New to fishing, and getting my bait stolen

[Teallaura]

Nice catch!

[Carrikature]

Caught this guy today.

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Oddly enough I snagged him.

Is that you, then? I thought you had blue eyes.

[Carrikature]

I used to see catfish as a poor substitute for other sorts of fish when it came to dining. That was until one of my brother's friends opened up a restaurant. His was so good that I stopped ordering shrimp and would get a double order of catfish.

Unfortunately for whatever reason he thought that he didn't need to pay payroll taxes and the IRS shut him down

Good catfish is still better than bad other fish, even if catfish is a lesser fish.


Of course, it matters a lot what they've been eating, as I understand it.

[Cerebrum123]

Is that you, then? I thought you had blue eyes.

Yup, that's me. I actually have green eyes. Not that you can tell when I wear my sunglasses, which is anytime I go outside.

[Carrikature]

Yup, that's me. I actually have green eyes. Not that you can tell when I wear my sunglasses, which is anytime I go outside.

Your avatar is misleading.

[rogue06]

Your avatar is misleading.

Mine is pretty accurate

[Cerebrum123]

Your avatar is misleading.

I never said the avatar was of me.

[Bill the Cat]

Brum, what were you using for bait? That's a nice fish!

[Cerebrum123]

Brum, what were you using for bait? That's a nice fish!

Nightcrawlers. Oh, and like I said, it snagged the fish, so I don't think the bait mattered too much. However my mom and dad(my dad was nice enough to let me reel that one in since they hadn't been biting much yet) both caught one using the nightcrawlers.

Yeah, they were all swimming in the same spot splashing around(about 7 of them), so it wasn't too hard to cast out over by where they were.

I once caught a 3 ft. carp out there too, and it actually bit on the nightcrawler. I was pretty shocked by that myself. I'll have to find the picture of that one. It's my all time biggest catch.

[Sparko]

Nightcrawlers. Oh, and like I said, it snagged the fish, so I don't think the bait mattered too much. However my mom and dad(my dad was nice enough to let me reel that one in since they hadn't been biting much yet) both caught one using the nightcrawlers.

Yeah, they were all swimming in the same spot splashing around(about 7 of them), so it wasn't too hard to cast out over by where they were.

I once caught a 3 ft. carp out there too, and it actually bit on the nightcrawler. I was pretty shocked by that myself. I'll have to find the picture of that one. It's my all time biggest catch.

Heck, carp will just flop right up on the bank. Nasty fish. blech.

[Cerebrum123]

Heck, carp will just flop right up on the bank. Nasty fish. blech.

I had never caught one before, and it was huge, and put up a big fight, so I wasn't complaining.

[Bill the Cat]

Heck, carp will just flop right up on the bank. Nasty fish. blech.

I find them sort of Koi...

[Carrikature]

Oh, and you could try moving to a somewhat smaller hook, this way, you can still get the excitement of reeling in the little guys while you wait for the big ones.

Btw, using an ultralight rod is tons of fun. Even a little perch makes it bow over like it's a massive fish.

[Sparko]

Do you.... have any eights?

[Cerebrum123]

Btw, using an ultralight rod is tons of fun. Even a little perch makes it bow over like it's a massive fish.

I use one that my grandpa had hand made for me. It's really nice, I love the little finger grasp thing it has on it. I never understood why it looked like it had a trigger for a gun until I hooked something really heavy. Then it hit me, it's to help hold on to the pole better.