Catfishing is an art and several people especially adopt it as profession because catfish has high demand in market. There are several varieties of catfish such as leopard, shovel billing, saltwater cats, flat heads and channel catfish. Always keep in mind that some specific methods of fishing are required for specific kind of fish and water. This diversification is due to different fishing techniques and baiting mixtures because these are formulated specifically for special targets. Catching a catfish requires special method in order to acquire a special fish. Today I will discuss some best catfishing techniques with you:
Robbing Technique
Robbing technique is one of the frequently used techniques. It depends upon the bait that is being used to trap catfish. In this technique you should use long loop to hold bait from the long distance. Bait movement is essential in order to grab the attention of catfish. Distance of bait should be 18” to 24”. You need to take care about stability and movement of bait because catfish can realize fakeness of bait if bait it has no proper weight. If you are an expert you can use multi-bait technique to get multiple chances to trap catfish.
Catfish Bait
Your selection for catfish bait should be best because you are going to catch one of the most demanding fish. Some people take medium sized shrimp and chicken livers, although these are good options to use as catfish bait but before using shrimp you should remove its skin and tail. You can also use crawdads because these are also useful for fishing but also remove its tail after skipping shell. Properly fix the white meat at the top nail of hook because sometimes it happens that bait don’t work properly because of its poor fixing. Except of shrimps and chicken there are other options that you can also use as catfish bait that are:
- Clams
- Worms
- Bologna
- Minnows (Dead or live)
- Hot
- Cheese (American or cheddar are best)
- Snails
- Small fish (Dead or live)
Use of Coffee and Grain to Attract Catfish
You can also use coffee and grains to attract catfish as it requires less time and efforts. For this purpose take a can full of grain and throw it in an area where catfishes exist. You need to use more than two couple of cans in order to grab attention of catfish. This technique will take just one hour to get a fish. You should try it several places where water is in slow motion for better results.
Best Time to Catch Catfish
Your all catfishing techniques work only if you do fishing at appropriate time. Catfishes are found almost in all rivers but they like to be at the surface of speedy water. Before going to catfishing, you should have some information about timings and moods of catfishes. You should find out a place where combination of saltwater and freshwater exists because it can be a perfect place to find out catfish. Both day times and night times are good to catch catfish but night time give you more chances to catch catfish because catfish feed almost in night times. That’s why people prefer full moon night for catfishing. Rainy nights are best times to catch catfish because catfishes are available in swift creek and river water. Spawn period is also a best time to catch some large size catfishes.
