And in a flying saucer far away one alien told the other alien, "He didn't eat the squid and he didn't touch the shrimp, but he chomped down on that bologna."
You are a perfect example of making the best out of a bad time to fish cause some people don't care about how big catfish are cause they just enjoy getting out on the water
If you need skipjack, I'll give you 20 frozen whenever you want. I know they aren't as good as fresh but I'd give them to you for all you've taught me in your videos.
Squid is a great and tough universal bait. In the ocean a live squid is king.much love and respect to you dave from Lake Norman NC..and you should try this lake it is massive and full of big Blues channels and flatheads.and those damn fish with the stripes
Hey catfish Dave this is James buttz coming to you and showing some love and support for your channel you're awesome catfish fisherman. I can't send you any money. But I sure will and have went through half of the channel and hit the like button for you. I've got an interview today and after I get back I'll probably get on there and go through and hit all the likes on all your videos. Keep the awesome work up love your videos and we'll support you and keep watching your videos thanks catfish Dave
That's how me and my boy when he was young did fishing lessons. We were glad to catch something besides a tree or bush off the bank. Once we kept catching ugly yellow fish that squeaked...
If you can find any hornworms eating the tomatoes and peppers in a garden get them. Catfish love them and they are tough enough to catch more than one catfish.
They are a huge caterpillar that turns into a big moth that looks like a hummingbird. The first time I fished one was because I found it eating my jalapenos so I took it to a local pond and it was the best bait ever. Big catfish aren't in the waters I've fished them and mediums are scarce but the blue and channels go nuts for them.
I have. I've used frozen finger mullet too. Channel cat seem to like the saltwater baits better. When I'm in a pinch and don't have bait I'll buy something frozen just to get on the water. It still doesn't beat Sonny's super Sticky.
@@stumphole8217 They have a new name. Its called Triple S now. His son has taken over the business i believe. Same recipe though. Its everywhere around here that sells tackle/fishing gear.
I think whole squid works better than cut squid, if u go to an Asian market there is lots of fresh bait to try fir bait(squid,mackerel, whole shrimp,carp and tons of different types of smaller fish)
Hello Dave new follower. Great channel love what you do thanks again I hope you get 2 million subscribers much love and respect from your loyal soldiers in Boston
man im so glad I ran across your channel, I had bait caught and was ready to go today but my little girl turned up with a fever so I watched you fish instead!
Dave that squid is called calamari because it's process that's why it's white there's no guts in it and the heads not attached it's ready to be cooked that's why it cost so much regular bait squid has its can its guts and the heads attached it's got that it could be a purple e or a blue and brown is color skin on it that might have worked really well because it's bright white when the skins off and it's a lot stronger smelling with the guts in it then salty smell just educating a little bit I came from squid Land California have a good one I love your show
Sure Knoxville has a big Asian market around there somewhere, one big enough to have a fish market. They'll have 50 different kinds of fish and piles of shrimp and squid. Squid 12 inches long or longer. And a pile of money less than Ingles.
Those Catfish were probably going what the heck is this stuff, I'll try it anyway!!! I was thinking the about your last video Dave, too young for love sounds like a Motley Crue song!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've used squid, shrimp and mullet. Mullet is great but I have to get down to the coast to find any. I usually make a beach trip once a year fishing on the National Seashore. When I do I always bring back 5 or 10 pounds of mullet. Even frozen it works good around here.
I use an assortment of baits some time but I often put a few drops of crawfish oil on the bait witch seems to help. The river I fish the most every cat has a belly full of crayfish. The oil I use is from the trapping supply store and is formulated to be weather proof ,just be neat about it as when you park your boat every racoon in the area will be wanting to check out your boat. Hot dogs and crawfish oil work good for me.
We always used wax worms trout fishing. Like a secret weapon. Well one time I took some shrimp from the grocery store. Shit worked better then waxworms. Stayed the hook easier. Just a easier Bait to use. If ur wax worm isn't on the hook perfectly covering the eye. They won't hit it. They don't care what shrimp looks like on the hook.
Maybe try salting the chicken or old skipjack. Some people swear by menhaden, herring, or other fish oil but the oils contain a bunch of salt either by accumulation or salting the fish to get the oil out.
The shell on the shrimp will throw off the fish. They smell it and taste it but the shell throws them off and they spit it out. That doesn't happen every time but often enough you want to remove the shell.
@@jigheadgino47 no all the Potomac river isn’t tidal. Only from parts of DC down. The Potomac River originates in West Virginia and there no ocean close to it. Get your facts right bud
I have good luck with fully cooked shrimp for Channels in Michigan & a guy I know uses uncooked w garlic powder. I even refreeze the shrimp & use it again. Pork Chops work as well.
I would run a Santee Cooper rig with a stinger on the head of squid works good for halibut in california don't see why it wouldn't work for catfish it's a vary lively bait with tentacles flopping in the current I may haft to try that in my neck of the wood's
The bumping at watts bar never really produced big fish for me. Fishing behind the turbines did. It is loud but maybe next time you could show us those.
There is a squid called the calamari. Most squid sold as calamari aren’t calamari but in New England deep frying the squid rings makes it calamari. Your catfish might be attracted to the salt, especially with their barbels. A British angler I watch as just found out some fresh water fish like marine worm- same thing, salt. Boughten squid falling to pieces- that shit is bad. Another attractant I’m guessing. Sea run stripers like squid.
I’m heading to Cherokee lake Tennessee this coming July 4th weekend. Going to be bringing squid, Asian carp, mussels and chicken. Figure I’ll drift deep ledges near the dam. If I don’t catch any catfish with all that I’m DONE!!
My experience with shrimp is to cast and hold rod with my index finger hooking the line. Set the hook when I feel the slightest bump. I reckon shrimp is easy to get off the hook.
Squid is an oldie but a goody in my book, over here in So Cal, frozen or fresh cut Mackerel is the most popular Catfish bait, or was in the 80's and 90's,.. it culd be that they are not so numerous and easy to catch at the pacific coast public piers, any longer, too many greedy grabbers, I believe.
Funny, I just started using squid with epic results. I was fishing next to some guys who was using it and they gave me a couple and the channel bite was ridiculous. Tried another lake this past weekend and caught 3x more on the squid than anything else.
I’m heading to Cherokee lake Tennessee this coming weekend. Will be bringing squid, asian carp, mussels and chicken. Figure I’ll drift deep ledges near the dam. If I don’t catch something with all that I’m DONE!!
well that's a new bait to use that I never thought of and the thing about it is I'm learning try to use chicken some of them use hot dogs soaking Kool-Aid chicken soaked in Kool-Aid and other things and I I have tried straight chicken but it seems that chicken livers is another preferred bait of a catfish but that's good that's okay anything is possible
I've never used it for fishing but I brought some jerkeyed squid with me and had someone get drunk enough to eat it all. Did not ask what it was like later.
