Im new to the forum and from Kansas

[basspro05]

im new to the forum, im not a catfish fisherman, but when i fish for bass i normally catch big cats too, i fish bass tournaments at smithville, i catch alot of flatheads on big crankbaits

[RamRod]

Welcome aboard!

[r_bray89]

wow thats amazing so you gonna win the tournament championship again have fun

[Slimkat]

Im New To This Site As Well.

[AwShucks]

Well, if you got BIG flatheads with the outfit in your avatar, you wouldn't be able to use it for bass fishing again. LOL

[el_pescador]

Welcome! You should come down to stockton, there's some nice bass here.

[Netmanjack]

im new to the forum, im not a catfish fisherman, but when i fish for bass i normally catch big cats too, i fish bass tournaments at smithville, i catch alot of flatheads on big crankbaits

Chris, I am going to award you with the very first !
" Big Sinkers " Proclamation and decree.
It is with all humbleness and awe, that I now announce Chris (Basspro05) the first recipient of the ever coveted "Big Sinkers" award! -Acting with out fear of retribution-You declared your love of b@$$ before the entire body of the BOC, and boy does that take Big Sinkers lmao
Welcome aboard Chris ! :D

[Cherokee]

Welcome to boc.

[Fatkat]

Welcome to the BOC, it a great site with alot of good people and info. :)

[Cattledogz]

Welcome to the BOC Chris. Its a great place!

Have to say though, hope you have your PFD on as I have a sneakin feelin you are in for one heck of a welcome ride :D (A good sense of humor helps too...lol

Kidding aside, its a great place to share, learn, and meet new friends.

[kdawgg222]

I am new to this as well. My first post to date. I love to catfish and I just got a new ambassaduer 6600 c3 to help me with my luck for finding the big ones. I usually end up catching little ones but hope to get a big one here soon. Any one here know how to use the clicker on this reel? Do I leave it in freespool or locked? Oh and anyone ever fished Washington for cats cause I'm having trouble here. Think it's too cold or something. Thanks for reading my post.

[Cattledogz]

Welcome to the BOC Kristen!

[kdawgg222]

Welcome to the BOC Kristen!

Thank's a lot. Seems like there's a ton of nice people here. I am still having trouble trying to figure out how to use this forum. How to post a post without replying to someone elses post. :confused:

[teaysvalleyguy]

Welcome to the BOC, we could always use another member to help catch bait. LMAO

[Itch2Scratch]

Welcome Chris, Allen, and Kristen to BOC:) ...the best outdoors forum on the net!;)

[Itch2Scratch]

Kristen...you use freespool with your bait clicker and lock the reel down before setting the hook.:)

[Cattledogz]

Thank's a lot. Seems like there's a ton of nice people here. I am still having trouble trying to figure out how to use this forum. How to post a post without replying to someone elses post. :confused:


If you want to post a reply to the original topic just go to the upper or lower left side of the page and click on post reply.

If you are posting to what someone else has replied as I am doing here, just hit quote in their message.

In won't take you long to learn your way around. :-)

[Itch2Scratch]

Kristen, if you will look at the top left corner of "Local Kansas Talk"...above all the threads listed you will see "New Thread" ..click on that and you can start a new one...each section has that above the threads list.:)

[kdawgg222]

Kristen...you use freespool with your bait clicker and lock the reel down before setting the hook.:)

That's what I thought. It's the only thing that made sense when I was messing with my reel. If the spool was locked with clicker on I had to decrease the drag too much. Thanks for the advise.

[flathunter]

Welcome aboard! One of the hardest parts of catfishing is catching bait, since you are a bass fisherman, you already have that mastered!;)

[balddaddy91]

Welcome To The Boc

[kspor]

Welcome to the greatest site on the net. I too have landed some nice cats on crank baits. Flats are voracious predators and a wounded fish looking bait would suit them fine. Hpe you enjoy your stay and good luck with the bass thing.

[drakewoodie]

welcome i too am pretty new to the forum here.....i have only caught one catfish while using a lure and that was only a 2# flathead...was kinda neat to pick up at cat while bass fishing....

[copycat]

Welcome home brother, You just made over 5,000 new friends

[fishoutloud]

Welcome to the boc!! :)

[SilverCross]

Welcome to the BOC, that's a nice looking bait fish in your avatar....lol

[gofish]

That's what I thought. It's the only thing that made sense when I was messing with my reel. If the spool was locked with clicker on I had to decrease the drag too much. Thanks for the advise.

