06-19-2003, 05:05 PM
I had posted on this a few weeks ago. I used to fish on the dikes in the Provo harbor. We would just fish worms on 1/0 treble hooks in 1-3 feet of water in the rocks this time of year and catch a good number of cats. We averaged 6-7lb fish. We would hang the worms under a bubble about 1.5 feet (about 6 inches above the bottom) and just set the pole down. No casting involved. We would be fishing right under other people (with their permission). They would chuckle when we asked, then scowl a few minutes later as we drug the fish out of the water. Like TD said, they don't eat much, but can be talked into an easy meal once in a while. Not sure if it matters, but we always did better using this method in muddy water. If the water was clear, we just didn't get as many bites. The afternoon was better than the morning also. We would go down after the day shift at Geneva. Arrive about 4:30 and fish for about 4 hours. Bite would usually start up about 6:00.
You get a great fight when you hook them with 4-5 feet of line out. Hold on tight, and take a tough reel, with a good drag!
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You get a great fight when you hook them with 4-5 feet of line out. Hold on tight, and take a tough reel, with a good drag!
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