Simple Catfish Rigs For A Fisherman To Use

September 9th, 2009 Posted in Fishing

If you are out there searching for the right kind of catfish rigs, then let me give you a few pointers on the important things to look for during your quest. We are not going to go down the lowest detail here, because there are a lot of catfish rigs out there to choose from. Instead, I am just going to show you some ways of thinking about the way you want to fish for those catfish, and what you can do to get rigged up and prepared for that style of fishing. I’ll focus on two basic kinds of catfish fishing, deep, and shallow. Also, the catfish rigs hooks and weights I am recommending are intended for fishing with shad or perch, and looking to catch larger catfish. You can downsize the gear if you are going after smaller catfish.

For the shallow fisherman, you’ll need to acquire some quality catfish bobbers and stops. Put the bobber just ahead of the depth that you want to fish. For example, if you want to fish a depth of five feet, place the bobber stop at about five and a half feet. After that, slide your bobber onto the line, and use a Palomar or other knot to tie on an eight ought or nine ought hook, and get to fishing.

For deep catfish rigs, start by tie a good sized weight to the end of the line. Come up front the weight about twelve to twenty four inches, and tie a dropper loop, then tie on your 8/0 to 9/0 hook with a good leader line. Using this method is an easy and viable way to reduce snags, and to keep your bait off the bottom.

So that is the short and skinny when it comes to getting your catfish rig setup and going. Keep coming back as you will get more great fishing tips and information from me in the coming times. Until then, good luck, and go out there and catch ‘em!