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Hitman
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: CT River Cats! |
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Hey everyone! This is my first post on the forum 
Just wanted to let those interested Catfishing that we have been doing very well with large Channel Cats for the last month and it's getting better!
We have caught fish over 10 lbs. from land and boat during the daytime! The biggest ones have been slamming large LIVE sunnies!
drifting the cutbacks where there is deep 25-30 ft of water near shore, weight on the bottom and sunnie about 20'' above on a dropper loop, circle hook just behind the dorsal.
You may get a nice smallmouth or three with this method too 
ooops can't post pics yet , it's my first post
so imagine a 13 lb cat and a 5 lb smallie  |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Nice! I'm still not ready to start fishing live bait, but you're definitely making me think about it. . . .
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pikePERSUADER1
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| Channel cats are alot of fun, maybe i'll target them one of these days, thanks for the info! -Dan |
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NWDarkcloud
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Been a loooong time sence I jug fished for cats havent done it sence I was a kid with my dad. Plenty of bait in the river to be had for free just bring the trap with me.....
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pikePERSUADER1
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| The bait is moving in now, been seeing alot the last few times out, trapping the bait never really works for me in the river, i prefer catching them on sabiki rigs baited with bread dough or small worms like waxies, when/where it is readily available -Dan |
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KurtyTyson
Joined: 04 Aug 2012
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Location: Vernon, CT
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, live sunnies! I thought it was mostly only flatheads that would hit those! |
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Hitman
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ChrisinCT
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, Lifesize!!! |
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Aroz
Joined: 12 Jul 2012
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Location: Wethersfield
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| Nice Cat! Do you have a pic of that 5lb smallie? |
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Hitman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:58 am Post subject: |
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I do have the smallie pic but I need to learn how to resize it first
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