20 Pound Channel Catfish
Colstrip angler John Smith reeled in this record channel catfish from Castle Rock Lake on July 7.
20 pound channel catfish. May 14 2020 Channel catfish start spawning when the water temperature tops 80 degrees. A good 20 to 30-pound test mono line should work well for catfish up to 20 pounds in weight. Lyle from Chico California with a 20lb 8oz channel catfish caught and released on August 22 2002 on a chunk of mackerel at M.
A 211 pound channel cat that I caught on January 31 2002 with fresh shad at Konocti Bay while fishing with Fish. The same reel suited for a 90-pound blue cat is a little overkill for a 5-pound channel cat. Ohio River ActionFishing for Blue catfish around mussel beds - Duration.
Braided line can be better for fishing faster moving waters because the line is thinner and cuts the water better. Sep 26 2016 The fish weighed 58-pounds even an amazing stat given the glaring lack of documented channel cats that have come even within 20 pounds of this mark in modern times. Yet because they seldom take artificial lures we classify them either as panfish sure try to find a frying pan large enough for a 20-pound catfish or as rough fish.
If you plan on fishing for channel catfish only and targeting numbers of fish a graphite fishing rod will work fine and has some advantages over e-glass with sensitivity. Use this chart to estimate how much a blue or flathead catfish weighs. Choose a reel with a good drag and capable of holding at least a 100 yards of 10 to pound monofilament.
Combine the rod with an Abu Garcia 5500C3 reel and you have a great rig for larger channel catfish. Something around a 65-pound test braided line would be. Spool the reel with 15 to 20 pound test monofilament.
Perhaps the label rough fish. For average catfish a 6 to 7. Steve Douglas The Catfish Dude 5218339 views.