Going to Choke next week and try to catch a few eaten size catfish, can anyone help? This will be my fist time to try and catfish on a lake.

Most people are catching them around the brush islands in about 20' of water, just fish tight to the brush, and use a good stink or dip bait, some chum might help too.

matt

Thanks I will try it. no matter what it's better then working all day

Txvaquero, lots of brush. I usually use a slip bobber and fish in no more than 8 feet deep water. Usually most of my fish come in less than 4 feet. Work the edges and cast up near the brush. I also use floating, yellow Tuf Line so I can see it enough to move it away from the brush.

Peeled shrimp is my favorite, but RedChevy is right about punch bait. Bring a mesh fish basket and put in a bunch of 20% range cubes. Hang it off at mid depth and shake once in a while. Lots of that powdered chum will attract bait fish and kitties and they will not fill up on it.

Good luck... I have several pics on Page 1 (before gasoline prices climbed) of Choke trips.

thank you, I will try the range cubes

The best Punchbait we have used is CJ crawfish punchbait only available at Fishermans Corner
up at Canyon Lake. Its worth the drive.

GO TO GLEN'S BEFORE YOU GET TO SOUTH SHORE AT CHOKE AND BUY SOME OF BIG MARV'S PUNCH BAIT AND TRY IT. I HAVE FIVE CATFISH GUIDES THERE ON THE LAKE USING IT.LET ME KNOW IF YOU TRY IT AND HOW IT WORKS.
THANKS
BIG MARV OR CATFISH KILLER

thanks for all the help, ya'll are a lot of help. surely I can catch something with all this.