Couple of questions by a new catter

[korn_fish]

lunker -

Active fish will be in the head of the snag. If you fish with live or cut bait, you can position your boat or shorefish in front of the snag. the current washes any scent and vibration is also better fealt downstream so everything is getting pushed into the snag.

Get too close to the snag and they will take you back into the snag before you can even say "fish on".

I do a lot of dropping a line right in the snag in later summer months durring the day, but you need a beefy rod for this. I wouldnt recomend this type of fishing a snag unless you are pretty calm. It's kind of like how bass fisherman look for openings in the slop. Problem is that slop moves and can be pulled through with enought force,....trees dont move that well!!

I don't look for any particular depth when fishing for channels. For flats on the other hand, I look for snags that are in deeper holes then the surronding area.

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[Boar]

Up here on the northern part of the Red, I like to start at the head of the snag and just drop down till you've cover all fishable areas and just stay with casting distance so's not to spook em. I spend 10 minuets a set depending on how big the snag. If I hit a fish or two right away or three, all about the same size I really like to give that snag extra attention, those fish are probebly outer perimeter fish with a "big" catdaddy dug deep in the middle. Canopysam and I hit a same snag senario, pulled two 4-5lb kitties out and I hook into this cat that said bye bye, and just went away. I cried for the first time. Good luck.Later,boar

[Dennis Steele]

Not all snags are going to hold fish.
I like snags that are near the main channel of the river.If that snag hangs into the channel is usually a gold mine.Look for snags where the root wad is in the water not just a few branches.I also look for the right amount of current.There should be a fair amount of current washing through it but not blasting by.Although in the hottest months a good clip can aslo be good.Another thing I look for is hard bottom.When your sinker drops you should feel a clunk when it hits bottom.In addition it seems to me the best snags are usually found at the tail of a hole or deep stretch in the river.They hang up as the bottom gets shallower.
I always start fishing a snag by placing my bait on the upstream outside of the snag.Most of the active fish will be holding in the current edge formed by the snag.If I don't get bit in a few minutes I will move my bait to the dead center of the thickest cover just upstream of the snag.If I don't get bit there I usually move on.If fishing seems to be bit slow that day I will also try the between the snag and the bank.This also can be a good location for your bait if the water is high.
I try to only fish a snag for a maximum of about 15 minutes or one smoke and one beer. If I get a fish I fish the snag a little longer.I have noticed that when you get three or four cats out of one snag its time to move on.On occassion I will get more than a few out of a snag but not often.

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[Guest]

Bingo Fishhead!

Yup-yup, Sumo piggy's love them main channel Kitty Condo's.

Fishhead did you ever tinker with that planer board release rig I told you about?