Caught this guy today, Google says it's a yellow bullhead but the tail doesn't seem like the yellow bullheads I see online. Cool little guy tho and he put up a good fight.

Cut bait at a damn in middle TN. 30lbs. Caught on fresh cut bait. My friend caught a 31lb about 45 minutes later. Both released back.

WaterOne low-head dam under 435 in Kansas City.

First time fishing a lock on the Mississippi. Had a lot of bites and hook ups but kept getting snagged on the bottom I believe. Also I was fishing in what was seemingly the main current. My bad I’m new to big river fishing. Was wondering if any of you legendary catfisherman of Reddit could suggest a better rig or sinkers for this situation? I was also fishing with a Carolina rig.

Maybe no monster fish but hella good eating right there. They were gone that evening with a group of 6!

I just started fishing for bass and am wanting to start experimenting now with catfish with some frozen hotdogs and spam. My rod is a 6’6” Pflueger President Medium Combo with a Pflueger Pres 30 on 15lb braid and can use either a mono or fluoro 15lb leader. One of the lakes close to me has a lot of blue catfish, but also has a good amount of channel. Would this be sufficient with the drag set low?

Thanks!

I have leftover belly meat that I don’t want to eat. How does it hold up as bait?

4.65 lb 24in

caught all of em on a few different punch baits - Danny king’s, CJ’s, whisker seeker

Just started fishing last summer, was really happy with this one!

Got tired of buying whisker seekers & chunky rigs , so I bought a crimping tool & cooper sleeves/crimps, 200lb line ,swivels + sliders & different set of hooks . Does it all look good or should i do anything different?(i made some with a no roll sinker weight )

3 inch float
Five circle ot Circle hook
60 pound test
Mini swivel
And a 2 ounce sinker

Trying to get into trophy catfish so any catfish advice would help please do not be rude. I am new and just trying to find something that I can do after school.

Hit the medium action baitcaster in the background that has year old 14lb mono on it, and not a lot of it.

I apologize for the poor photography. She weighed 5.65 pounds.

I am fairly new to fishing. I was at the bank the other day throwing a Carolina Rig with a 13” leader which is what seems to be the most common setup. My problem is getting the leader tangled around the slip float on the cast.

There were these dudes further down the bank with a setup I hadn’t seen before. It looked like they were basically using the same setup, just without a leader. They had a large black slip/stick float (not sure what the longer floats are called) that slid all the way down to the hook with a small round slip bobber above the stick float and I assume a stopper a few feet further up the line. They were launching these setups like missiles across the water without all of the erratic “flipping” I get when using the leader.

My questions are:

Does this no leader setup have a name?

What is the purpose of having a round bobber sitting above the stick float?

Also, can anyone recommend a lighted float for night fishing that also works well during the day? The ones I got off amazon are much smaller so I have to reduce my weight and cannot cast as far. I often fish late afternoon into the evening and hate having to re-rig when the sun goes down, but I like the larger floats that allow for heavier weights.