happyflowerlady
Survivalist
Catfish are an incredibly smart fish! Not only that, they can actually talk.....well, at least they can make squeaking noises, even if that is not exactly talking. So, when you catch a catfish, and are reeling it in, that fish is squawking and letting all of the other catfish know that there are fishermen around, and not to bite on the bait.
After I caught the first catfish, they stopped biting. Since I didn't want to just sit there all day waiting for another catfish to decide to take the bait; I would make a "catfish catcher" out of a gallon milk jug. First you take about 5-6 feet of fish line and tie it to the handle of the milk jug, and bait the hook. Then you tie a long clothesline rope to the handle of the jug, pitch the whole thing out into the water, and tie the other end of the rope to a tree branch.
Every hour or so, you go and check on the milk jug, and when you see it moving around in the water, then you have caught a nice catfish for dinner.
After I caught the first catfish, they stopped biting. Since I didn't want to just sit there all day waiting for another catfish to decide to take the bait; I would make a "catfish catcher" out of a gallon milk jug. First you take about 5-6 feet of fish line and tie it to the handle of the milk jug, and bait the hook. Then you tie a long clothesline rope to the handle of the jug, pitch the whole thing out into the water, and tie the other end of the rope to a tree branch.
Every hour or so, you go and check on the milk jug, and when you see it moving around in the water, then you have caught a nice catfish for dinner.