Terry Dodge Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I shared this info with Jude a couple weeks ago, and figured with all this rain we're getting, I'd go ahead and share it with all of you. I'm lost. What kind of man have I become? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Tips that I have learned from a friend that uses it extensively: 1. Do not leave it with other tackle 2. Do not leave it in your or your friends car on a hot day. 3. Do not touch or go near your significant other after handling bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonn Graham Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I would take the summer doldrums bite anyday...................no "bite" down here as conditions are deplorable!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm M Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 a man who is trying to become a multi species angler . I fish for bass, walleye, pike, musky, gar, bowfin, carp, suckers, catfish, rock bass, gills and sunnies, crappie, chubs[for bait], hybrid stripers, white bass and drum. Some more than others and not every species every year . for cat stinkbait, I prefer punch bait to dips . cut bait , followed by mud leeches than crawlers drifted under a float is my preferred way of cat fishing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Trybul Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Me too Norm. There are better and less stinky ways to catch catfish. Fresh chicken liver, leeches, cut bait, and live stunted bluegills round out my top 4 mid summer baits for catfish. You are probably at the tail end of a mullberry bite. Catfish is king on the Rock River. In years with high water, a lot of those cats make it up the Kish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannym Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I use dip bait in the spring when the water is cooler and the bait doesn't dissolve so fast. Summertime catfishing is all about the live or cut bait. Catch your own and keep them alive for flathead. When they die, cut them up for channels and blues. Keep the chicken liver in the fridge. Turtles love to steal livers all night long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Used to catch chubs in the river and cut the heads off for the really big flatheads. Be sure to use a hook big enough to go through the head AND leaving enough left to impale the cat in the mouth.Lost a 28 lb'er by not following that advice.My buddy got her the next night in the same spot.Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Terry, I have found that, if you do not prefer to carry live bait for cats, gulp crawlers work fairly well drifted under a float in a current or along a current seam. I have also had tremendous fishing for flatheads using a Northland lipstick jig with a powerbait or gulp trailer. Keep it moving wherever you may suspect the flatheads may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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