Re: cat trick
I fish the Delaware river mostly. I like to use either a stout 15-20lb test 6' spinning or conventional setup, either works just fine. I rig my stuff up like a three way swivel setup for stripers or weakfish. The singer dropper line should be about 18" long and the hook leader about 30" long. I use a treble hook on the end of a small plastic ribbed tube. For bait, I dip the tube and hook into Catfish Charlie cheese bait with a wooden tongue depressor. Shove it down in there real good and cover it with the cheese dip then pull it out and start fishing. The dip stays on better in the colder water. If you get a hit but don't hook the fish, pull up and rebait because the cat sucked it clean. Just lift the sinker off the bottom back behind the boat in the river current and put it back down, gently "feeling" for the bottom.
Most of the fish are channel cats up to six pounds which feel heavier because you are fighting fish and current too. Use just enough weight to maintain bottom contact.
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