That's the way I do it. I leave the reel engaged and turn on the clicker. I loosen the drag until the spool will give with a modest amount of pressure. When a fish hits and starts pulling line off the spool, I grab the rod out of the holder, put my thumb on the spool to stop/slow the line from coming off, and start tightening the drag. I use circle hooks so usually the fish has already hooked itself. It will work both ways. The reason that I don't like to leave the reel in freespool is that a strong hit/run may cause overrun and I don't think there is enough resistance from just the clicker to set the hook using circles. That's just the way I see it. If it works for you, by all means do it!

Welcome to the BOC! Everyone here is willing to give ideas and tips about what works for them. Ask and you shall receive...:)

[Dwednuts]

im new to the forum, im not a catfish fisherman, but when i fish for bass i normally catch big cats too, i fish bass tournaments at smithville, i catch alot of flatheads on big crankbaits
Welcome to the BOC!!!

If you hang around here long enough you will be a Catfisherman in no time, LOL!!! Then those Green Carp will be on the back burner, LOL!!!

[basspro05]

thanks for the welcomes, sorry, but there is a lot more money in bass fishing tournaments, so that is what i gotta stick to for the financial end of things, i guess the money i make i can start investing in catfish equipment though.


Last year in a tourney on smithville lake, my first cast, i was using a buzzbait over submerged grass, and had about a 10 pound channel cat blow up on it, that was super exciting, i did not know catfish would hit topwater lures.

[Katmaster Jr.]

thanks for the welcomes, sorry, but there is a lot more money in bass fishing tournaments, so that is what i gotta stick to for the financial end of things, i guess the money i make i can start investing in catfish equipment though.


Last year in a tourney on smithville lake, my first cast, i was using a buzzbait over submerged grass, and had about a 10 pound channel cat blow up on it, that was super exciting, i did not know catfish would hit topwater lures.

Welcome to the site bro.:)

[mandingo]

Welcome aboard! One of the hardest parts of catfishing is catching bait, since you are a bass fisherman, you already have that mastered!;)LOL.thats funny.welcome aboard chris,allen and kristen!this site can only make you a better catfisherman.dont be afraid to ask any questions or comments you have and you will be surprised to see the responses you get.its also a great place to meet people from your area and make new friends from all over the world.

[bigfish]

first welcome aboard to everyone. as much work as it is to catch one of those green bait fish ya oughta be gettin paid:) .

[dreamer34]

welcome to the BOC ya'll..i've been a member all of 3 days and i can tell you there isn't a better bunch of gays and gals to ask questions to or to talk to in general...having said that....some of us are just plain NUTTY...lol:grin-big:

[Fatkat]

welcome to the BOC ya'll..i've been a member all of 3 days and i can tell you there isn't a better bunch of gays and gals to ask questions to or to talk to in general...having said that....some of us are just plain NUTTY...lol:grin-big:
OOPS!! I hope thats a typo, lol. :eek: :glare:

[dreamer34]

spellcheck on aisle six.....lol...got to stop typing so fast:conc-big:

[center12]

I bet you thought you had that tournament locked up on the first cast..............did your heart sink just a little when you saw those beautiful whiskers;)

I used to fish for whites on a hump at Perry and man we would knock the crap out of nice cats on Rattle traps. What was odd is that we would go back at night with the "real" cat tackle and never get a hit. A day time spot I guess.

Hmmmm, next cat tournament is at Perry, maybe I better go try and find that hump again:)

[Buddrice]

Chris,Allen and Kristen welcome to the best site on the web.It is full of great people.

[tackleman]

Welcome to the BOC Chris.

[smallriverrat]

To all of the new members...Welcome.
To the bassfishermen...I think they sell a cream or something to clear that up. Anyways Welcome to the best Catfishing website ever.

Dave

[Mutt]

welcome aboard basspro i to fish for bass and do local tourneys out here.

[APD1146]

Welcome aboard and hang on. You'll enjoy it here for sure.

[Phlogus]

Welcome to the BOC. The folks here are good to know. They have alot of good information and a great sense of humor.

[warcraft1975]

welcome bass pro,you should shre some of that knowledge about crank baits in the flathead area of the forum,theres a thread just for that one

[Rajun_Cajun]

welcome to the boc my friend hope you have a good time. well i know you will lol :004: