catfish rigs

[darrenlianna]

hi im going france for catfish, i would be grateful of rigs and bait and methods to catch them. and i have some diawa infinity x 2 3

/4 rods are they gonna be big enough to stop upto 90 pound moggies?

thanks darren

[johnhere]

For Cats that size really you need 3.5 under 3 you just wont be able to stop them depending on the venue. If it has snags then no chance or island for them to swim round.

[darrenlianna]

i just got my mates 3 1/4 magnums. ill be comin bounty hopefully later on in year going on meadowlake( mirror pools) you got any tips for me. live or deads?

[johnhere]

I use large pellets 21 or 25mm hair rig 4\5 on the hair. Many use live baits its what you are happy with. I fish over a handful of 21mm and feed.

[darrenlianna]

nice one john. do u fish slack lines? im a pest i know but was thinking of fishing with like fox ps pike alarms. i heard they do not like tension. any help would be brill

cheers darren.

i watched passport to fishing it made me want catfish even though there are carp in water

[johnhere]

I am no Cat expert far from it but I fish for them the same as I do for Carp and it works for me but I do tend to have more of a slack line when fishing for Cats. Many of my mates use live baits I am not into live baiting well also I cant be bothed to catch the live baits lol

 

Hope that is of help and when you hook a big one hold on tight and make sure your drag is set right as you will need it lol. Back winding is a no when big Cats run unles you want a broken finger.

 

See my other posting

https://forum.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=31552