These past months I enjoyed looking for wels catfishes in some small streams with good current and a lot of weed; the average fish is between 10 and 30 kilos, but big surprises can happen, especially in the middle of the Spring when big specimens come from the main waters to spawn.
Ovviamente non è posto per pesci da 100 kg per cui va benone un'attrezzatura media con ottima riserva di potenza, canna Yamaga Blanks Glazer 60H da casting, un validissimo Shimano Scorpion 1501XT robusto e affidabile nonostante la taglia e il costo ridotti e che mi ha fatto divertire anche con gli snakehead, trecciato bello grezzo da 60 libbre per fare fronte all'eventuale abrasione.
Of course we will not find 100 kilos fishes, so the right choice is a medium class outfit with a lot of backbone, the rod I choosed is the Yamaga Blanks Glazer 60H in baicasting model, the reel a affordable and strong Shimano Scorpion 1501XT that accompanied me also in snakehead fishing, and a good 60 lbs braid to withstand to the abrasion of environment.
Ho anche ottenuto ottimi risultati impiegando una frog bait ( la Molix Frog con gambine in silicone ) in modo insolito, ovvero dietro una testina piombata senza amo che mi sono fuso personalmente e ho arricchito con uno skirt colorato... i siluri hanno gradito molto questo strano jig, tanto da ingoiarlo profondamente in diverse occasioni... da approfondire
This is not the place to swim a crankbait, too many weed mats that swing in the current, and the cats hide just under, so the lure that has worked better for me has been the weedless bass jig in a size slightly heavier than the dept of 50 cm to 2 meters could suggest; the trick is to bump it agressively along the bottom and in many cases to penetrate the vegetation; chosen weights ranged between 1/2 oz and a full ounce, paired with big voluminous trailer like 5.8" Keitech Swing Impact Fat or 4" Yamamoto Kreature. About colors I haven't seen special preferences but I always tried to accentuate the contrast with the slightly murky water, so white, yellow, black and their combination have worked well for me.
I've also had very good results pairing a soft frog ( Molix Frog ) joined behind a custom made hookless jighead to form a very particular jig; cats loved this combo so much that they often swallowed it deep.... worth more experiments.
It's a nice way to spend a couple hours near home, with lot of catches on some days.
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