11-01-2017, 06:01 PM
Hey Welcome to BFT, great to have you on board with us... I'm not a Utah Lake guy, but for me with mudcats I typically do one of two things... First bigger bait tends to be more than they will take, so they usually leave it alone, or drive you nuts with the little pecks that they can't get into their mouths so you can hook them... In that case I do number two and move to different location... Usually I find if there are big channels around, the mudcats will be gone... I think they don't like to be ate, so they move out when the big cats or walleye move in... Watch this and see if it isn't true... I will have mudcats driving me nuts and then all of a sudden they will shut off completely and shortly after I'll catch a channel or some other predator.... Sometimes changing the type of bait will also help... Using a cutbait rather than worms will help, but most of the time it's hard to deal with them unless you move to a new spot... Good luck... J
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