bait for catfish

[hawkeye43]

I was fishing today, looking for a new spot to move the house. I was putting the camara down looking for rocks and the fish that would not bite. They were catfish. What kind of bait or lures should I be using?????

They were rutting and digging around in the bottom big time. I counted as many as 6 at a time.

I have never fish them before so I'm asking how.

[Ketch]

I will use minnows and cutbait for them when I target them through the ice. I do go with smaller hooks and smaller baits in the winter than I would in the summer.

There are articles all over on catfishing through the ice, and several good posts on here as well.

[harvey lee]

Ken, you could use some Go Devils with a piece of meat for those channels.

http://outdoorprostore.com/glow-devil.html

[hawkeye43]

Thanks guys,I was jigging not knowing what was down there. the one I hooked on 2 lbs test, the fight was unreal. I did get to see it before the line broke. Now its a new mission.

[DARK30]

That would be fun to see on video. They must have been looking for something...question is what and could you offer it to them on a hook

[hawkeye43]

Today I was there with the camara down. They were lay on the bottom not moving, the one I dropped a jig with minnow heads and it hit him on the head. It moved about a foot and dropped back to the bottom. The few minnow tail that we dropped down the holes are gone, so we will stop doing that. I will see if I can some kind of food that they would be after. I going to check out if I can hook tha camara up to the tv.

[DTro]

Try taking a cut piece of shiner or other minnow about the size of a postage stamp. Put in on a plain hook and hang it about 6" from the bottom under a slip bobber.

[AceintheHole]

What is a good winter catfish lake around the metro area and south

[Blue Kayak]

If they were rooting around on the bottom, perhaps they were looking for hibernating frogs. I suppose insect larvae is another possibility.

[MidCoast]

I use to fish Coon Rapids Dam during the winter and did excellent with the Catfish... But this was back in my highschool days... The bite, was phenominal though!!! I caught a lot of trophy catfishes during that time.