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Post by countrygirl on Nov 8, 2008 19:03:02 GMT -5
Im all new to this but what is the best rod and reel to use?
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Post by karolinakitty on Nov 9, 2008 11:51:55 GMT -5
It really depends on how big the cats are that you can catch.
We go for the big ones so my knowledge is limited to fishin the big cats.
I use sturdy sticks for rods and since my honey sells and repairs Penn reels those are the only ones i use.
I personally like the Seaboys but know lots of catters who use 9's and 209's.
If your new to cats, just go and check out the other caqtte4rs in your area, they'll help you on rods, reels, hooks and line needed for your type of fishin.
As a fellow female fishermen, guys will definetly answer your questions and help ya out.......
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Post by Doug on Nov 25, 2008 18:49:43 GMT -5
Yep what Penny said in our neck of the woods you need to be ready for that 100lber so we use bigger gear but you may be able to a use a lighter rig like a spinning reel or even a closed face reel as far as hooks I am a firm believer in circlehooks but I am fishing from the Cattoon and I tightline my rigs so that the fish hooks it's self if you are bank fishing you may not be able to do that so if you are free lining a 2/0 bait hook with you setting the hook and it depends on what bait you are using also  |
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Post by rockbass on Dec 17, 2008 23:53:00 GMT -5
You can never go wrong with an Ugly Stick.....the ones for cattin, not bassin. Of course it also depends on how much you want to spend, followed by how big of fish are in your waters. If you are new to cattin, a decent open face rod/reel combo meant for cattin from walmart will do you over till you get the hang of things and want to move onto better tackle. For open face rigs, I use a ugly stick and a Berkley Glowstick paired with baitrunner style open face reels. the largest fish I have caught on either of these rigs is 25, but my cousin caught his first flattie ever on my open face at 38 lbs. I even held onto the rod for a short time to feel how strong it was (he was scared he would break the rod ;D) The rod had plenty of backbone left in it for an even larger fish. I think I have a total of 50-55 bucks in the combo.
I honestly would go with the best you can afford, or want to spend.
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tcba1987
BROWN BULLHEAD
Ohio Catfish Angler
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Post by tcba1987 on Dec 19, 2008 8:37:42 GMT -5
I like the Catfish Ugly Sticks by Shakespeare 6 ft 6 inch or 7 ft long and i put a Abu Garcia 6000 Baitcasting reel on them strung with 30 lb Big Game Line !!!
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Post by mastercatter on Dec 20, 2008 1:10:21 GMT -5
I like the Catfish Ugly Sticks by Shakespeare 6 ft 6 inch or 7 ft long and i put a Abu Garcia 6000 Baitcasting reel on them strung with 30 lb Big Game Line !!! That Big Game is hard to beat! Have you tried the Triple X Perlon line yet? |
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Post by rockbass on Dec 21, 2008 16:51:49 GMT -5
As you can tell Brian likes being prepared for channel cattin ;D Unless you are severely limited on casting room, I would recommend not going under 7 ft for a rod. 8 ft is even better without being too long. It will help you with leverage when fighting a fish. You won't realize how important it is till it comes time to land that biggun  |
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BROWN BULLHEAD
Ohio Catfish Angler
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Post by tcba1987 on Jan 9, 2009 9:21:27 GMT -5
YEP ..........i use 30 lb test even when i am channel cattin' ...........you never know when the BIG ONE will hit !!!
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