Come on Dieter, as good fishermen we all know there is so much more involved, what we had for breakfast, the correct fishing socks and shirt, the right ball cap(very important one), don't shower for a few days, the direct correlation between how much money we recently spent on new fishing gear and how many we catch, (thats usually in inverse correlation), which rod holder we used, how many fishing poles we own in total, how many tackle boxes we own, can we outfit an entire football team to go fishing for a week. Then theres voodo, and what we promised God if he would just give us that Big fish, Its a very complicated process. 😊

@charlieboy7502

7 күн бұрын

My God you got this figured out! Well I guess my list sucks cuz it's a zebco 888 ol whiskers pole back pack with hooks weight and bobber then Natty light for summer time and regular Coors for the winter time. Oh yeah a my trusted black 3 hat. I better get with the program

I used your 3 way float rig and out fished everyone in our group 6 people and no one else caught anything thx

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

That’s awesome to hear…nicely done!!

Thanks for another good one. But for me I always do better with foam or wood floats. The spook style float I have trouble with bigger baits. And as for raddles I have noticed shallow water seems the rattle does spook the fish more.

@DieterMelhorn

8 күн бұрын

I’m starting to believe they can spook fish when anchored shallow based on my cursory observations.

I use peg floats and rattling dragging weights. It seems to be a good combo for me. Hook size is my daily dilemma. I used 6/0 for years and caught fish up to 50 pounds. Then I lost what was probably a hundred pound class fish beside the boat when it pulled, so I went to 10/0. Now after missing so many bites I’m back to a 6/0. Putting a lot of fish in the boat but I figure one day I’ll be in for another disappointment.

Excellent fun content..Those cats were DARK ! Stay safe

@DieterMelhorn

6 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I love to hear them catfish talking 😂🙏🙏

Thanks for doing this. I was actually wondering 🤔 about those setups

He's Talking too you ! He Said ( Waaaatz Up & STOP Catching us 😊

I agree that it takes many fishing trips to test fishing gear. I just started using floats on my leader line. Great video!

@DieterMelhorn

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

I've used demon dragons and plain peg floats, peg floats win Everytime on the average of 5 to 1, small river and the Mississippi both

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

Interesting observation for sure!!

Not fishing cause gotta go trailer kids jeep home so daddy mechanic can get it running ....again

@HomesickforAlaska

8 күн бұрын

Been there done that way too much. But mine extends to the neighbors kids too.😮

Great video some nice catfish man I would love to be out there catching some of them stay well and keep catching

As a Catawba river chain tournament fisherman I can tell you with certainty the peg floats catch fish and the rattles catch fisherman.

I enjoyed the video. Thank you!

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!!

I just use a Carolina Rigg it’s what I use on all my catfish rigs of course I’m mostly a bank fisherman

I normally run a 2oz slip sinker and a 5/0 circle hook decided to compare my rig to a Carolina float rig and have caught more without the float

Good morning and good video. There are so many variables when Fishing, Keep plugging at it , you may find the Key that unlocks it all. Well we all can hope anyway

@DieterMelhorn

6 күн бұрын

There is no magic elixir. The right place + the right time + the right bait + a LOT of luck = success

I'm running the same test so far peg bobber has outperformed the spook. All I know is I'm having a good time with it alot of things to try.

Another one talking to you ! He said ( you government ppl stop catching us 😊😂

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

Good times on da water!!

I can't use those kinda rigs because the bottom of the river is so rocky I would just be throwing money away. I actually just use old rusted nuts and bolts with a three way rig with light line on the weight. That way when I catch a fish I don't lose the fish. Hopefully the flooding river clears out the hole below my parents house this year where there are not so many flat rocks

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

You may want to suspend boats under bobbers…

@madtownangler

7 күн бұрын

@@DieterMelhorn I fish from shore on rivers usually so the floats just end up floating away from where the fish are. Luckily I only fish there a few times a year. I mostly now just fish there with topwater baits for bass. Every once in a while we take the canoe catamaran off the dam and fish with bobbers though because we can keep the bait in the zone. Where I fish at home is a lake and have no problem fishing anyway I want to though.

Look at It This Way ! You Have More Room !!! 😊

No Bout A doubt it

I'm in northeast Ohio. I've used live blue gill and I've yet to get a bite. Back in Texas where I'm from it was crazy good bait.anyone else have that problem?

@mudgripsandmoonshine252

3 күн бұрын

Hey there Northeast , I'm Central .... O,H... Try using boneless chicken breast , works really well down here in Alum Creek Res and Hoover Reservoir !!! Sometimes I cover the chicken with strawberry Jell-O !!!! Hope this helps , fish on and keep em wet !!!!

@wiildrok

Күн бұрын

@@mudgripsandmoonshine252 yes sir that's what I been using works like crazy. Been soaking it in chicken liver or cows blood

Do you ever come down to Badin lake or any PeeDee river chain reservoir?

@DieterMelhorn

6 күн бұрын

Never have....that takes some local knowledge to navigate!

Where's your socks 😂😂😂

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

Socks are for quitters….😆😜

@WESLEYFMURDOCK

7 күн бұрын

@@DieterMelhorn 😂😂😂😂😂

You forgot to add the link to the Carolina Lake weights... I couldn't find that specific type of weight in Google. TIA.

@DieterMelhorn

6 күн бұрын

I always forget!! Here it is: carolinalakeweights.com/

So I've always noticed that when I put a regular cork on I get bite sometimes it depends it's lije the water has to be moving a certain way but for the most part I catch the biggest fish and the most fish off of just a regular Carolina rig with no flow no ride on all that chunky rig stuff I've never got one on and if I did it was really small so idk man I don't waste my money on that shit

On A 4 Hour Tour !

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

Living da dream!

What landing do you use?

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

It varies with the day of the week and season….short answer, all of themzz

How Fast IS The Current going you know ?

@DieterMelhorn

7 күн бұрын

Very slow…..0.75-1mph max….

WHAT DIRECTION Of The Wind ?

@DieterMelhorn

6 күн бұрын

No idea,,,,

Are you using the same bait on all rods?

@DieterMelhorn

8 күн бұрын

I will have to go back and look tonight to confirm, but I’m thinking this was a shrimp bait only trip.