Catching Big Blue Catfish
Not only do they put up a good fight but they can grow as big as a small hog.
Catching big blue catfish. Aug 28 2013 A good strategy for targeting big blue catfish in a river hole is to anchor a boat in fairly shallow water at the upper end of a hole and cast bottom rigs downstream into the deeper water. There is nothing more exhilarating than landing a 30 or 40-pound blue catfish. Catching blue catfish in summer is probably the most popular time to do so.
Again matching your bait to the fishs natural forage is the most important rule. Big catfish get that way with a steady supply of big fresh bait. Stagger cast lengths to land baits in a range of depths.
Youll probably want to cut your bait 6 to 12 inches long. In the winter they will be nested much more in the crevices and deep-water spots. Catching a trophy blue catfish is a fishermans dream.
Also at the core of their catfishing wisdom are boat-control skills like drifting and anchoring and the ability to read water. Chicken livers dried chicken blood and nightcrawlers work well too. Winter is also very popular among anglers for landing blue catfish as well.
He caught it on 16-pound. This is the simplest way to go about finding and catching blue catfish. In this video see how to use planer boards in deep water to catch big catfishThis video was shot in northern Alabama on Lake Wilson which is part of a chain.
Most often this is alive or cut baitfish like bluegills shad and shiners but it can also me clams small carp and crayfish. - Use a pretty good-sized hook. Jul 04 2019 Blue catfish love stinky and oily baits the stinkier the better.