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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Catfish => Topic started by: panfishman13 on Mar 15, 2013, 11:37 PM

Title: IMMEDIATELY after ice-out
Post by: panfishman13 on Mar 15, 2013, 11:37 PM

i'm talking "still about half the lake has some ice" fishing open water, what baits would you use for channel cats?

Title: Re: IMMEDIATELY after ice-out
Post by: waltman on Mar 15, 2013, 11:58 PM

large nightcrawlers  the whole worm

Title: Re: IMMEDIATELY after ice-out
Post by: Oldfart on Mar 23, 2013, 06:55 AM

Dead minnows or fresh cut bait. Like pike, the cats feed at ice out on all the dead fish that shows up.
 A killer bait would be some finger mullet from down south, about 6"-8", cut in half.
 I always bring a few pounds home after surfcasting the southern shores on vacation. Just freeze it and keep it till next year. :tipup: