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  1. 05-01-2019, 03:49 PM #1
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    I have been told by many people in the Meridian area that starting this month the catfishing is outstanding in Okatibbee. Almost everyone says they (starting with channel cat) move into the rocks to spawn. This makes sense to me but I do have a question. I am very experienced fishing river systems with cut and live bait for cats and understand how to locate fish, why they are there and how to set up to catch them. In a lake, not so such. What should I use for bait and what type of rocks (large, small, little points, pockets, etc.. I am interested. Want to learn. I love crappie and bass fishing as much as anyone else but I really enjoy hooking into a nice mess of cats. Any help or advise?
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    You are correct sir. The lake is slap full of cats about 14-20” long. If you got catalpa worms bring em. I have seen guys wear em out on Mexican soap. We use cow blood. Go to the processors and get a gallon bucket of blood and put in an old fridge. Keep the top on the bucket. Leave it there for a week and don’t touch it. After a week pour the water off the top everyday. After the second week it will be jello and can hang on a hook. Run you a trot line after the second bridge on the road that goes across starting a the third light pole from the bridge. Run it about 15 feet from the rocks and let the bait hang in the water about 3 feet deep. You’ll catch more than you will wanna skin. First time I went and did this we caught over 300 we use a floating line and don’t let it sink


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    We catch lots and lots of Chanel cats using liver or night crawler 2-4’under a float around rip rap in spawning coves on many lakes it should work good for u their!
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    Channel cats spawn (at least on Ky Lake) at 70-72° water temp on riprap or chunk rock banks ...

    I like leeches under a slip cork ... Cast to the bank and slowly work the rig back to the boat ...

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    Update...now there are 14 lines running off that light pole. Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd View Post
    Update...now there are 14 lines running off that light pole. Lol

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    Haha I promise all 14 are catching fish. I’m not sure you could hook a net behind a cruise ship and pull all the cats out of there


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