Hi Dave, you remind me of my years when I was in my 20's fishing the Connecticut River back in the 70's I am now 78 years old in a Wheel chair love your video's THANKS.!!!!!
Dave, there is nothing like catching a 40 pounder + to put a Big-Ass smile on your face. For someone who usually wears a straight face even when describing a stray cat as a mountain lion ... the smile was a delight to see.
Hmm. I'm having trouble catching Skipjacks right now but do have some Spanish Mackerel in my freezer from a trip last month. I brought home 60 lbs of fillets but turns out, I'm not too fond of how mackerel tastes. It is very oily...you have me curious now about using some of it to go after blues.
@@danielteague5395 note that experienced fishermen don't use fillets for bait Cut them in chunks across the body. Small cats, sunfish, etc., will eat up your fillet quickly. Suggest you bleed SM fillets, brine soak and smoke and eat them with beer. If you have to use them for bait, expect a stripped off SM with little or no clicker alarm.
@@larrytischler570 I had the mackerels filleted with the intent of eating them. I had never caught any before. We caught mackerel and mahi mahi. The mahi mahi was great...the mackerel not so much. I figured trying to use it for bait would be better than than throwing it all away.
I absolutely love your videos! My dad would send my cousin and I to the creek with hotdogs and chicken livers for small catfish...we would keep them alive and then my dad would fish with the catfish live the next day for BIG FLATHEADS!!! Santee and Big Pee Dee Rivers! 30 years later and I'm catchin the flatheads now!
Nice fish Dave, I would not want to be a small blue cat around a big blue or a flat head after watching your video this morning. Tite lines and big Catfish brother. Much Peace and Love from North East Texas.
My favorite video so far from you Catfish Dave. Bank fishing using catfish for bait. This was exactly me a couple weeks back. Started late and couldn't catch a bluegill to save my life at 11pm. But some lunch meat from an Italian hoagie caught me a bullhead, which then I cut up and used to take a 17pound channel kitty home. There's more to the bait choice that is relatable to this video. But I'm not here to rant. Love your content CD!
Dave, I have been catfishing here in Minnesota for quite a few years I have been using a bait that I never see you try but it works very well and it's similar to your catfish bait, it's bullheads. I have tried skipjack, bluegill, shad and a few others where availabl and legal but my goto bait is bulkhead either cut or live.
Greetings from Ivanhoe, Virginia. Videos are awesome Dave. Me and my son watch them all the time and then hit the river by our house. No monsters this year but plenty of stories and fun especially during these uncertain times.
Question: What length are the rods? I'm eating catfish for lunch. I wonder of catfish nuggets (aka belly flaps) would work. They are easier to catch than a whole fish. My local grocery has them on sale.right now.
Hello from Cookeville neighbor. Love your videos.. I am an OTR Driver and watch you while I am out here. I like to fish Cordell Hull a lot but have never went after catfish. Looks like I may be changing that when I get the time.
Dave?...You, sir, are an effing stud. Your adaptability and entertaining mein are video gold, bro. Here is my fishing mantra that I use to be a successful angler: You have to be at the right place, at the right time.. With the right gear and the right frame of mind.
Nice night 😘 Now I'm going to have to try that one. Thanks for the tip on the knot. We used one similar fishing for sharks in the mouth of pearl harbor. Since I retired from the USN it's cats in AZ. Still a lot of fun. Good luck and may your bait forever be wet.
You r the best I’ve seen Dave and u prove it moving around not just in one spot my respects I wish I could b in your waters I stay I. California and I love to catfish but there’s mostly channels cat but I love watching your videos one day I’ll go down there thank u for your videos dave
Good video thanks for the good information as always. The only catfish legal for bait here in Missouri are bullheads. I wish we had skipjack here. I use mainly bluegill, gizzard shad and sometimes little carp or buffalo.
Good video and good music Dave! Thanks for taking care of these big fish like you do. I do the same. Its good to know not all of our big trophy size cats around here get put on a stringer. Fine job sir!
