Wels....

[J Darcy 5,871]

Spotted my target for this summer...

[forest of dean redneck 11,189]

That's going to take some lifting.what kind of set up would you use ?

[C.green 3,203]

One thing I'd love to land and a sturgeon I've done a fair bit of carp fishing where cats are rumoured to be in residence but not come accross one yet any idea of size ?

[treecreeper 1,136]

Where's that living jd? im on mad dash home to get the rods out for the night.

[squab 2,875]

biggest i had was a 26ib,which obviously taking into account what they capable of reaching is a small one but they was caught common enough in the particular lake i was fishing using typical carp set ups,funnily enough the one i had was on a zig rig popped up about 4feet in the water using a smokey mackerel boilie so not just bottom feeders as some are led to believe,they will come up for a bait.

 

fancied a trip out with yer man luke moffat years ago hitting the ebro but never did,good pic looks like its just been released,good luck targeting a big un

 

oh and i hear leeches are a killer bait for them

[Nicepix 5,650]

I've not really targeted them other than a few sessions spinning on a local river in the last hour of daylight and stalking one fish I'd seen habitually coming into a back water I'd been fishing for carp. When spinning I found that the cats had a habit of taking the lure as soon as it hit the water. They weren't keen on chasing, but would ambush it.

 

The best advice I can give is to fish close to the bank especially with water over three foot deep and especially around tree roots. As you will see..........

 

[Waz 4,204]

Spotted my target for this summer...

Good luck, is 'he' active now, dont forget a glove - what with your soft hands

 

You wanna see the craic round here for them! Makes grown men revert back to neandrathals.

Did consider a solitary one for my own place, but a few black bass & zander might suit better.

[ryaldinhio 4,134]

I caught a tadpole in France. 47.5lb as above it was a tidler for a wels but did I know I had it on. best fight Ive ever had by a long way.

[neil cooney 10,415]

Spotted my target for this summer...

Is that swimming off after being put back or did you spot it hunting ?

I didn't think they'd come that close to the surface in daylight ?

[tomburras 2,721]

Would be a dream come true to catch one - Good luck in your quest to catch it!

[J Darcy 5,871]

I spotted it in a fishing lake that was being drained. I'd guess it was about 20lb, so it's a good target for me. There's catfish in the ponds to over 40lb, but I would be happy with any! Roll on summer!

[fireman 10,774]

There's a 100 lb +er in a town pond not far from me here in Norfolk that was caught last year..

[Nicepix 5,650]

I spotted it in a fishing lake that was being drained. I'd guess it was about 20lb, so it's a good target for me. There's catfish in the ponds to over 40lb, but I would be happy with any! Roll on summer!

There's a lot to be said for targeting cats of 20lb - 30lb rather than the monsters. For a start you can use normal pike or carp tackle, and there's a lot more of them. A couple of years ago when we lived in a rented cottage bordering the River Vienne I had loads of them around 18lb - 26lb, mainly on Voblex spinners, but one or two came to bait too.

 

[treecreeper 1,136]

That be some crack on a pin ? not my cup of tea tbh but they scrap I had one around 140lb on a 6000 baitrunner was a fair scrap.

[Nicepix 5,650]

That be some crack on a pin not my cup of tea tbh but they scrap I had one around 140lb on a 6000 baitrunner was a fair scrap.

To be honest it took less than 90 seconds from hooking to landing it. I'd been fishing a small backwater for carp in the evenings and noticed this catfish coming in from the main river just before dusk. The swim was as snaggy as Hell and so I tackled up to hook and hold under the rod tip. It never got chance to run and spent more time in the air than in the water

Edited March 15, 2016 by Nicepix