What are some of the most unutilized equipment for Lake Tawakoni Blue Catfish? The fishing world is full of technology to make anglers successful, but why do some forget to use it? Spot-Lock Trolling Motors, State of the Art Sonar, Power Poles, and much more. Garmin, Lowrance, and Hummingbird have fish finders that look like video games. If you want to have success Blue Catfishing at Lake Tawakoni this winter, slow down and think. Overthinking Blue Catfish tactics is a big mistake on Lake Tawakoni.
Do You Carry A Pool Thermometer?
This tool unutilized in Blue Catfishing on Lake Tawakoni. Water temperature plays a huge part in Blue Catfish migration from shallow to deep water structure, and very important to shad. Yes, your fancy $ 3000.00 sonar has the water temperature reading, but do you pay attention to it or watch the video game? It is very cool to see Fish on your screen, but slow down and make some notes. What is the water temperature, how deep is the water, is there structure? At times our technology has dumbed up anglers. Do we concentrate on looking at a smartphone or $ 3000.00 fishfinder? Yes, anglers are guilty! A cheap pool thermometer will give you the surface temperature on the lake and in your bait-tank. Want to get high-tech? Drop a line and weight off the pool thermometer and drop it down to the bottom! Now you have two temperatures!
Unutilized Equipment for Lake Tawakoni Blue Catfish-Sonar
Remember how to hit your waypoint marker? As you drift your bait on Lake Tawakoni and catch a Blue Catfish, hit that waypoint button. You probably won’t look at your graph when you mark that spot, but you should! How deep was the water? What was the lake bottom Structure? What was the water temperature? Technology dulls anglers’ common sense. Yes, use your sonar and or fish-finder, but pay attention to details. It is always a great idea to drift or spot-lock on this same area later in the day.
Video Games and Marking Blue Catfish on Lake Tawakoni
Anglers get caught up in seeing marks on their fancy fish finder; they lose focus. Wow, look at all of those Fish, hit spot-lock, and get some lines out. Stacked up marks and Blue Catfish anglers sit at this spot for 40 minutes without results. Stacked up symbols could be shad, Striper, or Blue Catfish that are not feeding. You may want to find 2 or 3 marks and drift over those Fish. Finding active feeding Blue Catfish makes for a much better trip! Cover water on Lake Tawakoni and your success rate improves for Blue Catfish. If you are not catching Blue Catfish after 20 minutes, move. It’s a numbers game, do not get hung up on your fish-finder screen picture!
Deepwater Cast-Net
Your cast-net is not unutilized if you are a Blue Catfish angler, but a deep-water net is! Big, Fresh Caught Gizzard Shad is the number one Blue Catfish bait on Lake Tawakoni. The bigger, the better, but this catfish’s favorite can hide in deep water! If you have to throw your cast-net in 25-30 feet of water, forget that $ 30 Big Box Store cast-net. You are going to spend $ 100 on an excellent deep-water cast-net. A 1-inch mesh and 2 pounds per foot on the lead-line is our preference. Put extra hand-line on too so you can reach 30 feet in depth. This net will take some practice; it is heavy. If you can not find Gizzard Shad, try Carp, and in a pinch, threadfin shad will work too. If you have to use frozen bait, you can increase your catch rate with scent. We do not write blog posts to promote products, but store-bought catfish scents will supercharge your frozen bait. Here is an excellent article on catfish scent. Please make sure you check your local lake regulations on bait. For more information please follow Lake Tawakoni Fishing Guide.
About The Author
Meet Lake Tawakoni Fishing Guide Tony Pennebaker! Tony is the owner-operator of laketawakonicatfishguide.com and Thunder Cove Guide Service. Tony targets trophy blue catfish from November to March and puts big fish in the net! Spring and summer you will find Tony chasing Channel Catfish! Lake Tawakoni Fishing Guide Tony Pennebaker has over 30 years experience fishing Lake Tawakoni and now is a full-time guide! Tony loves to show clients why Lake Tawakoni is the Catfish Capital of Texas!
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Thanks Tony. Very good information !