How to catch catfish

Since catfish are always located near the bottom of the water, a popular set-up is a slip sinker. It’s made by threading a sinker on the mainline, then a bead.
Next, the main line is tied to one end of a swivel while the other end of the swivel is a 1 to 2-foot monofilament leader, followed by the hook.

The rig can be left on the bottom or hovered above the floor when drifting an area.

Another option elegant option is a float rig. Only add a float above the weight on a slip-sinker rig.
Use this rig to drift bait slowly through wood-rich catfish lairs or over weed without snagging on the bottom or in cover. What drifting does is that it helps cover water from the bank.
Sometimes catfish hit hard and quick. Other times they play with the bait before taking it completely. When in doubt, set the hook.
A common rig-fishing strategy is feeding line to a nibbling catfish so that it won’t feel resistance when the fish steadily takes the line, set the hook.

 

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