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Hey Jed,
When I use nightcrawlers for cats, it doesn't seem to matter how I hook them on the hook. I have tried both putting them on in a ball, and threading them on with the ends hanging free just like you do for trout, and either way the results seem to be the same. I don't think the cats care at all which way it's on there. I would just put one on at a time, you'll save yourself some worms. They'll smell one just as good as 2 or 3, and even the big 12-15 pounders will hit a worm (although I get a lot more bites with carp meat for large channels).
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for me I have tried a few different things this summer and so far worms work the best. You catch a lot more mud cats that way, but I still do pretty well with the channels. I know a lot of guys do real well with shrimp.
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Hey Jed, Thats sounds pretty exciting. Glad you got them again. I found myself changing or sharping hooks last time out to due to missed opportunities. Those rocks ruin a hook point very easy. I need to get back out there soon. I had alittle action the other night when the wind gusted for a few at 0300 at pelican marina from the south, usually the best time for me is dead calm glassly water.
When I have used worms I threaded the worm up the hook and line and tipped it with shrimp, just a trout habit. Cats don't care how its on there.
My favorite baits at utah lake are carp meat, white bass,
squid, shrimp, worms tipped with a piece of shrimp, blood bait "b". I never have had much luck with livers, but my buddy got a 34" 17 pounder on one the other day at 3 pm? Some days they like one bait more than others, they seem to keep you guessing from day to day.
I sure love the power of a nice channel cat, even the smaller males are very scrapy, especially all hormoned out in the spawn.. Slabs on!
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Have you ever tried crawdads? I used to hit the Bear River up around Tremonton, I had private access from a co-worker. I used all the stuff listed but found that crawdads were the preferred food of big cats. Plus it was a fun outing making bait.[/size][/font]
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Best bait I have ever found would be rotten carp meat. Just catch a carp, kill it and hide it in the water along the shore for a couple of days. Throw the guts out to chum the water and throw out some carp meat on your hook. Done this at Willard and Utah lake, caught lots of cats of all sizes.
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Thats funny you mention that. I was out there about a month ago and some oriental people asked how I was doing and i told them i wasnt getting crap. So the guy walks over to me and handed me 3 crawdad. 15 minutes later he landed a 15 pound cat. He had 3 on his stringer all over 10 lbs. I never did get one on the dads but I dont think Ivce given it enough time.
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