Great to hear Jason, if you haven't seen it, I've done a catfish rig video as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NkOZfsGNmbk.html. Hope you catch a big one this season!
@@user-nl7vz4wt3t Hi mate, it depends on the river I guess. It’s okay for relatively slow rivers but not so good in flowing water as the hooklink may tangle. All the products I use in this video are from Nash. Here’s what I’m using for my river carping: 24mm salt cured Scopex squid hookbaits Size 6 barbless Twisters For hooklink I use 30lb Nash heavy duty snag leader and the same material for a 6m length of leader. Mainline is 20lb Nash Bullet The rig itself is a variation on the mono D with a blowback tube to create a long D. This short video will show you what I’m doing: ru-vid.comCh032Nsihcc The lead system is just a simple running ledger with a plastic ring and a quick change clip so that changing lead sizes is easy. Here’s a photo from instagram: instagram.com/p/CsoJFuBMfH7/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== It’s very robust, tangle resistant and can’t be interfered with by chub, bream or crays. It’s also relatively cheap to make, quick to tie and works very well.
I acquired a pair of the original diawa infinity reels this year, do you think they'd be able to withstand catfish angling? I worry they'll get smashed when I paid quite a lot for them.
Hi mate, I’ve never owned a set myself but I’ve seen a few guests use them for both carp and catfish and there’s never been an issue at my lake with those reels. Being an older reel they are probably well engineered. The amount of load that goes through the reel is determined by how hard you play them and how tight your clutch is set. If you take your time, and are willing to tolerate some clutch induced line twist then you really shouldn't have an issue. Cheers, Matt.
Thanks for the suggestion 😊 In a nutshell: use tigers if you can, or particles, it's got to be 100% vegetarian. Most boilies have some fish or meat based product in them and the cats love that. Cereal pellets work well as well, maize, sweetcorn, chickpea, all good options. Don't use popups!
@tomwinterfishing9065 One thing that @matthewcollinsangler didn't mention is that you can try and keep those catfish pre-occupied. Pick a spot away from where your fishing and bait the area with enough to keep the cats away from you. Cheap dog food, range cubes or fermented-stinky stuff. Plenty of recipes online. I have a similar situation here in Pennsylvania on a river I fish for larger carp is that small-ish 5lb channel cats seem to love all things boilies, tiger nuts, chick peas or even pop up fake corn. Homemade non-fish meal boilies still land more cats then carp. I can tell by the sound of the alarm what species hit at this point its that bad. For whatever reason, maize/feed corn is the only bait that flips the equation around for that river.
Fished for these in my teens on the river Ebro, can honestly say ive got zero interest in cats anymore. Not sure why, the scrap is unreal but theyre just giant eels to me now
So at my lake, after years of testing, I only allow mono mainlines to be used. 20lbs Nash Bullet or 25lbs Big Game only. Sometimes this still isn't enough but we do have massive catfish (135lbs+). For hooklink I prefer Armourlink 35lbs but 30lb (0.50) Nash mono snag leader is capable of banking a big catfish. It’s all about the abrasion resistance against the pads. Regular 20lbs (0.40) Nash Bullet is tough enough (most of the time) for cats up to 70lbs but beyond that things can get a bit dicey. Only experience will tell you what you can and can’t get away with on any particular water.
Literally anything! We used to fish with live Eels on the river Ebro for them. Large lures also work, as you stated they are first and foremost predators
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