Good video Dave . We been useing babycatfish here in GA for a while but I have been useing carp for cut bait and getting big respectable flatheads on them too. I scale them and cut fillet off and leave the skin on.Its thick and tuff . They been catching me more fish than Shad and Bream it can be used in rugged 6 mile casts over and over.
Love to see you smiling Dave!!!!! First time I see you smiling that's s good thing brother! And I think that mountain cat was the same cat from the other video in that park wen you was knight fishing 🤘😆🤘you are the best! You Dagblasted!!! 😂
I expected to see you using that carp's head from the previous video for bait. Many thanks for producing the very best fishing channel on TH-cam!! I'm always looking forward to the next one.
For those of us who eat them, you are throwing away some fine eating. But I do it as well. Great 40 pounder on the blue cat!! Nice video Dave, keep them coming!
Catfish Dave please help I just bought a sealine 50 x Sha I have a question. Once you cast out after you set your rod down can I flip the level to the off position does that mean it's in free spool? So a fish can't take the bait and I can hear the clicker going and then turn the lever to the on position. I watched your sealine 40 vid that was screaming line did you flip the lever to the on position once you picked it up? Sorry if this is confusing but I'm new to this and your knowledge is greatly appreciated 🙏
Nice night of fishing!! I've used your advice about what the catfish eat in my local waters. I know there are Carp there, so i bought a small carp at the store. Haven't caught anything yet, but the theory makes sense. Also, you're lucky, that clicker saved your life from the mountain lion!!😂👍🎣tight lines Dave!
Dave, I've never used catfish as cutbait, but I used to take a small hook and a small bit of nightcrawler to catch 6 to 12 inch channel cats. Then clip their barbs off with wire cutters. They would bleed a bit. But best flathead bait you can use.
Dave you might want to put a disclaimer in the video about checking state laws on using Certain baits. I know in Texas its illegal to use game fish like catfish for bait. But I do love watching your videos.
Great video Dave! What kind of lights do you use? I am going to go to the beginning and watch all your videos in order to further my education!! I wanna be like Dave when (if) I grow up! WOOOOOO!!
sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I love any tricks you can give me!
Hey Dave, some freaking awesome fish enjoyed the video, there is an older feller here in Texas I know ,he uses channel cat for cut bait and catches really big catfish, and said thats all uses, uses very small shad to catch the channel cat, thanks for sir very nice
I love Channel cat. I cut the red meat strip out that makes the Fillet taste fishy and save it for Bait along with the stomach. That's being a conservationist. LMAO!! I never used the circle hooks until recently and used many catfish that swallowed the hook. Learned that about circle hooks on these videos. Thank You. Red River of the North.
I have a question i hope someone can answer. I been drift fishing and throwing a few jugs out as I go I catch lots of fish on the jugs and hardly any on the poles. It's like the fish don't wanna get near my boat. I'm fishing between 10 and 70 feet of water with 6 poles out and no bites on my poles but jugs catching fish. Same bait same hooks
Daniel Blair Don’t drift Anchor up if your in. The river Spread the poles out. Check out chattcatts on you tube. Guy named joe jellison has it. Good channel like catfish Dave’s. Joe catches monsters as well in Tennessee but he anchors up. 👍🎣🇺🇸
They did a study here in Eastern Virginia because the watermen were claiming that the Blue Cats were eating up all the Blue Crabs. The watermen want the catfish fished out. The study was pretty extensive. They found that the cats mostly ate plants, shad, juvenile blue cats and yes, a few Blue Crabs. along with just about everyother type of fish that swims. Crabs made up less than 10% of their diet. Surprisingly, the catfish they ate was a significant percentage - enough to categorize them as cannibalistic. Still, the state is looking to expand the commercial fishing they allow on catfish to try to hold back their numbers and appease the commercial fishing lobby.When I have trouble catching white perch or bluegills for bait I go after a catfish next. A bullhead or channel cat is a prized bait.I love these videos of yours.
