Finding and catching the Giant American Shovelhead Catfish at night

alright guys I'm back we are going to attempt to do a little bit of night fishing this evening and see if we can't land some nice flat heads I found me a nice little hole it's got some fish in it and we're gonna set up on them with a anchor we've got a little bit of current but after it gets dark I'm gonna try to get up real shallow on the banks and see what we can come up with a lot of times at night they'll leave these holes and go up in their feeding areas and that's what I'm hoping to find tonight so stay tuned a pretty nice storm but we got to our destination here and it seems to be calm a little bit of sun shining over there and the weatherman says it's just supposed to be partly cloudy tonight from here on out so hopefully we don't get wet but we've got this top so I think we're gonna be alright alright I'm just going to use a basic Carolina rig we're using a little lighter sinkers than I normally do I'm using threes just because I'm not doing any drifting I like the eights when I'm drifting to keep the baits down where I'm at but three is enough to hold what I need to do here in this this type of courage there's some times that'll make a little difference if you've got a real heavy weight on it the fish could could feel that if he's real finicky biting but when they're aggressive let's just take it they don't pay no testing eight ounce sinker all right now first spot didn't pan out we was in the deepest water around but I think since it's gotten dark the fish are kind of scattering out of them holes and going to the feeding grounds we have actually moved into the bank just a little bit instead of being over in that 30 foot of water now we're like 20 200 look here so we moved up out of that hole a little bit and we found this one [Applause] he's a pretty decent one where are its current though what sometimes I'll make a 10-pounder feel like a 20 pounder but I believe this one's got a little little salt to it I like it when that pole bends like that they just go yeah ain't gotta mess with them yeah I blame he's got a little bit of weight on him facing tonight all right first fishing tonight I hope that's a good indication of how the night's gonna go hey if we quit bitin here we'll move a little farther up on the bank that was fun all right I got one working with it a little bit we're being real finicky but that's where I like the three ounce sinkers instead the 8 ounce acres being a little a little finicky about it he's less have to fill that three ounce that it is that one ain't no always looking at we got another one little bite over there this one here he's swimming towards over oh he's trying to go under the boat oh he's not a little got a little something to him - I blues another blue getting closer yes [Music] second one about ten minutes nice healthy fish I'm hoping the flat heads and turn on here soon he gave me a what for just as I turned him loose he cramped down on my finger thumb got a little blood here you didn't like me but he liked my bait three right in a row yeah I pulled up out of that hole got up on this ledge a little bit more and boom there there so this is gradually moving up towards the bank when they stopped biting here I'll move up one more time if we can't chase these fish well I hope the rain is gone we got the moon out which is a good thing for a minute maybe come I got color back there he's pretty nice huh yeah we got some color there we go got to rise in the boat no bait on them yep I'll say it go for T nighttime action on the Tennessee River what is it don't tell your buddies tell them there's a party up here that's some fast action right there I'm gonna get these two back out see if we build some more throwing fit fresh skipjack got knitting chunks nothing spectacular it's real simple he was up way shy well probably about 18 foot water he's been doing that for quite some time though [Music] alright looks like you got a few bugs helmet outlet you know I don't mind the bugs as long as I can see my surroundings while I'm fishing that's one of the other reasons I got this boat light it up I don't know what that is might just be the current Oh listen very finicky Oh okay probably swimming with he was swimming with it that was probably flathead action guys all right guys after that little chaos we had while ago I'll sit here for another 30 minutes and not kind of thing so what am I do is really everything in I'm gonna move in towards the bank a little farther pitch them out again and see where it's at I'm certain I'm going to end up on the back sometime tonight but I'm just gonna keep working them out these Blues I caught messages been we must have caught them off at the pass so they were coming out of this hole to feed so we're gonna reel them in and and move I'll be right back with you all right guys were getting set up over here on the bank I decided to come on over here in the shallow water it's been dark long enough that they probably come out of these holes so as you can see we're we're pretty close to the bank I'd say 50 feet or so sitting there the boat is sitting in 15 foot of water we're gonna be throwing in probably five to seven foot of water on this side and probably 15 to 20 on this side I got something going on already you know there's an age-old method to catching catfish that's been around for years used to be called Bank Poland limb lines where anglers will stab cane poles with baited hooks along the back and catch huge catfish another technique is limb line and hanging hanging the line from a limb next to the bank and all these techniques hunt catch a huge fish I was gonna throw some bobbers on him tonight but