catfish discussion

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by CatDaddy

Some parts of the Intracoastal are salt. but not in my aera. I can fish intracoastal and catch Bass, Cats, sac-a-lait, reds, shouopic, bream.. almost anything but trout. Its brackish.. you need to come check out my home waters one day.

may have to make that trip with my cousin..what do you run most,jugs or lines?

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

may have to make that trip with my cousin..what do you run most,jugs or lines?

I run mostly limb lines. I do have about 120 jugs that i run pretty often. On a good night i will run all my limbs and jugs when i can find enough bait. i also have alot of trot lines, that i dont use very often. I usually set my lines out and go pole fishing till im ready to check em.

[TDaigle]

CatDaddy I knew i would find u here.

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by TDaigle

CatDaddy I knew i would find u here.

U know im where the fishing is big daddy!!!! pretty cool place here.

[TDaigle]

Cool site, glad you told me about it. When you get in we need to make one of those cat trips.

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by TDaigle

Cool site, glad you told me about it. When you get in we need to make one of those cat trips.

Whenever your ready haws

[Hebert]

only thing I like more than catching catfish is eatin them! here's a big blue I caught on the James river in Va. in 2006 ...35.5 lbs...and its considered a small one on that river..lol

[StuBone278]

Catdaddy I fish the intracoastal for catfish and the occasional redfish also. I'm usually fishin from the Boston to the Oaks canal. Usually just do decent, may start setting jugs in the morning so I'll have some more when I come back in, hah. Where are you fishing out of?

[killa k]

I ran some jugs up in the highlines north of ward 8 a couple of weeks ago, something came up with work and I didn't get to go check them the next morning so they sat for 2 nights. When I went back I had 1 dead gar (thankfully) that went about 15 pounds, 1 strangled cottonmouth (he got to keep the hook), a 3 lb channel cat and probably 6 or 7 straightened hooks and a broken one. Using mullet filets at about 4 ft deep, haven't had a chance to go out since.

[TDaigle]

Hammered the trout on Friday out of Cocodrie.

[huntin fool]

catdaddy, im gone all next week, but when i get back i think i may try running some jugs at night on the river..got any tips?

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

catdaddy, im gone all next week, but when i get back i think i may try running some jugs at night on the river..got any tips?

Start baiting at sundown... check em about 12:00.. and then again in the morning if you want to stay up that long.. Use FRESH or LIVE bait.. Like cut mullet, Live bream, Red Carp.. ect...

The trick is to get them at """NIGHT""... and if your going to have them in Intracoastal... you have to keep an eye on them so the dern tugs dont suck em all up...

[mallard matt]

Try lake martin i caught some good cats ther last year at night.From the banks and from land.

[killa k]

Catdaddy-
I know you run jugs alot, what size hooks are you using? I have mine rigged with 4/0 kahle, but i have had a few straightened ones, just started jugging, is this pretty common?

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by killa k

Catdaddy-
I know you run jugs alot, what size hooks are you using? I have mine rigged with 4/0 kahle, but i have had a few straightened ones, just started jugging, is this pretty common?

I have been testing and using different hooks for a long time... I have finally found a hook that I think is the strongest and most dependable hook that i think...

I get them at Louisiana Net and Twine. They are the MUSTAD Forged Cadmium Plated hooks.... I use a 8/0 hook with the big eyes. (34081 style).

Me and one of my buddies were jugging the other night and one of these babys snagged an alligator... we caught the line and drug this alligator to the boat (keep in mind this thing is thrashing the water like he is on crack rock).. My buddy has a 14 foot boat and the tip of the nose was on the front and his tail was all the way to the back.. We held on to this alligator for almost 30 minutes till we could get the hook out.. when the hook was out, we noticed that it hadn't bent one bit... that made me a beleiver in these hooks.. I wont be buying any other hook from now on.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by CatDaddy

I have been testing and using different hooks for a long time... I have finally found a hook that I think is the strongest and most dependable hook that i think...

I get them at Louisiana Net and Twine. They are the MUSTAD Forged Cadmium Plated hooks.... I use a 8/0 hook with the big eyes. (34081 style).

Me and one of my buddies were jugging the other night and one of these babys snagged an alligator... we caught the line and drug this alligator to the boat (keep in mind this thing is thrashing the water like he is on crack rock).. My buddy has a 14 foot boat and the tip of the nose was on the front and his tail was all the way to the back.. We held on to this alligator for almost 30 minutes till we could get the hook out.. when the hook was out, we noticed that it hadn't bent one bit... that made me a beleiver in these hooks.. I wont be buying any other hook from now on.

if you release the gator unharmed (if it catches your jug on accident) is that illegal or legal?

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

if you release the gator unharmed (if it catches your jug on accident) is that illegal or legal?

You cant get caught with an alligator Period... unless its in season and you have a permit/tags... I didnt want to harm it because it was so dern big...

[CatDaddy]

Here are a few pics of some catfish that i usually catch

[killa k]

Originally Posted by CatDaddy

You cant get caught with an alligator Period... unless its in season and you have a permit/tags... I didnt want to harm it because it was so dern big...

How did you get the hook out of that guy without people nicknaming you "stubby"?

[LittleRob]

Atleast you drive a good truck, Dodge!!!!