Enjoy watching your show, you are using catfish for bait ,if you really want the best try striper, cut in stripes try getting the red meat you will be amazed.
I've caught channel cats using yellow bullhead as bait here in PA. Usually, the big ones take the bullhead. Plus, it weeds out the other yellow bullhead. I don't do it often, because I don't like killing catfish, but I figure one every once in awhile is okay.
I told you to use catfish to catch catfish like a year ago dave. I use cut channel cat to catch bigger channel cats all the time. If you can get some live bull head catfish like 7 to 8 inch, you would slay the big flat heads and blues all day long.
Got me some toys Dave. Abu Garcia 6500, Penn 209 AND a Daiwa Sealine -X 40 HV. Gonna do tha Big Blue Boogie! Crazy Albright? Never heard of it. Albright. Yes. Alberto. Yes. Crazy Alberto. Went to school with him.
I had a friend that fell asleep fishing, when he woke up he had a 60 lb. Flathead with a 3 lb Flathead in it's mouth with no hook in it. The hook was in the small ones mouth.
Hi Dave,
you remind me of my years when I was in my 20's fishing the Connecticut River back in the 70's I am now 78 years old in a Wheel chair love your video's THANKS.!!!!!
Catching cats with cat bait. Oh yeah , I always knew ( in my knower ) that it would work ! Thanks Dave as always ,enjoyed your video !!!
Dave, there is nothing like catching a 40 pounder + to put a Big-Ass smile on your face. For someone who usually wears a straight face even when describing a stray cat as a mountain lion ... the smile was a delight to see.
Dave there is a old Veteran that bank fishes in SC, his favorite bait is channel cats. He catches 40s, 50s and 60s . It’s a great bait.🇺🇸
What rivers or lakes does he fish? Im in upstate SC and could you some info.
Hmm. I'm having trouble catching Skipjacks right now but do have some Spanish Mackerel in my freezer from a trip last month. I brought home 60 lbs of fillets but turns out, I'm not too fond of how mackerel tastes. It is very oily...you have me curious now about using some of it to go after blues.
Mr Man 7803 he is in York county SC
@@danielteague5395 note that experienced fishermen don't use fillets for bait
Cut them in chunks across the body.
Small cats, sunfish, etc., will eat up your fillet quickly. Suggest you bleed SM fillets, brine soak and smoke and eat them with beer. If you have to use them for bait, expect a stripped off SM with little or no clicker alarm.
@@larrytischler570 I had the mackerels filleted with the intent of eating them. I had never caught any before. We caught mackerel and mahi mahi. The mahi mahi was great...the mackerel not so much. I figured trying to use it for bait would be better than than throwing it all away.
Hearing your boots running up to them rod's every time one went off, cracked me up every time!
Great video!
I absolutely love your videos!
My dad would send my cousin and I to the creek with hotdogs and chicken livers for small catfish...we would keep them alive and then my dad would fish with the catfish live the next day for BIG FLATHEADS!!! Santee and Big Pee Dee Rivers! 30 years later and I'm catchin the flatheads now!
Really enjoy watching your channel man 😊
Nice fish Dave,
I would not want to be a small blue cat around a big blue or a flat head after watching your video this morning. Tite lines and big Catfish brother.
Much Peace and Love from North East Texas.
That shit eatin grin when he picked up that beast lol
My favorite video so far from you Catfish Dave. Bank fishing using catfish for bait. This was exactly me a couple weeks back. Started late and couldn't catch a bluegill to save my life at 11pm. But some lunch meat from an Italian hoagie caught me a bullhead, which then I cut up and used to take a 17pound channel kitty home.
There's more to the bait choice that is relatable to this video. But I'm not here to rant. Love your content CD!
Dave, I have been catfishing here in Minnesota for quite a few years I have been using a bait that I never see you try but it works very well and it's similar to your catfish bait, it's bullheads. I have tried skipjack, bluegill, shad and a few others where availabl and legal but my goto bait is bulkhead either cut or live.
