Thursday, March 31, 2011

Catfishing In Ponds Can Be Tricky - But Not If You Know What You're Doing!

By George Bowman


A very optimistic approach in catching a huge catfish is knowing the best things to be done for the type of fishing area. Because there are catfishing strategies that would work best in ponds but not in rivers or streams.

In a pond, you'll obtain three kinds of catfish - channel catfish, flathead catfish and blue catfish. Channels are the smallest type and are thus the most effortless to catch. The easiness in catching the channels lies on the fact that they are the biggest scavengers of the three types and can easily feed on rotten diets.

Flatheads are the second type of catfish you'll get in ponds. You can also effortlessly catch these type of catfish because they scavenge on scrapped diets just like the channels. These type of catfish usually get bigger as much as the blue catfish. However, blues seem to be tricky to find than the other two types because of their eating preferences.

The blue catfish choose to feed on live smaller fishes as their prey instead of striving on trash foods. They are predators rather than scavengers. Live baits are therefore the most effective style to catch the blue catfish.

Lets talk about the kind of tackle to use when catfishing in ponds. For those who want to capture blues and flatheads, a excellent tackle is a medium action rod with either a spinning or baitcasting reel. Treble hooks are best, because these bigger catfish are fierce at suckling bait off single point hooks.

If you are heading for channels, ultra light and light fishing tackle is useful, again with treble hooks to prevent them from suckling the bait off. To give yourself an additional advantage, take a few rods along and soak them at the same time.

The stinkier the better-- keep this in mind always when you select your bait for catching your desired kind of catfish.

Also, recall that large catfish are virtually active at night; this means that a nighttime approach with large, stinky bait is a very advantageous bet for catching the really large ones.




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