Lake Erie Pier Catfish

[Hawnjigs]

Caught by member JiggerJohn this week - he's still up there so I'll post his catch. JJ2 catches all kinds of oversize chunks on small jigs/light line from shore, or in this case a stacked stone pier - 1/24 jig clearly shown in pic.

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

That's a big channel cat,had to be a blast on light tackle. Hard to tell but it looks like a rabbit tail.

 

[Jig Man]

Congratulations...

 

[Pup]

Nice channel cat! And from a fishing pier to boot. :icon14:

 

[baitmaster]

Wow!!! That is awesome.

 

[Radtexan]

Nice one JJ,,especially with a jig and light test !!

 

[spotail]

Nice Fish!, I know that pier! He is up in my neck of the woods. The catfish will soon be on their spawning run here and, if you time it right, the cat fishing can be excellent with double digit catches.

 

[jiggerjohn]

Thanks guys. It's still a bit early and the wind and muddy water sure stifled things. Last year in June these cats really turned on, and I stung about 6-10 during a 4 day trip on the same 1/24 oz Boolie ( Hawnjigs' little roundhead,no. 8 hook, prop spinner, flashabou and trimmed purple rabbit tail), but had to pop them off after up to 45 minute fights with 4# test mono because my 29 year old son wasn't with me to put a clamp in their jaw,like he was this trip! Also upped my line to 5# test power pro for just a bit more strength, but stayed with my favorite 4'9" Charlie Brewer Slider rod. This year with all the recent storms a massive amount of tree limbs,logs, and debris collected along the pier rocks, so I tipped the tiny hook was a small kernel of corn to shield the hook gap (plus cats love the smell & taste!!). This worked like a charm and made it easy to swim & drop my jig into key bottom areas.