Another great video and catfish too always looking forward to watching your videos .Fish On 🐟 🐟 🐟
Wow a black and white mountain lion awesome video Dave keep them coming thanks
Dave great video as always And nice fish too.
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
Great fish brother, keep on keeping on,
Another great video and fish from the legend catfish dave.
Man do it Dave! I'm about to try that catfish as bait when I go back down to the Tennessee tombigbee River! Thanks for another great episode!
Just started watching your videos this weekend fantastic sir great videos thanks from Arkansas !
Cats
Catfish
BIG CATFISH
You got it all!
Greetings from Ivanhoe, Virginia. Videos are awesome Dave. Me and my son watch them all the time and then hit the river by our house. No monsters this year but plenty of stories and fun especially during these uncertain times.
Question: What length are the rods? I'm eating catfish for lunch. I wonder of catfish nuggets (aka belly flaps) would work. They are easier to catch than a whole fish. My local grocery has them on sale.right now.
Hello from Cookeville neighbor.
Love your videos.. I am an OTR Driver and watch you while I am out here.
I like to fish Cordell Hull a lot but have never went after catfish.
Looks like I may be changing that when I get the time.
CFD, What are your thoughts on catfish bubblegum and Bradley’s bite enhancer? Thnx
Dave?...You, sir, are an effing stud.
Your adaptability and entertaining mein are video gold, bro.
Here is my fishing mantra that I use to be a successful angler:
You have to be at the right place, at the right time..
With the right gear and the right frame of mind.
Nice night 😘 Now I'm going to have to try that one. Thanks for the tip on the knot. We used one similar fishing for sharks in the mouth of pearl harbor. Since I retired from the USN it's cats in AZ. Still a lot of fun. Good luck and may your bait forever be wet.
You r the best I’ve seen Dave and u prove it moving around not just in one spot my respects I wish I could b in your waters I stay I. California and I love to catfish but there’s mostly channels cat but I love watching your videos one day I’ll go down there thank u for your videos dave
What's the length of the rods ? That was the first piebald mountain lion I ever saw.
Dave, I’m curious about the lighting you use. Can I get a link?
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I appreciate the info!
Good video thanks for the good information as always. The only catfish legal for bait here in Missouri are bullheads. I wish we had skipjack here. I use mainly bluegill, gizzard shad and sometimes little carp or buffalo.
Carp is my favorite cat bait
Good video and good music Dave! Thanks for taking care of these big fish like you do. I do the same. Its good to know not all of our big trophy size cats around here get put on a stringer. Fine job sir!
Whoooo Its Cold out there Dave, thanks for the video.
What type of monofilament do you use? I use the Berkley Big Game. What do you think about that line?
I never had luck with skip jack hats off to you Dave
Good video Dave . We been useing babycatfish here in GA for a while but I have been useing carp for cut bait and getting big respectable flatheads on them too. I scale them and cut fillet off and leave the skin on.Its thick and tuff . They been catching me more fish than Shad and Bream it can be used in rugged 6 mile casts over and over.
Ya just gotta these older shows with Dave bank fishing. Using the same Plano tackle box that I have owned for more than 25 years !
Thanks for posting this Dave, it is great content. How much did that huge blue catfish weigh?
Love to see you smiling Dave!!!!! First time I see you smiling that's s good thing brother! And I think that mountain cat was the same cat from the other video in that park wen you was knight fishing 🤘😆🤘you are the best! You Dagblasted!!! 😂
Three a milk two a cream Mrs.Soams 👍🎣🤠
I expected to see you using that carp's head from the previous video for bait. Many thanks for producing the very best fishing channel on TH-cam!! I'm always looking forward to the next one.
what pound text line are you using Dave? Braided line is that spider wire?
I believe I was using Reaction braid 65 lb in this video. I don't like spider wire
Catfish Dave do you think mullet will be a good cut bait to catch catfish?
It works for me
Is your Avet reel still out catching the others? Looks like it is doing great.
So far it has been the lucky reel
My grandpa always uses the guts out of the catfish he catches and it works great
Nothing like a good fishing night. Great video and keep up the good work. You have water and catfish so you have a fishing video.
