Cats are Hitting

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Worms are good but cut bait is better.

(06-03-2020 04:13 PM)mophish Wrote:  What are you putting on your hooks? Worms?

(06-03-2020 07:55 AM)scarkner Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 02:38 PM)mophish Wrote:  What bait and rigs are you using for cats?

For the Ottawa river I prefer to use a heavy weight on the bottom with a hook tied to the line around 12-18 inches above the hook, setup your rod on shore with the line slightly tight (ie. not sagging into the water). The angle will put the bait close to the bottom, but not right on the bottom where the hooks would snag.

Use big weights, better to go too big and have the bait pinned in place than to use weights that are too small as they will get pulled with the current and roll over-and-over until they snag up.

Then just sit back and wait for your rod to jiggle.