catfish!!
 

does anybody have some catsish tips for me. i fish from a farm pond

RE: catfish!!
 

I'd say that you'll likely want to focus on fishing the bottom, in areas near or where they depth changes suddenly. In farm ponds, I know that a sudden depth change can be as little as going from 6' to 8'... but it will make a difference.

Bait wise... I've caught catfish on everything from nightcrawlers to minnows to breadballs to crankbaits. If you are targeting cats... I'd stick with natural bait such as chicken livers/hearts/gizzards, nightcrawlers, or some type of commercially produced catfish bait. Cutbait works great too, and even dead/alive minnows fished on the bottom will often produce results.

RE: catfish!!
 

Natural bait can't be beat when fishing for cats. Cats also like the ones that are alive. Bullheads are more inclined to strike at carrion and dead things. Try some frogs. You're in Ohio so I don't know if ya have a frog season soon (most likely not) or even any. They can get ya some big cats. If you use frogs, use lead to weigh em' down. You could puncture them to decrease their volume if they don't go down but they'll die quicker. Doesn't really matter cause the fish tear em' apart. Haven't really figured a way to solve that problem.[>:]

RE: catfish!!
 

If there are channels in the pond, I would use chicken livers or chunked up FRESH bluegill. I would use three rods, one with a float, one on the bottom casted pretty far out, and then one casted only a couple feet from the bank no more than five feet. If you do this you will catch more fish I promise.

RE: catfish!!
 

there is no channels thnks 4 the tips