The Cat Bobber

  • larry_haugh
    MN
    Posts: 1767
    August 29, 2009 at 3:30 am #1221615

    If you haven’t tried the Cat Bobber and are looking to try something a little bit different, its a fun way to fish.

    Its taken me 3 years of off and on fishing with this to finally get some action on it. Then in one night POW 3 fish taken on the Bobber.
    To Rig you need a bobber stop, a bead, then your bobber, another bead, weight, another bead, swivel, leader and circle hook.
    The amount of weight depends on the size of the bobber. In this set up I’m using 4 oz. If I go any less the bobber wants to lay on its side. You will also need a glow bracelet or necklace to put in the top of it so you can see it from a distance.
    I was using a 7/0 circle, I’ve been fishing live bait under it. I,m sure cut would work just as well.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    August 29, 2009 at 9:55 am #801264

    Where are you fishing this Larry?

    Along banks or more toward the main channel?

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    August 29, 2009 at 12:27 pm #801286

    I’d love to bobber fish for cats. I’d prefer it is the situation presented itself to me, but I am always in the current. I know you can fish them there too, I’d rather not bother. I eyeball those bobbers every time I am in at Bob’s. I should probably get one and have it on hand.

    larry_haugh
    MN
    Posts: 1767
    August 29, 2009 at 2:27 pm #801304

    It depends Brian, You want to use in an area with slower current when possible, and a fairly consistent depth. I’ve done both… the flow on the MN is pretty slow right now. Ive tried in faster areas and it can be a little challenging.

    shawnil
    Posts: 467
    August 29, 2009 at 3:22 pm #801314

    Good post, Larry.

    I’ve done similar rigs with small livebaits (smaller foam floats and 1-2 oz of weight). But, I’ve had better luck with 5-6″ Big Fish Slider floats, or those large styrofoam “popper floats.”

    I was trying to drift baits up close to heavy cover, but as you can imagine those small sunfish swim right into the snags and you end up hung-up.

    Are you having better luck drifting the cleaner bottom areas off cover? And, how deep/far off the bottom are you fishing?

    Of course, float fishing dead baits (cut-bait or dip baits) works great at times for channel cats. And it’s a blast watching the float just start drifting off in one direction…

    Shawn

    rushing
    Mn
    Posts: 67
    August 31, 2009 at 12:56 am #801518

    You get any bigguns that night Larry?

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 31, 2009 at 1:30 pm #801601

    Floats for catfish? What will they think of next?

    larry_haugh
    MN
    Posts: 1767
    August 31, 2009 at 4:51 pm #801662

    Quote:

    You get any bigguns that night Larry?

    biggest was 20lb followed by an 11lb channel and one little guys that might have tipped the scales at 2 lbs.

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