No fish but caught one of these yesterday on the beef suet. Cut hook and let him go. Had texture and feel of a underinflated football.
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No fish but caught one of these yesterday on the beef suet. Cut hook and let him go. Had texture and feel of a underinflated football.
remrug
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That depends on where you fish and what size catfish you target.If you are fishing an area where there arent many snags,lighter gear is all you need.I have rods lined with 8lb test up to 25lb test.
Out of a kayak and no snags,I caught catfish up to 15lbs with no trouble with 8lb test.But I have had smaller fish tangle me up and break off in rocks and wood.
LOL it's a Eastern Spiny Softshell turtle. Weird looking, first thing I noticed was the nose. Lot of neat critters in the river.
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Not real sure I'd want to eat something that ate something sprayed in WD-40. I guess if it never really made it into the bloodstream before you gut it.
WE no doubt eat far worse than a 1ppm of WD every day. Many mechs live a long life and they ingest far worse every day.
i think mine is 5lb test. PLane on fishing around Haines Point. Potomac River. Not aiming for huge fish but possibly some good for frying.
remrug
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Not familiar with that area but I know people catch some big blue cats from there.Maybe somebody else with more experience can chime in,but I would take heavier gear with 12 lb test as a minimum.
You might want to look up the fish eating advisory for fish from that area before eating any.I'm not sure what it is,but I bet you it isnt great
You might want to look up the fish eating advisory for fish from that area before eating any.I'm not sure what it is,but I bet you it isnt great
hooligan82
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I haven't tried it yet but I've heard cut raw chicken breast marinated in strawberry jello powder works great.
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I'm intrigued.... I'm going to have to do some "field research"
They are actually pretty rare in MD... not unheard of, but not common by any stretch of the imagination. Got to be careful when handling them... they have serious claws and can cut you up. They also have a pretty significant bite... not quite snapping turtle strength, but they could probably take off a finger if you give them a chance.
Pretty cool.
Some 45 years ago off of Ft. Belvior we used to fish for bait using worms. We would then take the bait, perch or spot, and weave a hook along their spine and use that as bait for the big cats. We caught 15 and 20 lb channel cats and when we cut up the bait and used perch and spot fillets we would catch the smaller cats. Good times when I was in high school.
hooligan82
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Razor clams worked well on the little choptank. Strawberry jello chicken caught this interesting iridescent little guy.
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remrug
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Besides the small one,how many other blue cats did you catch?
hooligan82
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bratgirllcp
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JamesDong loved pic of blue heron 
remrug
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Gotcha
I never fishes the Little Choptank,but caught a lot of catfish in the Upper Choptank.Blues and channels
I usually use cut up bluegills for bait
JamesDong loved pic of blue heron
Thanks, I see them flying up and down the river a couple times a week. This guy just posed for my cheap camera and said cheeeeeze. Yesterday was a beautiful bald eagle at treetop level!
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Blue cats are invasive. Kill with fire.Razor clams worked well on the little choptank. Strawberry jello chicken caught this interesting iridescent little guy.
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hooligan82
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A few decent channel cat caught today. Caught about 25 white perch from the dock last night using a green led underwater light as well.
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