I would think it would depend on the amount of current. Too much current and your bait might be being pushed in front of you and not staying behind you. Or you could just troll upriver. I have caught a lot of channel cats dragging baits in a lake. Our river, (the Ohio) has a very slow current at time so dragging is uses. I don't know if the Miss or Misory rivers would work as well. In those, back bouncing baits might be the better option.

This is all just thought. If you attempt it, whether it works for you or not, let us know what you decide. Not so much if you caught fish but did the bait stay in the right zone for you.

tight lines

 

Have the catfish seen his video ?

 

Thanks your a big help I’m sure you’re a hit at parties

 

I have made several of the Muse Dragons Tails and have watched Justin Johnston on Kayak Catfishing use his version of the same. They do work if the river conditions are right. I think thing them would be well with it also. As long as you are not in heavy current. More current would need more weight to compensate.

Tight lines.

 

With all do respect to Steve Douglas and all the other knowledgeable fisherman like him, if I think something might work I give it 3 tries no matter what anyone else says especially when it comes to fishing for cats. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't and sometimes you'll know in the first 15 minutes its a no go. Just my opinion. I think you should give it a go and if you do I'd like to know how it went. Good luck.

 

Probably a few reasons if I was to guess. One it is hard to troll that slow without using a lot of trolling motor. Two when you have current then the scent from the bait is getting taken to the fish anyway. Finally like was mentioned above in strong current it takes a lot of weight to keep it down especially since you have a float which is working against the weight.

 

My set up is two L.M. Dragging rigs out of the back of the boat and two suspended out the side. I have found if the current is pushing the boat too fast the 4 oz. dragging rigs come to the top. It has been my experience anything under 2 mph is doable but 1.5 to .5 mph is optimal. Having several lines out in fast current makes for some aggravating situations due to snagging. I fish the Ohio, my PB of 62lbs came off a L.M. Dragging rig with the current pushing the boat at .75 mph. Give it a try, I think you will be impressed with the results.

 

Sometimes when the current is a bit fast , I drag a window weight . From 5 to 8lbs.
Just use 1 they don't hang to bad and it seems easier than running the trolling motor all day. And it keeps the nose of the boat upstream .
Learned that from a non-boater partner in a bass tourney , he brought his own and talked me in to using it to run crankbaits along rip-rap banks on the Mississippi . Slowed us down just enough to work the baits thoroughly , It did allow him to fish the bank first as he was the non-boater and rules required him to fish from the back of the boat , but we both caught fish.

 

 

The only real rule on the boat is the Captain is responsible for everything and thus gets to make all the rules.

Tell that non boater if he wants to make the rules,,,,,buy a boat.

Just kidding,,, your choice.

 

The window weight seems like a good idea for me. I'm in the process of converting a small kayak for moving into inaccessable holes and this might be just what I need for an anchor that doesn't snag too much.
I already have about a dozen of 'em.