Morning madness at Lindon 7-1-14

[RockyRaab]

My dedicated catfish rod uses a spinning reel, with 10# braid. At the terminal end, I slide on a ½-oz egg sinker, a red bead and tie to a good swivel. Then a six-inch piece of 14# spiderwire and a #4 red octopus hook. My "secret trick" is to thread a bright red foam earplug onto the leader between swivel and hook. Catfish LOVE red, and the foam plug keeps my bait up slightly off the bottom - in plain sight and smell. Half a nightcrawler works for me.

If I'm fishing two rods, I back the drag way off on the kitty rod and engage the anti-reverse. When a fish moves off with the bait, I can hear the clicking of the spool. I tighten the drag or simply hold the spool when I set the hook, adjusting the drag as required after that.
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