First time catfishing....need some help

[Guest]

Howdy all,

A few of my buddies and I are going to try catfishing on the Mississippi, at a park off of East River Rd. in Fridley. My first question is, are there fish there? I have no clue what type of set up to use. I understand what type of baits, but couldn't really locate much info. on set ups. I have circle hooks already. Do I just tie an ounce of led with a 2 foot snell off of that and let her buck? Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated.

Good Luck,
Rusty

[Guest]

Hey Rusty,
There is a good population of eater sized channels in that stretch of river.I used to fish it a lot and did well on cats behind the island,bellow the bridge,and at Rice creek.Further upstream the dam is a great place to get cats.I had better luck fishing current seams than snags in this stretch of river.There are quite a few snags along that park but there is not enough depth near them to hold any numbers of fish.
That rig will work fine but if it gets a little snaged up shorten the leader.I think with the average sized cat there a 4/0 or 5/0 circle hook will work great.You could probably get by with a little smaller.
good luck

[ibwhnt]

Don't tie the lead into the line. You have to use a slip sinker rig. Wasn't sure if you knew this or not. Best of luck.

[Guest]

Thanks for the help guys. Having a little knowledge ahead of time helps. I'm sure there will still be plenty of trial and error.

Any more tips are certainly welcome

Good Luck,
Rusty

[DARK30]

Hey Rusty...Howditgo?

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cast,cast,cast,cast......

[Guest]

Dark30,
It didn't go good..... I never got out there. Too much work, and no time to play. I'm done with work for until school starts this Friday.... 2 weeks off.... so I'm going to schedule it in then. Will probably end up down there by myself, unless someone wants to join me?? Any takers??

Good Luck,
Rusty