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by **carper_rob** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:30 pm

hello all. I just wonderd if anyone could give me any advice about catching a cat out of houchins?!?! I have done several nights there now but without any sucess. I have noticed that many people cast into the middle when going for cats, instead of casting into the margine, could anyone give me a reason for why people do this? Anyother suggestions would also be apreciated e.g any proovern baits, casting spots etc...

thanks,
rob

by **madaboutsilurus** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 pm

cats tend to frequent the areas around drop off points and deeper areas so that they can swim upwards on their prey. the swim upward and engulf them in the flow of water through their gills, once in the mouth the swim with their mouth open back downward to use the water to force the fish onto the crushing pads.

i would suggest that its not actually out in the middle you want unless you find a hole or something but just past the ledges. but they will be getting more active now and will be all round the lake.

by **carper_rob** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:50 pm

ok thanks, could you suggest any riggs or baits 2 use? Iv currently been using 21mm hallibut pellets but i just wonderd what other people use and if there was anything more affective? Do u mind me asking what swim you use aswell, Iv tryed the far bank on the right hand side as you look from the car park and the bit between the 2 lakes on the same side.

thanks
rob

by **specimenhunter** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:04 pm

mate im using halibut pellets and have had 4 30s in 2 weeks so i say keep at it try different spots u will find em in the end :wink:

by **tolly** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:15 am

i had 2 cats on pineapple poop ups :lol:

by **specimenhunter** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:24 am

be in the right place at right time and u will get one :wink:

by **TomB** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:20 pm

had 2 cats on pineapple poop ups

That what I like to see, traditional methods :lol:

by **Dave Davies** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:24 pm

How do you flavour dog droppings with pineapple?

Carefully, I suppose.

by **carper_rob** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:00 pm

how far do you have your pop-ups popped up? or do you use a zig rig? do you fish the halibut pellets on the bottom?

has anyone got any suggestions of a proovern lead set up? i was thinking about using a saftey clip set up!?!

by **tolly** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:19 pm

well dave what i did was... went to my local park and followed dogs and their owners around wait... then pick it up put it in a tub of pineapple flavouring wait till it hardens but still soft enough to put a needle through it!!! :lol:

:wink:

by **rangemaster** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:41 pm

:w@nker: andy!

by **dave whittaker** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:39 am

dave and tolly i would hydro stim if i was you :wink: far better for hardening dog poo

by **TomB** » Fri May 26, 2006 7:45 am

Could always try a P.V.A. bog.

by **carper_rob** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:21 pm

ok cheers guys, what sort of hooks and lead set ups do people use?

by **TomB** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:54 pm

Might be easier if you asked someone to go and catch one for you.
You might learn a bit more if you experimented for yourself rather than picking everybody else's brains :wink:

by **SamB** » Tue May 30, 2006 9:44 am

I think for lead set-up running rigs might be a start.
As when i fished it we got alot of ghost runs. Maybe becasue the cats felt the resistance of the lea and droped it.

by **Awesome** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:00 pm

OH DEAR!
my post got deleted :cry:
:evil:

by **Awesome** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:27 am

question for the management?
so why was my post deleted?
:twisted:

by **The Laird** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:38 am

There have been a lot of negative or aggressive posts on here recently and I went thru one night removing a load of them, your post may have fallen into that category.
I have had complaints from members saying that when they ask a question they get unhelpfull answers so I am trying to stop

it before people leave the forum.

by **specimenhunter** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:33 am

i dunno us troublemakers hey :lol:

by **TomB** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:40 am

Awesome was not being unhelpful. He was stating facts. Unfortunately that is how a lot of our members are now fishing for cats. Far from being unhelpful he was in fact highlighting a very serious problem. Members are fishing for cats using pike tackle. FACT.

Website · by **El Tel** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:42 am

Carper Rob, To try and provide some help I would suggest that a simple rig with Halibut Pellet will get some cat interest, just on the bottom not popped or even pooped up :lol:

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I have fished where the marginal slope meets the bottom at about a rod length out usually with some tree overhang and had cats from 3 different banks, so I cannot say any particular hot spot. I have just fished where a swim was available :!:

I suggest using braided hooklinks - as I lost one that munched my 8lb mono link! Hope this useful. :wink:

by **The Laird** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:04 pm

TomB wrote:Awesome was not being unhelpful. He was stating facts. Unfortunately that is how a lot of our members are now fishing for cats. Far from being unhelpful he was in fact highlighting a very serious problem. Members are fishing for cats using pike tackle. FACT.

I cant remember deleting his post or what it said as I deleted quite a few recently, I may have even deleted it in error :embarrased:

by **Awesome** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:34 pm

Negative and aggressive????
like tom said i was highlighting a problem, but hey what does my opinion matter!

by **Dave Davies** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:39 pm

I missed it, mate. Can we have a rerun?

by **carper_rob** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:07 pm

Ok thanks SamB and El Tel, ill defently stick with the hallibut pellets and im going 2 try the running rig next time im there.

thanks guys,
Rob

by **Gormer** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:48 am

rob, could be worth using a long hooklink 18-24 inches works for me.

p.m sent mate.

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