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Catfishing from a Bass guy...
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09/20/15 06:48 PM
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JIM SR.
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The wife and I went out on Fork yday evening after all the Big Bass Splash guys gave us back the lake, about 2 hours before the sun went down. We were throwing some slabs and trying to catch some sandbass just for fun. We had about 50 crickets left in the cricket box from doing some perch jerking earlier in the day, and I wondered if sandies would eat crickets. I put one on a drop shot rig with a smaller hook and almost had the pole pulled out of my hand...OMG...catfish love crickets..I lost count. Probably caught about 20 in 45 minutes, one after another, from 6 pounds to about 6 inches. What a blast.They all went back in to fight again. jim But never a sand bass..LOL
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
[Re: JIM SR.]
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09/21/15 06:19 AM
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Fullofit
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My former father-in-law used to use crickets to catch tons of catfish from the bank at Bob Sandlin. He also caught some nice size perch.
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
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09/21/15 04:31 PM
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REDGUN
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Fished Fork for bluegills in late July (with crickets). We could not keep the catfish off of them long enough to catch any gills.
Last edited by REDGUN; 09/21/15 04:31 PM.
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
[Re: JIM SR.]
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09/21/15 05:07 PM
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JIM SR.
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I guess I was amazed at the catfish bite using crickets,..relentless.
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
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09/21/15 07:39 PM
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lukedawg40
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
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09/21/15 07:54 PM
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REDGUN
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I guess I was amazed at the catfish bite using crickets,..relentless. Yes sir, our bite was too. Drop a cricket (pretty much anywhere) and within 2-5 seconds, have a catfish. This was as fast as we could re-bait and get a cricket back in the water.
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
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09/22/15 01:55 PM
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BankAngler50
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Houston, we have channel cats problem...
Why do I go fishing? To catch a box of fish and/or some quality time under the sun. Thank Heaven I never fail fishing in Texas, catching box fish or plenty of sunburn.
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Re: Catfishing from a Bass guy...
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09/22/15 05:59 PM
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Big Sam
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In the fall when the persimmions turn look for a tree on the edge you can do the same thing...
If it ain't broke don't fix it...but go ahead and work on it anyway.....
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