Summary: Catfishing Tips for Blues, Flatheads and Channels, JGF Tales and Reports Podcast Episode 033 Great show this week on cat-fishing. One of the most popular types of fishing in Texas and beyond is cat-fishing! We have some great guests on the show to help you in teaching novices and more experienced looking to improve their results. We hope you enjoy. Be sure to get your FREE copy of "How to Select a Fishing Pole" Captain Chad Ferguson Chad Ferguson shares his insights and techniques at Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas. Chad uses 2 key methods while fishing; rod and reel is primarily his focus when going out on the water, but also uses a jug lines to balance out the day. Kids really like the Jug Fishing as Chad gets them started for the day. Blue catfish are typically your larger species to target, especially in the winter times. These are the 40+ pounders anglers love to pull in for a nice picture and release. Channel Catfish are Chad's favorite to target because they're the best eating and smaller size for the choice fillet. Flathead catfish can get very large as well, but typically smaller then the Blue cat. www.learntocatchcatfish.com Chad usually uses live shad 90% of the time and cut bait for the others. Catfish are definately preditors and will be agressive with live bait. Gary Turner Gary Turner from Athens Georgia and fishes South Carolina enjoys catching catchfish with his pontoon boat rigged up with 8 to 15 rods on each fishing trip. He Say's it's not like bass fishing when you're working a single rod & reel, catfishin you're setting up several rods with live bait and cut bait and waiting for a strike. Sometimes things get kinda crazy when you have 8 rods out and 8 rods get hit close to the same time! gonefishinclub.com Gary pictured here with his 38 lb flathead catfish caught and released at Santee South Carolina. Favorite live bait is 6 to 8 inch herring. Michael "Pork Chop" Crosby Michael Crosby's catfish fishing trip on the James River Virginia produces some Monster Blue Catfish! Michael known in his circle of friends as "Pork Chop" pulled in this nice 58 lb blue. Sweet!!! He also sent us a nice picture of his 70 lb Blue Cat caught on the last day!!! www.olddominioncatfishclub.org Michael "Pork Chop" Crosby on his last day pulled in this nice 70 lb blue catfish... WOW. Using dead gizzard shad for bait was able to catch some nice monsters at the James River in Virginia. At the end of each day they would net their bait for the next days fishin. Facebook Fish Facts and Fables This we asked our Facebook fans... Whats the coldest day you have gone fishing? We also asked... Catfish is the 2nd most sought after species in Texas. Which species of catfish do you prefer? (Blue Cat, Channel Cat, Flathead Cat, other) Here what the responses were on this week JGF Tales & Reports Podcast or visit us on our FaceBook fan page and join in the conversation. We would appreciate any feedback, comments or questions you may have about our podcast or about fishin. Also, Enroll your fishing website to our online fishing directory. Y’all have a great day of fishin, Dave Alexander dave@justgofishin.com This weeks Photos courtesy of Chad Ferguson, Gary Turner, and Michael "Pork Chop" Crosby.
