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 catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 03:04 AM
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taterpop
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I'm fishing wright patman catfish are shallow been fishing a slip bobber on a telescopic pole a cheep one from academy today it met it's match broke in half. Does anyone have a thought on a good pole that will take the heat that a 4 or 5 lb cat being pulled out of brush will dish out?
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 03:19 AM
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djdoubl3j
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Tournament choice rods from academy are cheap and hold up well for price
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 03:52 AM
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Fishing natural
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Yes the academy tournament rods are good i bought some and theyre awsome!!!!
PB blue: 15.6#
PB yellow cat: 19#
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 05:13 AM
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NETX_Noodling
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I seen a guy with an ugly stick bend it, slam it in the door, run over it, and think his wife even slammed it in the trash can..then he took it fishin just like new..oh wait..that was a comercial lol
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 05:30 AM
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TXHC
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I seen a guy with an ugly stick bend it, slam it in the door, run over it, and think his wife even slammed it in the trash can..then he took it fishin just like new..oh wait..that was a comercial lol "Real MEN" use their handz  
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If i dont suceed i will die trying
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 01:35 PM
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opus
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If your lookin for a long rod get ya a 10' pro angler crappie rod really like mine
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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#8890219
05/02/13 05:14 PM
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eddie lindsey
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Walmart in terxarkana has the garcia vedetta rods for29.95 regular price is 79.95 got me a med heavy just for the same reason it works good fish wrightpatman myself
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 07:12 PM
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TwoLakes
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So, what are you using for bait under the slip bobber? Those fish would be hard to pull out of that brush with a crappie pole. 
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 07:28 PM
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taterpop
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I'm using punch bait. Out of 34 fish only had 4 that I could leave whole the rest were to big for that. Also we lost 4 that snaped 15LB test line that I put on new this fishing season and one that broke my crappie pole
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 08:31 PM
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TwoLakes
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Those catfish pull HARD!! Probably a great time trying to wrestle them out of that brush.  One thing I can think that would work for you are the surf rods they sell at academy. Some of them are pretty long and they're pretty beefy. I think you could wrangle them with those big poles. I just looked and this is a 10' salt water ugly stick Ugly Stick $79.99
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 08:41 PM
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taterpop
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Thanks! The window for these catfish will probably only last for three or four weeks then it seems that the smaller ones take over the lake but the little whole ones are the best eating like corn on the cob.
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 08:42 PM
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Reel Buck
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Ugly Sticks is good, and some heavier line. May need a reel too.
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/02/13 08:54 PM
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taterpop
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Thanks I have two Ugly Sticks and they have the BEEF in them. Also I just put some new 20LB test Sufix neon line on the reels I don't know much about the line but time will tell.
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Re: catfish are shallow in brush. need advise!
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05/03/13 12:40 AM
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taterpop
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Are bamboo poles tougher than fiberglass?
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