Caught This Hardhead Catfish



And This.......Whatever it is, it looks like a sheepshead but had little teeth like a bass and it sounded like a croaker.

That bottom one is a Drum, a juvenile. When they get larger they may turn Blk or Gold as a huge adult up 50-lbs.

I bet that hardhead had some fight to him...did you eat him?;)

James,

I see that you have been doing a little �catching� since you have been at the coast. I have a few tips for ya that just might improve those catches. You can make a simple leader out of mono that will be much better than the one you are using. Make a Carolina rig with some heavier line. Basically you slip a barrel weight on your line and tie a swivel under that. Tie 9�-15� of heavier line to the bottom of the swivel, and then your treble hook to that. I have never been a big fan of the heavy burdensome leaders that you can pick up just about anywhere.

You also might want to pick up a bag or two of Texas Tackle Factory, Trout Killer II Jr�s. I like the glow/chartreuse color on a light (1/8 or 1/16) oz. jig head. Fish it like you would a plastic worm, just bouncing it off the bottom. I would almost guarantee you will catch a Trout of you are doing this at night under lights.

The pic below is a large Black Drum that was caught on 12lb test mono. You don�t need a heavy leader for most fish in the bay.

well, im down to my last two days here then ill be headed back to dallas but it was fun and thanks for the tips, also the sufr was full of sea weed and i could not catch one whiting while i was here but all be here for like 2 more hours and on the forum, im typing and fishing at the same time !

Typing and fishing at the same time - now that's what I'd call multi-tasking! LOL

Nice fish.

Also, you might want to stay there when you see the weather report for Dallas this weekend. (cold!!!!!!)

lol, yea i saw that dallas was going to get real cold. but in the middle of spring ? is that normal ? Is It ANY Good ??