carlosswfc 0 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hi new to the forum . basically started fishing about 5 months ago and just want to know of any methods on how to bag a cat fish as the place am going to this wkend as am told a good stock of them at messingham sands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newmarket 2,078 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Beefed up Carp gear and enormous Halibut pellets will do the trick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlosswfc 0 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Beefed up Carp gear and enormous Halibut pellets will do the trick Thanks for the reply.think i will give it a miss now then as i only have a pole and not a very good rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newmarket 2,078 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks for the reply.think i will give it a miss now then as i only have a pole and not a very good rod I reckon thats a wise move i think Carlos . If you was seriously targetting Cats then you would be recommended rods of 4.5-5lb tc and 25 lb line . And thats just for starters . A 50lb picked up my nephews pineapple boilie ( i know ) and ran him up and down the lake for an hour . He got it in though using a 2.5 tippy carp rod and 10lb mono size 8 hook bivvystreet 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bivvystreet 317 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I reckon thats a wise move i think Carlos . If you was seriously targetting Cats then you would be recommended rods of 4.5-5lb tc and 25 lb line . And thats just for starters . A 50lb picked up my nephews pineapple boilie ( i know ) and ran him up and down the lake for an hour . He got it in though using a 2.5 tippy carp rod and 10lb mono size 8 hook top angling from the nephew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlosswfc 0 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I reckon thats a wise move i think Carlos . If you was seriously targetting Cats then you would be recommended rods of 4.5-5lb tc and 25 lb line . And thats just for starters . A 50lb picked up my nephews pineapple boilie ( i know ) and ran him up and down the lake for an hour . He got it in though using a 2.5 tippy carp rod and 10lb mono size 8 hook Thats some good angling then.took me 35min other day to land a 18lb carp.thanks for the advice mate much appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newmarket 2,078 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 He landed it about 10 mins before we were due to pack up so he couldnt be bothered to rebait etc so he slung the same hookbait out to the same spot .  2 minutes later  Yep this time 40lb ......  50 mins to land .  He was knackered afterwards and i had the 'ump fishingdepot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyborx 2,164 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 He was knackered afterwards and i had the 'ump  hahaha, no change there then newmarket 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyborx 2,164 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks for the reply.think i will give it a miss now then as i only have a pole and not a very good rod  carlos, all you have to do is hang about on here for a month or two, soon you will feel inadequate and then you will be buying gear like a demon, very soon we will have you chasing monster cats, carp. pike and all the other species just so you can brag with the best of us keep posting :lol:  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlosswfc 0 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 carlos, all you have to do is hang about on here for a month or two, soon you will feel inadequate and then you will be buying gear like a demon, very soon we will have you chasing monster cats, carp. pike and all the other species just so you can brag with the best of us keep posting :lol: Â Haha thanks mate hope am catching monsters soon with any look.have got plenty more questions to ask yet because am just getting to grips with it all at the minute Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlosswfc 0 Posted September 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 put the pole in the garden and grow some beans up it Carlos, get yourself some good rods mate.Like that lol.gonna do mate only been fishing a few months and i didn't think it was going to be as expensive as it is.so at the minute am just buying a few bits at a time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blanksalot 260 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 http://vimeo.com/36782290 Â skip to 2.20 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emmcee 1,565 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 my mates with an 86lb cat from france last week. 100lb braid mainline, 5lb tc rod and size 4/0 cat hook. still took half hour to get in. you need the right gear for these fish  carpmachine 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emmcee 1,565 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 at least the op has aaked the question first and good on him for doing so dalthegooner 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dalthegooner 1,242 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 at least the op has aaked the question first and good on him for doing so Agreed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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