Friday, April 1, 2011

If You Have The Right Rig, You Can Haul In A Big Catch

By George Bowman


One of the virtually important things you must to learn about catfishing is how to set up catfishing rigs. Generally, a catfishing rig is set up just the fashion you set up a fishline, with a bait and either a bobber or sinker you could apply in the right place for the right sort of catfish.

As an example, you might choose deep catfish rigs to get those flatheads which generally feed at the bottom of the waters. With it, you must to utilize a sinker that would help to stabilize your bait. Tie one to the end of your line and tie a hook with a palomar knot at about 12-18 inches over the sinker.

The idea behind this sort of catfishing rig is to pull the line to the bottom of the pond. If you utilize a sinker with this variety of rig, you are setting your bait just enough to catch the variety of catfish you wanted.

The size of hook you utilize, and the weight of the sinker you use, should depend on what species of catfish you are going for, on what kind of water body you are fishing in, and on the weather and currents (if fishing on a river).

Fishing in shallow waters would need another kind of catfishing rig. This is called a shallow catfish rig. The hook is attached at the edge of the line with a bobber attached 2 or 3 ft. over the hook.

With a bobber, your fishline will be held so it will not lie on the bottom of the water body and your hook will be set 12 to 18 inches from bottom where the bottom dweller catfishes are.

Keep in mind that the best way of learning to set up the right type of catfishing rigs at the suitable area is by trial and error.

After all, nothing can beat a knowledge that is benefited through your own discernment and experience!




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