Questions about catfish
Aug 12, 2021 09:37:22 #
How do I hold a cat fish with out getting barbed?
Are their whiskers dangerous to touch?
Can I just hold them like a bass?
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by StrangePerson12
Are their whiskers dangerous to touch?
Can I just hold them like a bass?
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by StrangePerson12
Aug 12, 2021 10:30:24 #
Slimshady
Loc: Central Pennsylvania
Depends on the size but you can grab them by the mouth. I suggest wearing a glove though as they do have a bunch of small teeth and they will clamp down on your hand and fingers. Not hard enough to do harm though. Their whiskers won’t hurt you
Aug 12, 2021 14:43:26 #
FS Digest wrote:
How do I hold a cat fish with out getting barbed?
Are their whiskers dangerous to touch?
Can I just hold them like a bass?
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by StrangePerson12
Are their whiskers dangerous to touch?
Can I just hold them like a bass?
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by StrangePerson12
You gotta get stabbed a few times first, you'll know how to hold them after that
Aug 12, 2021 16:23:34 #
Sinker Rig wrote:
You gotta get stabbed a few times first, you'll know how to hold them after that
And if you do get stabbed or gigged by them, rub your wound on their underbelly it eases the burning pain.....
Aug 12, 2021 16:36:38 #
Aug 12, 2021 18:43:25 #
Keep you hands away from those pectoral fins. They have a spine that is VERY SHARP and is covered (in most catfish) with a toxin that increases blood flow. Not a poison, but very painful and it can cause an allergic reaction. Those whiskers are what he uses to taste his dinner - they are not dangerous at all.
Catfish gots no teeth, but the inside of their mouths is like sandpaper - very abrasive and a big fish can do some damage if you're not careful.
Catfish gots no teeth, but the inside of their mouths is like sandpaper - very abrasive and a big fish can do some damage if you're not careful.
Aug 13, 2021 11:27:56 #
Aug 13, 2021 11:45:32 #
I stuck my thumb in the first Channel cats mouth I caught. That will never happen again, I don't have gloves! Never tried it on anything other than bullheads but here goes. Slide your hand up the cats back running that top fin between the middle of your fingers, then with the fingers on each side hook those sharp fins with the fingers and pull back. You then somehow have complete control of the fish and won't get stuck. Better yet after putting a thumb in that first cats mouth I got home and ordered one of those tools that you hook the fish's jaw with And use it to pick them up now!
Aug 13, 2021 13:24:07 #
Sinker Rig wrote:
You gotta get stabbed a few times first, you'll know how to hold them after that
Yep, that's how learned.
Aug 13, 2021 14:03:18 #
Whitereb
Loc: Lake Guntersville Alabama
I grab them from belly put pPinter finger on top of spike middle finger under the spike on other side put my thumb under the spike no whisker won’t hurt you
Aug 13, 2021 14:46:52 #
Rayz
Loc: North West N.J. and South Hero Vt.
If they are small like bull heads make a V with your 2 fingers. Slide them forward from the tail to get the top barb between them, then CAREFULLy grip around the barbs near his mouth.
Aug 13, 2021 15:16:06 #
agatemaggot
Loc: iowa
You can easily hold them like a Bass by the lower jaw , but , only the smaller ones. 8 lbs. and up , DON"T do it !
DON'T ask me how I know THAT !
DON'T ask me how I know THAT !
Aug 13, 2021 17:54:37 #
blackjl55
Loc: Florida
I love catching catfish. I normally grab them by the bottom lip with my thumb on the inside of their mouth and my other fingers on the bottom outside of the mouth. If you lift them up this way and use the weight of the fish to hold their mouth open, they will not be able to close their mouth. A glove does help to prevent any injury to your hand.
Aug 13, 2021 18:15:22 #
Slant
Loc: Grove, OK
This how you hold a small catfish. I haven’t been stung since I was a teenage. Use gloves for big ones an hold them by grabbing the lower jaw.
Aug 13, 2021 18:59:59 #
Sinker Rig wrote:
You gotta get stabbed a few times first, you'll know how to hold them after that
That is the best answer and best way to learn
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