3 Catfishing Tricks - Not Chance And Luck

If you're into catfishing, you will agree that it is quite an interesting thing to do. Many people would have been more successful than they were catfishing if only they knew some little tricks and techniques that guarantee success, instead of leaving everything to chances and luck.

It's not unusual to see people throwing out their bait to let it set while they wait. This works sometimes and does not other times. Besides the conventional ways we've learnt, applying some basic catfishing tricks will help us in getting the biggest catches of our lives.

First note that if you want to break even in catfishing, you must cut down on your favorite. Yes, catfishing is also a hobby but then you mustn't always have one favorite place to fish, rig to use, one favored bait, nor a way and style to always use it.

Trying newer tricks and finding better places and more workable techniques is the key to success in catfishing. It's all about improvement and the use of methods that work.

First, find out and use the right kind of baits. Channel catfishes can be caught using almost every type of bait: crayfish, minnows and night crawlers, or even chicken liver and ivory soap. Using cut baits is wise for example, if big channels are your target.

The bait's size should be commensurate with the size of the fish you intend to catch. You can use 1- to 2-inch chunks of baits in waters with few cats that weigh over 5 or 6 pounds.

The next is the best place to find the right catfish. You can look out for Smaller Rivers that has lots of rapids and pools. Look out for the deepest part of the pool, maybe crevices around rocks, logs and some fallen trees. The catfishes often wait in ambush for prey and will hook up to your bait as it seems to pass by.

You can also make use of Big-river hotspots. These places often find the catfishes positioning themselves at strategic places, both to feed and rest around structures that reduce the current. If you fish around structures like gravel, rocks, deep holes or depressions and cover in the outside bends, you can be sure of a good catch.

You can make use of a sonar fish-finder to find out prime fishing areas. Some catfishes like the channel catfish live in reservoirs, but extend in their larger numbers in larger water bodies. You will succeed if you can concentrate on specific areas within each of the reservoirs. It is also easy to pinpoint an actively feeding catfish in ponds.