Big Fish Drought Broken
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:13 pm
I have admittedly been on a "Big Fish Drought" recently. While catching good numbers, the trophy cats have eluded my boat in recent weeks. But Steve Proctor broke the drought Sunday! On top of that, he and Cynthia Khalife (from Denver, Colorado) put the smackdown on big numbers of quality fish. It was easily a 200-pound-plus [total weight], 4-hour venture ... probably much more than 200! And we left 'em biting. It's fishing so, of course, the bite varies day-to-day. On Friday, in the exact same spot, we caught about a fourth of Sunday's catch. It just shows you never know what mood the fish will be in one day to the next.
We were on Chickamauga Lake, vertical drift fishing 40-55 feet of water... with my favorite bait, chicken breast. I use 50 lb. braided line going to a 3-way rig (60 # hook leader to a 5/0 Team Catfish circle hook). Basically it's "drop-shotting" for catfish.
We were on Chickamauga Lake, vertical drift fishing 40-55 feet of water... with my favorite bait, chicken breast. I use 50 lb. braided line going to a 3-way rig (60 # hook leader to a 5/0 Team Catfish circle hook). Basically it's "drop-shotting" for catfish.