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Gidday there well as you can see by my name i am an Australian living in Texas. I was a very avid saltwater fisherman in Australia, mainly surf, estuary and some deep sea fishing but i have never fished freshwater and really want to learn. I live in the Austin area of Texas and need some advice on where, when and how to fish here. My wife bought me a spinning reel and rod for Christmas along with some getting started lures, hooks etc. My issue is i have no idea on whether its best to bottom fish, lure fish float fish, baits places to go etc. I will be land based as i dont have a boat but any information would be great. Lets start with Catfish, what would be the best way for me to catch them and do i need real bait, live bait, lures, floats, anything anyone can help me with would be greatly appreciated as i am really keen to wet a line again.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000]Hi there aussietexas aNd welcome to the BFT forum. Just might want to pop your inquiry on the Texas forum to get the real skinny on your question. Good luck. Click onto this link.[/#008000][/font]
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Welcome to the site AIT, in addition to the Texas board you could also ask your question and catfishing on out catfish board, here is a link to that board: [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=163"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=163[/url]
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welcome to the site... Im sure the anglers on the forums reference can give you the help you need to enjoy freshwater fishing.....

MacFly [cool]
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