Love your videos Catfish Dave. Thanks for making them.
For those of us who eat them, you are throwing away some fine eating. But I do it as well. Great 40 pounder on the blue cat!! Nice video Dave, keep them coming!
Catfish Dave please help I just bought a sealine 50 x Sha I have a question. Once you cast out after you set your rod down can I flip the level to the off position does that mean it's in free spool? So a fish can't take the bait and I can hear the clicker going and then turn the lever to the on position. I watched your sealine 40 vid that was screaming line did you flip the lever to the on position once you picked it up? Sorry if this is confusing but I'm new to this and your knowledge is greatly appreciated 🙏
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It is in free spool when you cast it. The reel has has 2 positions. Free spool and engaged. The clicker has 2 positions. On and off.
I actually engaged the reel before I picked it up in that video
@@catfishdave8192 thank you sir
Nice catfish Dave, very good video.
Nice night of fishing!! I've used your advice about what the catfish eat in my local waters. I know there are Carp there, so i bought a small carp at the store. Haven't caught anything yet, but the theory makes sense. Also, you're lucky, that clicker saved your life from the mountain lion!!😂👍🎣tight lines Dave!
Great video Dave
I'm no Marlin Perkins, but I'm pretty sure that was a black panther, you are lucky to be alive. God bless you Sir.
The music when you hook up is excellent!🤠
Dave, I've never used catfish as cutbait, but I used to take a small hook and a small bit of nightcrawler to catch 6 to 12 inch channel cats. Then clip their barbs off with wire cutters. They would bleed a bit. But best flathead bait you can use.
Love to watch your fishing videos......Cold here in kentucky also
Y'all ought to try some cut bull head catfish. It is more oily than other fish. Great idea and great video.
Yessir!!!......it works here in Oklahoma
Did you use bull-heads as live bait, cut bait or both?
I have used both....with success...I always cut a small slit along the dorsal ...just enough to make it bleed
That's awesome... good job and video sir... I need to look into getting another okuma rod but spinning because I cant do baitcast or open face..
Thanks Dave you are the Legend keep them coming
Dave you might want to put a disclaimer in the video about checking state laws on using Certain baits. I know in Texas its illegal to use game fish like catfish for bait. But I do love watching your videos.
Great video Dave! What kind of lights do you use? I am going to go to the beginning and watch all your videos in order to further my education!! I wanna be like Dave when (if) I grow up! WOOOOOO!!
Hi Dave, Great shows. In TX not sure it's legal to use catfish as bait.
Nice catch Dave, you have a nice system for the best fishing show, Jeff in LA USA
What kind of Lighting do you use ? I need to purchase one
You're killing it dude, much respect
catfish dave is the absolute man
Always enjoy your videos Dave, you are rougher & tougher than most 👌
Hey Dave, what kind of camera do you use for the still shots?
I’m surprised you don’t catch more Drum.
sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account??
I somehow forgot the login password. I love any tricks you can give me!
@Levi Dominik Instablaster ;)
Hey Dave, some freaking awesome fish enjoyed the video, there is an older feller here in Texas I know ,he uses channel cat for cut bait and catches really big catfish, and said thats all uses, uses very small shad to catch the channel cat, thanks for sir very nice
Got dam! Suweeet man! Thanks for all the content! Keep on keepin on! 👍✌
I love Channel cat. I cut the red meat strip out that makes the Fillet taste fishy and save it for Bait along with the stomach. That's being a conservationist. LMAO!! I never used the circle hooks until recently and used many catfish that swallowed the hook. Learned that about circle hooks on these videos. Thank You. Red River of the North.
