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HandGunner

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10# mono is a bit light for any catfish. Try fishing on the rocks straight across from that dock area. It won't be as comfortable but find a nice rock as a chair. Find a parking lot and just walk down there. Also if you're in that area try two rivers if the water is back to close to normal. Cut bait is key everywhere!

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Yea I can land the fish on the 10 pound mono but its tough on a dam. Yea next time Ill go down on the rocks. 2 rivers? Peninsula point park were rum meets missi? I think that park is closed at night its gated. I like the rum but boy we found alot of lost snagged lines last night underwater. Maybe I will try behind the tattoo parlor at night too. Thanks for the info I think Im nailing this on the head now but now I have an itch to get a dedicated catfish carp rod with heavy line and a bait clicker. What size rod should I be looking at? Long? Short? one piece or 2? Im thinking 2 piece will be easier since I drive a small yaris I hate my one piece loomys enough in that car. Plus whats a good brand? I seen alot of ugly stick and berkley as well otherr all within $30 or less but had no idea what kind of sensitivity and strength is needed.

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You want a rod reel and line for under $30??? Behind the tattoo place is where I was talking about. Yes where the rum and Mississippi meet. Its not closed at night? I've been down there all the time well into the am hours. Hardly any snags down there compared to the dam and still lots of cats and carp and bullhead.

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Oh no I meant alot of the catfish/carp rods were mostly $30 and less no reel ha. Yea I like that area I just assumed the park was closed at night because of the gates. Is their any bad seeds that run around their? Do you fish the rum part or the sippi part? Or were they meet? Right on the point of the park? Cool stuff love the cat and carp game been on bass too long

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Nope it stays open! Its nice because you can have a fire in the firepit and relax on some chairs. Catfishing is fun because how relaxing it is compared to bass fishing but I have to say I like bass fishing the most. I would take your bait and throw it straight out, if anything go on the rum side and let the bait roll around until it settles. It should settle into a spot and that's where most of the bait that flows out of the rum goes so that's where the fish will be.

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had a strong bite last night at the dam casted from the dock to the flood gate. Their was a lot of drunkies last night I was so distracted when I realized I had a tight line I set the hook but fish and bait was already gone. Guy was fishing on the dam but did not see any fish from him either he had his rod knocked over by a drunky we must have hit kareoke night at one of the bars as when I showed up around 1:20am I can hear them singing backstreet boys.

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