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Offline Florida_Native

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Trolling for cats
« on: July 23, 2013, 10:24:55 PM »
I saw Jeremy Wade catch a catfish on a popper in Japan but i didn't think a US cat would bite on a lure until today. I was trolling liberty lake and caught one on a Rapala.

Weird!
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Re: Trolling for cats
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2013, 10:33:32 PM »
Predatory fish, why not? I've heard of sturgeon being caught on spinners. That would be a fight...
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Re: Trolling for cats
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2013, 10:50:47 PM »
I've caught a few in the Lower Snake while trolling plugs for steelhead. Thought the first one was gonna be a big walleye, we were surprised when it turned out to be a 10lb cat.
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Re: Trolling for cats
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2013, 11:06:57 PM »
I've caught a couple trolling a nightcrawler...it wouldn't be my main strategy, but it will get an occasional cat.
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Re: Trolling for cats
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2013, 11:43:08 PM »
Caught a 23 pounder in WI trolling a Shadrap in 15 or so feet of water.

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Re: Trolling for cats
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2013, 01:15:46 PM »
When I was a kid we used to catch them on a jig fishing for crappie in Missouri all the time.  We would get like one cat per five crappie we caught.

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Re: Trolling for cats
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2013, 09:55:25 PM »
Caught a 19 lb cat out of Sprague lake before they poisoned it trolling bait (probably closer to drifting).  Mainline down to about a 1 ounce egg sinker attached to swivel then about 18 inch leader with a small bobber threaded on the line (the ones with the plastic insert to stop it from sliding on the line) and a wide gap, almost circle hook about 8 inches down from the bobber.  This keeps the bait off the bottom.  I used thread fin shad that I had brought over frozen from North Carolina.  If there is a gentle wind, position yourself upwind and drift bouncing the sinker on the bottom.  If there is not much wind, you can use slow speed on a trolling motor.  If there is too much wind, you may use the trolling motor to slow you down, or a water anchor.

 


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