Dock Talk - Big Catfish on Palestine and Cedar Creek




Rigging for Big Catfish …
Three-way crane swivel, a short leader, 8-10 inches which reduces time hung up. Use a clip so you can change sinkers easily. Leaders, 8-10 inches, 85 lb test braid onecatfish, 8/0 to 10/0 "J' hooks depending on the size of the bait being used

Night fishing ... sinker slide .... requires no retying to put on a different sinker.

Bottom fishing a river or lake ...
8/0 hook, bead, then a sliding 8 oz. egg sinker ... really good when you want want the bait to drop straight down from the boat into a brush pile. A bad thing about this rig is you can expect to hang up regularly.

Pictures is a 51 lb. Blue Catfish taken July 23 from Cedar Crakk Lake. Great Catch!

 




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Lake Palestine Weather Forecast

Sunday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 91

Sunday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 73

Monday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 89

Monday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 75

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

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Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 91

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy

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Water Level on 6/15: 347.34 (+2.34)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jun. 11)

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.13 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush and timber in 12-22 feet of water. White bass and hybrids are good on clay points early and late in the day. Catfish are spawning with a good bite on bulkheads or rip rap and nightcrawlers and punch bait.

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