I'm gonna set some bank lines and was just curios of what other people had good luck with.
2007-02-15 19:13:14 · 19 answers · asked by meatwad_1 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
cut blue gill,or just bluegill heads
2007-02-16 10:16:43 · answer #1 · answered by 'HUMVEE' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple, a flatheads favorite prey is other LIVE fish anything he can get in his mouth he will eat, he is at the top of the food chain they will eat bream , perch , bass, and other catfish, must be alive though as thats the way they prefer them, most effective way to catch them are on limb lines..Good Luck to ya. Check your local laws before you use any of these baits, some states do not allow them , do not use largemouth bass, although flatheads love em' it is probably highly illegal in almost all states.
2007-02-17 08:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by roger c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flathead cats or Opp's as we call them here in the South prefer live bait.
If you catch 100 Opp's 99 of them will be caught on live bait. Channel and Blue cat's like the stinky stuff but if an Opp has a choice he will eat living things first.
Bluegills, Brim, Crawfish, Poly-Wogs (mudcats) or shiners would be a few of the choices I put in the baitwell when I go after Opp's.
If you are rod fishing then a big old wad of nightcrawlers are a good choice also.
2007-02-16 05:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by BigDozer66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a small hook and some earthworms. Catch bream or perch and keep them alive to use these for catfish bait. The bigger the bait, the bigger the catfish. Smaller cats won't be able to swallow the bigger bream or perch. Fish at night near structure, usually near the bank. Find the first sharp drop-off from the shore and fish near it. Use a "carolina rig" with a heavy weight so the bait can't pull it around.
Till next time....
Tight Lines!
Johnny
http://www.fishintopsail.com
2007-02-16 09:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, you've definitely been watching too much of that bullshit "fishing show". Basic Carolina rig will suffice with live bait. Leader just long enough, sinker just heavy enough to keep the bait from taking off and a hook just big enough for the bait. Hook te bluegill through the nose or just behind the dorsal fin ABOVE the backbone.
2016-05-24 06:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure to use live bait, try medium sized sunfish, shad, or skipjack herring if availiable. Hook the bait through the back, right behind the dorsal fin. Good luck!
2007-02-19 06:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by Whoa!!Whoa!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely live bait. try a carp about 8 to 12 inches on a 6/0 or 8/0
hook in the deepest hole in the river you find, preferably in a log jam, using a short leader and stout line. hang on.
2007-02-18 14:35:15 · answer #7 · answered by Dave S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest chicken liver but if you really want to hook a big one I would recommend to try hooking 4 hooks next to each other with a small crappie fish hooked with all four hooks and along it thru tie some small chunks of liver on the string close enough to the crappie (no hooks) so that the fish can smell the blood and then they'll go look for it thru that area and they'll see/sense the crappie and SNAP!
2007-02-15 19:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by Knoti G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fresh bread, rolled up into a tight ball then dip it in tuna oil from a tin of tuna fish. Only problem is that after awhile it needs to be replaced, not good for set lines.
2007-02-15 22:15:14 · answer #9 · answered by roger a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shad, Herring, bream, small suckers, anything that is fishy, and smells.
Caught most of my big flatheads in less than 6 feet of water, near brush.
2007-02-16 00:16:12 · answer #10 · answered by ridge.runnr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the back waters of the Colorado river in California, small bluegill work well.
2007-02-18 17:37:11 · answer #11 · answered by boatworker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