Essential Bank-Fishing Tackle Pack
This selection of gear carried in a handy satchel will help you tackle any fish
Tackle box: Tackle Logic Day Tripper System with a soft-side
carry case, five laminated zip-seal bags and a hard-plastic StowAway box with divided compartments that will carry everything for a day of bank-fishing (www.tacklelogic.com)
Three boxes of hooks: 50
Tru-Turn Blood Red Aberdeen Panfish Hooks, Size 2; 50 Tru-Turn O'Shaughnessy Catfish Hooks, Size 2/0; and 50 Tru-Turn Bronze Aberdeen Hooks, Size 6 (www.
truturnhooks.com)
Sinkers: Water Gremlin Pro Pack with 63 Snap-Loc sinkers and removable split shot (www.watergremlin.com)
Floats: Thill Gold Medal Float Kit Assortment with seven different balsa floats, five bobber stops, 10 red beads and six silicone sleeves (www.lindylittlejoe.com)
Lures: Beetle Spin Strip Pack with 10 Beetle Spin lures (www.johnsonfishing.com) plus
a selection of Rebel's perfect-
for-panfish "creature lures,"
including the Big Ant, Bumble Bug, Cat'r Crawler, Crawfish, Creek Creature, Crickhopper Popper, Hellgrammite, Tadfry and Wee
Frog (www.lurenet.com)
30 innovative tactics to help you catch more trout, white bass, bullheads, crappies, yellow perch and sunfish.
Jun 3, 2004
Bullheads
Certainly, many of our finny favorites are more challenging, bigger, prettier and "fancier" than bullheads. But these ubiquitous catfish still rank at the top of the list because they love the shallows of ponds, small lakes and little streams and are so accommodating. They'll take a
variety of baits any time of day or night without a hint of caution and they're as good in the frying pan as any fish that swims.
19 Carry Spares: Make sure you have plenty of small hooks and sinkers on hand; chances are
you'll lose quite a few. Bullheads lurk around weed beds and other tackle-grabbing cover.
20 Best Baits: A stop at the grocery store or bait shop will turn up plenty of good bullhead baits. Fresh chicken liver is first-rate, as are worms, hickory-smoked bacon and commercial stinkbaits. For a quick do-it-yourself bullhead bait, cut hot dogs made of chicken into 1-inch pieces. Place in a quart container and add two packages of strawberry Kool-Aid (unsweetened) and two tablespoons of minced garlic. Fill the container with water and marinate the franks overnight. Then you're ready to fish.
21 Beat the Bottom: Fish on the bottom for bullheads, using a split shot or a small slip sinker to
carry the bait down and keep it there. Or use a bobber to float the bait slightly above the bottom if you're not concerned about snags.
22 Stay Sharp: To land more bullheads, always use extra-sharp hooks. When tight-lining, you should feel the bullhead yank at the bait before it swims away. Count to three when the fish starts moving away, then set the hook with a quick upward snap.
23 Wait Out Your Bobber: When working baits beneath a bobber, wait until the float disappears or starts to move slowly across the water. That's usually when the fish has the bait in its mouth.
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