Catfish Caught on a .....senko?

[Mikew36]

Hey Guys,

Up at Spruce Run, beating the banks for bass when WHAM! Drag peeling, rod bent, I thought i had a beast of a LM or possibly a pike.

I reel in to see this beautiful creature about 5-6 LBs i'd say. Is catching catfish on a soft plastic bait odd? and is this a channel catfish or a white catfish?

I tried looking at the species identifier and they look very simlar.

Thanks !!

[acabtp]

everything eats senkos. one time i caught even a cookie cutter stocker rainbow with the end of a 8" silver senko sticking out of its mouth

[Jigman13]

they're predatory fish... not too unusual. seems like everything DOES eat senkos!

[DRiverRat]

Originally Posted by Mikew36

Hey Guys,

Up at Spruce Run, beating the banks for bass when WHAM! Drag peeling, rod bent, I thought i had a beast of a LM or possibly a pike.

I reel in to see this beautiful creature about 5-6 LBs i'd say. Is catching catfish on a soft plastic bait odd? and is this a channel catfish or a white catfish?

I tried looking at the species identifier and they look very simlar.

Thanks !!

The belly white carries high toward the lateral line and I don't see telltale spots to indicate channel although this fish has the pronounced "v" tail of a channel.
I would say channel. The white's have a lesser "v"

[Rybazłapać]

I too have caught catfish along with everything else that swims in freshwater on a senko. I imagine with catfish you pretty much need to hit them with it. I've also hooked one on a spinnerbait once.

[stevejordan]

ive caught a couple cats on senkos. couple rainbows too

[briansnat]

Most of the cats I've caught the past few years have been while fishing for bass with a Senko, particularly the Swimsenko

[NJTransplant]

Different species, but I have caught Eye's on senko's and spider grubs . Word on the street is Big Eyes in Co feed on crawfish .

[TAB95]

Channel cat and no its not odd to hit a senko. I have caught them on rooster tails. They will eat any thing. but..... If you want a big one live live a small blue gill on a fish finder rig in a drop off where a feeder stream connects into a bigger body of water and hold on

[Mikew36]

Awesome, thanks for the info everybody !!