I have a question i hope someone can answer. I been drift fishing and throwing a few jugs out as I go I catch lots of fish on the jugs and hardly any on the poles. It's like the fish don't wanna get near my boat. I'm fishing between 10 and 70 feet of water with 6 poles out and no bites on my poles but jugs catching fish. Same bait same hooks
Daniel Blair Don’t drift Anchor up if your in. The river Spread the poles out. Check out chattcatts on you tube. Guy named joe jellison has it. Good channel like catfish Dave’s. Joe catches monsters as well in Tennessee but he anchors up. 👍🎣🇺🇸
Hey Catfish Dave, i hope you know I wait for and watch every one of you vids, You did it again, i am a big fan, still saving for barbie rattle 😊😊😁
That makes for a good night and again thanks for making videos and sharing for the rest of us!
Your best video to date man.
Great job catfish Dave keep up the great work
They did a study here in Eastern Virginia because the watermen were claiming that the Blue Cats were eating up all the Blue Crabs. The watermen want the catfish fished out. The study was pretty extensive. They found that the cats mostly ate plants, shad, juvenile blue cats and yes, a few Blue Crabs. along with just about everyother type of fish that swims. Crabs made up less than 10% of their diet. Surprisingly, the catfish they ate was a significant percentage - enough to categorize them as cannibalistic. Still, the state is looking to expand the commercial fishing they allow on catfish to try to hold back their numbers and appease the commercial fishing lobby.When I have trouble catching white perch or bluegills for bait I go after a catfish next. A bullhead or channel cat is a prized bait.I love these videos of yours.
Congrats Dave. Beautiful fish. The mountain lion was cute too lol.
Great evening of fishing. Thank you 🎣🎣🎣
hey Dave what length of shock leader do you use. Good video.
@ATX Fishing oops. I asked before the video was over
Hey Dave, you’re a catfisherman. What’s with the giant tackle box?
Enjoy watching your show, you are using catfish for bait ,if you really want the best try striper, cut in stripes try getting the red meat you will be amazed.
I've caught channel cats using yellow bullhead as bait here in PA. Usually, the big ones take the bullhead. Plus, it weeds out the other yellow bullhead. I don't do it often, because I don't like killing catfish, but I figure one every once in awhile is okay.
In some states it may be illegal to use catfish for cut bait. Is it considered a game fish....if so in my state you could be ticketed.
I love your Videos very Entertaining to watch Thanks for the Content!
Keep up the good work and I love that bluegrass music.it wouldn't be the same without it.
That's mighty long fishing pole. Are you sure you ain't trying to compensate for something else?
I had a conservation police tell me 2 weeks ago using catfish for bait here in Illinois is legal. I may have to try that. Thanks Dave.
I have to say great fishing but I love the since of humor. Keep them coming Dave. 👍👍👍
ya sure do gotta purdy smile.
We use baby channels to catch big blues and a power plant lake in my parts...we put them in whole. 4 to 6 inch channels. Works great
Banjo music sounds good dave. 👍🇺🇸
I told you to use catfish to catch catfish like a year ago dave. I use cut channel cat to catch bigger channel cats all the time. If you can get some live bull head catfish like 7 to 8 inch, you would slay the big flat heads and blues all day long.
What setup u use?
Catfish Dave! Always love watching your vids.one my favorite you tube subscriptions. Keep it up brother!👍🎣
Nice, Catfish Dave does it again keep on getting it man!
Great Video Brother!! Now We all Cat Fisherman are gonna be using Catfish as bait!!! That lucky Reel won again!!
Could it be? Catfish Dave SMILED?! 😳 Wow.. how about that.. great fish..
Got me some toys Dave. Abu Garcia 6500, Penn 209 AND a Daiwa Sealine -X 40 HV.
Gonna do tha Big Blue Boogie!
Crazy Albright? Never heard of it. Albright. Yes. Alberto. Yes. Crazy Alberto. Went to school with him.
Nailed it!!!
Thanks for sharing another great video.
I don't Know Bout Catching a Catfish With a Catfish But I 1ce Caught an Ex-Redhead With a 6-Pack of Coors Lite.................
Nice fish Dave!
I had a friend that fell asleep fishing, when he woke up he had a 60 lb. Flathead with a 3 lb Flathead in it's mouth with no hook in it. The hook was in the small ones mouth.