Catfish Like Rib Rub...

DanChamberlain

So, I went from cut bluegill to hotdogs, then to hotdogs soaked in garlic powder with 1/3 cup of pickle juice. Caught fish on each of these baits with no discernible difference in bite frequency. I've heard they eat anything.

So, yesterday I went and caught a dozen 3" bluegill. Took them home and cut them in half (after I put them to sleep with ice) and put them in a jar of pickle juice with a couple table spoons of my favorite rib rub! Let them soak over night.

Today, at 1300, I tossed one on my rig and threw it into about 8 feet of water about 10 yards from the bank and before I could rig another line, I had my supper! It was only about a 26 inch Channel, but it was evidently in the mood for barbecue! 

I'm surprised. The rib rub has a lot of pepper in it. Maybe I should add jalepeno?

tennmike

I guess you got some highfalutin catfish that like good culinary presentations for lunch!

Zee

Interesting. 

coolgunguy

Mmmm.... catfish!

tennmike

Channel catfish below Watts Bar Dam like slices of chicken breast. That's what a friend of mine uses to catch them. I asked him why he used $3.50 a pound chikkin breast to catch $1.50 a pound channel cats. He said, "Because they hit it." Can't beat that logic, I guess, maybe.