Why do people use huge rods/reels when fishing for small fish?
Have you ever seen a channel catfisherman using an 8′ medium-heavy action rod w/ a saltwater reel filled w/ braid? I mean, come on the dude is gonna catch what? A monster? No. Fish in the 1-5 pound range OCCASIONALLY catching a cat 15 lbs. It’s ridiculous. All you really need for situations like this is a bass sized outfit. Yea, a 6′-7′ medium action rod, with a smaller reel with 12-20 lb. monofilament. Does people do this just to make people believe that they are catching 50 + flatheads in a 10′ creek?
Pisses me off.
Yea, i actually channel catfish & carp fish every weekend or multiple times a week. I can understand pulling fish out of cover but damn, what kind of cover are they in? Is a cabin just setting on top the catfish? I see that cover is a BIG factor but still, 50 # braid for a 10 lb. fish? Pshh …
I can’t see a record carp or cat coming from a small creek.
OK, maybe A LOT of people think different than me, but i see all your points. All the answers have been pretty good, and the BA is going to be hard to choose.
BFB – Like i said, i can’t see a 15 lb. channel cat coming from a 10′ creek. Now i can see if they’re chasing pretty big channel cats in a river or lake but one of these small creeks?
I’m not talking about flatheads & blues, im talking about channel catfish. Fish that normally don’t exceed 30 lbs. The world record is 58 lbs.
Dumbass, channel catfish don’t get 100 lbs, if you don’t know what you’re talking about then i recommend you to shut your mouth.
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I know people here in Fl that go fishing in the gulf for seatrout w/ huge (shark rods) to me it’s kinda pointless but everyone’s different, I think it’s always important to match your rod to your reel to your line to your tackle. They make drags for a reason. Oh well Im out for a fight not just to winch em in.
Ta’ my way of thinkin’, maybe, juuuust maybe because it’s the 1 and only rig the fool’s got. H _ _ l, I’ve seen people out at one of our local lakes (more like a’ POND in my eyes;)) usin’ 40# test with an 8′ rod and a’ reel so D _ _ n big it should have a motor on it!! Now, ya’ ready for this ~ fishin’ STOCKED Rainbow’s!!XX%?!! If your at all familiar with the state of Ahhhhh’nold (thank the heavens NOT for long though) aka California you’d know that the CDF&G (California Department of Fish & Game) plant/stock on the average, 1# er’s but, my friend a’ lot of them even be SMALLER
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Note: haveaseat ~ whhhh’at???
I’ve never seen that. Might be a regional thing. The heaviest line I’ve ever used is 10# and I typically use 4#. Working to get them in without them breaking the line is half the sport.
if you think that a catfish can only grow to be around 20 lbs, you’d be sadly mistaken, and catfish are really strong and if they hook themselves arounf something, it’s even harder, some cats can weight up to 100-200lbs easily, never underestimate them.
and I’ve heard of catfish around this size in smaller rivers and even creeks too.
here we go. lake casitas again. l see very few cats come out of this lake less than ten lb. l saw one of 45 lb. most run between 15 and 25 lb. the areas here popular with the cats are very brushy. 25 lb line is about a minimum for pulling a 15 thru the sticks. after l lost a 30+ on 8 lb, l switched to a heavy 9′ S/W jigging rod with a big newell 330 reel filled with 30 lb big game. only been broken off once or twice, since.
and these are, in fact, channel cats.