there's too much current and it just won't be able to keep up with them so I'd say nighttime these fish are on the prowl they're gonna come up here in this shallow water and hopefully I'll show you a big flathead I'll take a blue whatever action is action so we will wait and see my buddy's mud bums they've kind of made their niche with what they're calling a Depot but yeah the mud bum guys has has a similar concept it's said it's something that you wanted to come get and and take home with you because you know I'm not sure about the price but you know a no cane pole jabbed in the bank a lot of times fellows won't come back and get it which is wrong but with these new ditty poles I guess they called them which is a real cool kinda like a cane pole but it's a plastic type deal that you stick your your line and hook down into it you beat it into the bank and screw the cap all your line and hooks and everything comes out of it you bait it up they catch huge fish like that so the name brand name is Hogg logs spelled H AWG and like say they they catch huge catfish on them so check them out if you get a chance the theory is there let's see if we can make it happen Oh listen Fela [ __ ] he might be pretty good yeah are you taking some drag go into the boat thank you coming up flat it then flathead he's alright he's pretty decent-size he's pretty look I got one right there he's robbing this is a good one here he was running oh yeah so get it easy on me I just want to get that motor I can't let him get in that motor all right where's yet oh he's still trying to get that motor hang on buddy I'll get you back in a minute I'm gonna get your brother in here yeah he's swimming upriver and hold on [ __ ] oh yeah he's just swimming upriver what's it gonna be he's gonna be big whatever here there's gonna be a flathead or blue flathead or blue he's just he's leaving again oh oh he's left he's left the building pretty good he took everything I had I had him a pair of the boat but he took off again this one here it's gonna be pretty big I hope I don't get no bikes on the knees well I'm fighting this one cuz this is gonna take a minute this one's gonna take a minute well oh yeah well this one's giving me a tussle if I'm getting some ground ain't gaining no ground ain't granting no ground with this one here it comes oh maybe not maybe not oh he's gonna go again lost arroz I love this thing look at it it's handling it I can't get nothing out of him don't hop river ain't stopping this is a real fight here fellas this is a real fight right here I've said that twice already and he takes it right back out coming up now oh it's a nice flat head oh yeah nice flat head mercy oh mercy what up everybody come on up here Oh Oh a tussle he had gave me this piece it's pretty dang ol big fellas I hope I'm get him in my boat I can't get him in the boat whoo oh he's in now and he's look good hello somebody had to get in there I don't know what he's gonna weigh it's hard to say well hmm oh let's put this back in there oh well he's a pretty fish so man hey daddy pretty fish you gonna go go on yep he's gone you know what I seen some guys left Beyonder I bet they got some scales I would just like to keep it that way they might help us out Oh too fast yeah yeah Mitch knows he's not to come in here yep fall out we're gonna call it an octagon bat out bait we're gonna talk to me face tonight I got all got a video yeah I know that's like we got so much stuff it through it's like we could happen like you said last time you're down you're gonna have an hour half episode if you want to you know this has been on fire how's this work putting it here that's all yeah I don't really have a stick 62 pounds thought he'd been bigger than toad so I'm looking for oh he's a fighter he was a fight they've been hammering this night yeah there hasn't been many soft bites I mean it's just straight thank you fellas you don't mind let go here do you there he goes yeah sure was we have caught please suck it all day not quite that big but forties and fifties well I went up shadow on Carter Buster's big fish shower tonight that's what my video was about fishing deep holes you know there's night progresses to dr. shallow yeah we caught up there 50-pounder the camera was buzzing and I did something to the camera I stood here and talked about it they hurt fault but right the camera didn't work I'm spot I'm using my spot lock ain't throwing that anchor yeah we've had doubles triples yeah I think we're gonna call it a day I'd love to stay out here catch some more man but I don't have any more I can't I ain't got no more video yeah all right I guess we'll let you go I appreciate it we head back home come on Marv yeah go back to hotel a night we might leave tonight but I'm all going to be a couple hours of sleep yes a good day and I'm saying huh we caught all the fish yesterday for lunch time it was gonna make sure we get that morning buy it yeah well good luck fellas I'm sure I'll see something on video oh yeah Hey oh I'm gonna put you on video too Josh tell me what your channel is backwood catfishing I'll be sure to include that in the video I appreciate y'all's help yep all right guys what a fish that was fishing at nighttime in the shallow water kind of pays off like say starting the deep holes and work your way up the edges during the night and good things will pay off for you alright I guess we're gonna wrap it up I appreciate everybody watching our videos if you like what you see subscribe and we'll see you in the next one

Channel: Steve Douglas The Catfish Dude

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Length: 34min 31sec (2071 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 03 2018