First catfish of the year.... With a spinnerbait

[B.D.]

I haven't caught a catfish on a spinnerbait before, but I have sure caught them on crankbaits and spoons.

I have caught the heck out of catfish in the Harpeth on stoneroller minnows, though it's hard to keep the gar off them.

bd

 

[catman529]

B.D. you just told everyone my secret bait well not that much of a secret, the river is FULL of stonerollers. Caught most of my gar with them too, I like to throw one out without any weight in front of a gar near the surface of the water. They take it every time... but hooking them is a challenge. Caught some big cats, drum, even my biggest smallmouth on stonerollers. The smallie was about 18.5 inches if I remember correctly. Best bait I have ever used in the Harpeth.

 

[Sawgrass]

Don't mean to pop your bubble catman, but they's no secrets when it comes to stonerollers around here :grin:

 

[buckhorn40]

 

[catman529]

Don't mean to pop your bubble catman, but they's no secrets when it comes to stonerollers around here :grin:

But only the people with nets or traps know about them and use them. I know a few I have met while fishing who throw nets, or use traps, so it's definitely not a big secret but there are a lot of other minnows that get mixed in so I like to keep my stonerollers separate and use the others (shiners, chubs, etc) for the gar.