Forums59
Topics1,037,865
Posts13,935,768
Members144,150
|
Most Online39,925 Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
kayak catfishing
#10900895
06/07/15 03:29 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039
spazm09
OP
TFF Guru
|
OP
TFF Guru
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039 |
Do any of yall ever keep alot of catfish on your kayak? I normally fish for size, not numbers but yesterday I wanted to stock the freezer. Caught about 20 fish that probably totalled around 40-45 lbs. Put them in a big fish basket and where I had difficulty was when head back to where I launched. I can't leave the basket in the water while paddling, the storage area behind the seat didn't have room and when I put them down by my legs/feet I got stabbed several times by catfish fins. Any suggestions?
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10900897
06/07/15 03:31 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039
spazm09
OP
TFF Guru
|
OP
TFF Guru
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039 |
P.S. I'll post an actually report of the trip tomorrow with pics
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10900919
06/07/15 03:48 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 479
JRR
Angler
|
Angler
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 479 |
when I was a kid I went trotlining with a buddy and his dad. each cat they brought in the boat they cut the fins with a pair of wire cutters to keep them from a. stabbing each other, b. from stabbing their hands, legs, etc.....chances are you have a pair of needle nose pliers with cutters on them.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10900924
06/07/15 03:53 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 9,937
Fish ZoMbiE
TFF Celebrity
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 9,937 |
try using stringers tied to front of yak to side handles or cooler them. Big Red showed me the stringer method. Best to get 2 stringers going so u have equal drag on both side of yak IMO.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10901046
06/07/15 05:28 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039
spazm09
OP
TFF Guru
|
OP
TFF Guru
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039 |
Thanks for the tips.
Will they stay alive in the basket for 4+ hours without fins?
I guess I just assumed the having a stringer with 20+ fish would slow you down significantly. Does it not?
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10901049
06/07/15 05:28 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039
spazm09
OP
TFF Guru
|
OP
TFF Guru
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,039 |
Even if it's split up on both sides.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10901230
06/07/15 07:30 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,725
christian myrick
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,725 |
I toss em down by my feet and paddle back to shore standing.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10901310
06/07/15 08:23 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 2,180
bert
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 2,180 |
I cut/bust the fins off, cut the gills and put them in the cooler so they are cold and dead when I get ready to clean them.
Bert
"Ipsa scientia potestas est"-Knowledge in itself is power - Sir Francis Bacon "Beware the lolipop of mediocrity, one lick and you could suck forever" - unknown author
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10901451
06/07/15 09:30 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 19,218
Jimbo
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 19,218 |
I had a full stringer of about 40# of catfish and I had to paddle back to the launch which was about 1 1/2 miles. I had them on a stringer and paddled over to the bank where I opened the large gator hatch on my Ocean Kayak and I had one of those heavy duty leaf bags. I put some in my ice chest and about half of them wouldn't fit so I put the rest in the leaf bag and put them into the front hatch. No problem paddling back but the kayak sat a little lower in the water than usual. Another thing I do is usually the grocery stores have those soft sided cooler bags that you can put cold items if you can't get home right away. Look for them in the freezer section. I carry a couple of them in my kayak just for that purpose instead of the leaf bag.
Last edited by Jimbo; 06/07/15 09:50 PM.
Just one more cast!
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10903716
06/08/15 08:47 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,286
SlowDown
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,286 |
Clipping the three spikes off, the one on top and ones on each side, does not affect how long they will live. Clip those things off and save yourself some grief.
Last edited by fish 'till I drop; 06/08/15 08:48 PM.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10903746
06/08/15 08:57 PM
|
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 59
Racin TCK
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 59 |
Does anyone target blue catfish? My buddy said they were the best to eat and I'd like to give them a try since I am very picky on what cooked fish I will eat.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10903877
06/08/15 09:52 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 360
J.T.69
Angler
|
Angler
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 360 |
Blues are good but I prefer channel cats! Either one are excellent eating if you clean theme properly!
Troy Foreman G3 1860 deluxe Tunnel CC Crappie fishing fool
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10904007
06/08/15 10:45 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,006
HeavyLead
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,006 |
Yeah, after rolling in corn meal and deep frying them, I really can't tell the difference. I'll never turn my nose up at a channel cat.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10904581
06/09/15 03:20 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 214
lambcotx
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 214 |
Get a tow sack, just put it in the floor when you are ready to paddle. My grandpa has pictures of his dad hauling yellowcats home on top of model t's with a tow sack on them as long as it's wet they will live a long time. Just break the fins off a lil bit.
|
|
Re: kayak catfishing
[Re: spazm09]
#10904632
06/09/15 03:36 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 40
kd8jgu
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 40 |
I use a Big Game Fish Clip Stringer And also have a 15ft stringer with a few floats Neither cause trouble with paddling
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|