going on a little river trip on the cape next weekend and wanted to know whats best to fish for.

anyone fished it before?

8/17/2006 12:58:49 PM

mutated seabass

8/17/2006 2:41:01 PM

swimming creatures

8/17/2006 2:56:48 PM

where at?

it's fresh water and salt water

8/17/2006 2:59:39 PM

upper around lillington

8/17/2006 3:00:20 PM

a lot of people fish for big ass catfish on that part of it

8/17/2006 4:00:08 PM

bring 6' medium action spinning rods with 20# test on them

bring chicken livers and some crickets


fish the crickets for bream so you can catch them and cut them up for bait


then use the chicken livers nad cut bait for large catfish

fish the catfish rigs "carolina rigged" sliding round weight (1/4-3/8-1/2oz depending on current)on main line then a swivel with a piece of 16" leader (25# test or so) and a 2/0 circle hook and let it drift down river

try to fish the deep holes, downstream from fallen trees, and where the river bends (past the bend where the water slows) they like to hang out in those spots and wait for bait to swim by

bring a net or else you won't land a larger catfish

don't let the fish fight too long or too deep or else he will break off

[Edited on August 17, 2006 at 4:14 PM. Reason : .]

8/17/2006 4:13:13 PM

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8/17/2006 4:17:05 PM

damn!

8/17/2006 4:17:42 PM

can you use a telephone up that way? around here they are pretty popular

8/17/2006 4:54:04 PM

Quote :

"bring 6' medium action spinning rods with 20# test on them"

20 is overkill

8/17/2006 7:13:15 PM

there are some big ass catfish out there though, so idk

8/17/2006 10:09:26 PM

20 is not overkill. 30 lb'ers aren't uncommon

8/18/2006 7:45:04 AM

we use to canoe up there every year

8/18/2006 8:00:07 AM

not overkill on flatheads at all

which are pretty common when fishing with bream

8/22/2006 2:12:48 PM

you can also use bream whole and live.....hook 'em behind at the base of the tail....you'll catch big blues and channels. it eliminates having to worry about the smaller ones......but if you're planning on eating them, I prefer the smaller ones <7-8 lbs.

8/22/2006 2:23:51 PM

Use LIVE bait, and throw it in something that looks like you will get hung up in. But if you do this make sure you have the proper tackle = line, hook size, etc..

8/22/2006 9:52:44 PM