy the stuff in fisherman has put out. doug stange is a great fisherman... a fish magnet.
awesome cats Jim and Matt... you should post those monsters in the bragger board so they wont get lost in this discussion thread. give us guys something to target in the future. those will be tough to top.
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