Vertical Jigging For Daytime Flathead Catfish
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2017
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In this video, I tried a new technique for catching daytime flatheads. I was vertical jigging along a ledge with live and cut bluegill hoping to entice flatheads into biting. This idea stemmed from times in the past where I have caught flatheads while attempting to get my baits unsnagged. The idea was a success. I caught 4 flatheads on the day and three of them came from vertical jigging.
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Thinking back on this video, it occurred to me, an area that I used to scuba dive, would have great potential for vertical jigging. There are huge boulders along this rip rap wall, sloping down to a 35' depth. These boulders have great gaps and crevices and we have seen some monster sized flatheads in there while night diving. Vertical jigging would be putting a "Delivery Style" meal right in front of them. I gotta give this a try!!
Sounds like a great place to try that technique out. I bet you will catch some there. Good luck!
You ever try?
Yes!! I love using a 1/2oz bass jig with the skirt cut off!! Awesome tactic, they work great to drop a bait in a log jam, flippin for flatheads!! I like to fillet the side off a baitfish and bounce or double bounce it every minute or so. Great fish awesome video!!
+TwiztedFishingTv Glad to hear that someone else is using this tactic and having success with it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
It's been a while but I remember Al Linder releasing a video about jigging winter flat heads with spoons and just putting the hurts on em. You outta see if you can't find that video. It's worth the watch for sure!
Thanks! I will look for it.
That seems to work well for flatheads. I enjoyed your discussion about the process.
+Tom Waskom Thank you for watching Tom!
I just recently found this channel and I absolutely love the action!
Thanks Nate! I am glad you are enjoying the videos.
Hey brother I just subscribed today and watched a few videos and I truly appreciate it. I catfish in Texas. Im going to learn a lot from you. Thank you.
Thanks Paul! I appreciate you watching.
Now this is something I've never seen or heard of. Vert jigging for flatties, from a kayak! What an adventure that must be! Love the double around 5:11 . Now I KNOW I need a kayak! Thanks for the cool video, I just subscribed.
+EatnLunch Thank you for watching and subscribing! I hope you get a kayak and enjoy it.
Oh Buddy, that was something else! Jigging for catfish!? I gotta try it! Thanks for sharing the wisdom man. Tight Lines!
Thank you for watching!
Yes indeed you learn something new every day...Great video my friend...
+Fishing with Mike Chavez Thanks for watching Mike!
I'm now a new prescriber to your channel I like the jigging technique I must give it a try thanks for showing this.. keep up the videos
Thank you for watching and subscribing!
Well done Justin. That's a great technique
+Ralph Barton Thanks!
Great video! That’s going help a lot of people! Congrats on the article too! 👍
+County Line Outdoors Thanks! Looking forward to seeing how the article turns out
Good video Justin.I used to drift for flathead,s back in the 70,s in ariz doing the same thing ,except I would use large soft bodied shad lures.On one of your trip,s sometime try it with a large soft plastic shad and see what happen,s.I would put my soft plastic lure,s in a jar filled with menhaden oil and leave them till I tied them on. Here,s another thought iv,e had but never tried yet.If fish are attracted to vibration,s or rattles,iv,e toyed with the idea of taking a waterproof toothbrush and cutting off everthing but the part that vibrate,s and hook it about a foot or so above your bait on the line and see if you get hits on it or not.It might not work but there,s only one way to find out.You can buy one for a few cent,s to try out.Also maybe put a little silicone around it to be on the safe side,to make sure it,s waterproof.
+Jeff Morris That's interesting with the soft plastics. Keith Severn uses a lot of artificials for flatheads and has success with it. Be curious to see how your toothbrush idea works out. Would be worth a shot to see.
I love to jig for Crappie, this just gave me another reason to fish, but now, for a different species....thx man!
Thank you for watching!
We jig for flatheads in the fall every year. It's an awesome technique and we get some great fish.
+jmatile Thanks for the info. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Very cool Justin. Gonna have to remember that one.
+Casual Carolina Fishing Thanks!
That’s cool. Great idea. I have some timber I’ve been trying to fish for a while now with no luck. I’m gona try this!!!
Good luck! Hope you catch a big one. Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed watching this very much, great work and new sub
+Northwoods Angling Thanks! I appreciate you watching!
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You should try that around boat docks. Boat docks with concrete walls are a great place to try this to crawfish are a good bait to use while jigging to
Nice video. I'm new to kayaking can't wait to try this in the spring
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy kayak fishing.
Awesome video!!
Ive caught so many flatheads on artificial lures. Swim jigs crankbaits inline spinners chatterbaits. Flatheads are truly an aggressive fish!
They are definitely a predator. Lots of fun to catch too. Thanks for watching!
I vertical jig for flatheads from May to October here in ne iowa. I fish right below the dam with jigging spoons, soft plastics, and jig and Bait. The jigs I use are 1.5 to 2.5 oz. with a 7/0 hook. I've had 30 fish days and my personal best is over 60 lbs. for bait I use green sunfish, bluegills, and creek chubs. green sunfish however are my preferred bait. for equipment I use a g loomis 6'4 medium power fast action musky rod with a 5500 Abu Garcia bait casting reel with 50 lbs spider wire. I've had them break off too. on the Mississippi river where I fish it's really important to land them as quickly as possible. for this reason I keep my drag very tight. The longer there in the water the more likely they are to come off. They hit jigs a lot like a walleye. it's a very quick hard crack. for better results keep your bait alive. I also think if you were sitting up a little higher in a chair you're arm wouldn't be sore. I've never hooked the bluegills sideways. mainly because with the excessive current below the Mississippi river a sideways hooked bait would catch more current and be a lot more difficult to fish correctly. I also put a little piece of soft plastic on the tip of the hook in order to preserve bait. I always hook them through the bottom of the mouth and out the top. where I fish a front mounted trolling unit is essentail. I prefer a 54 lbs because it's the largest unit to fit on a 12 volt system. my preferred water temp is 65 degrees. however 55 degrees in the spring is usually when they start biting.
That is some great info Matt! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
Five minutes in. Only one blue cat so far but I love the idea ! Great video
+Super Hank Outdoors Love your play by play analysis Hank
cool video. In Philly some of our rivers have both stripers and flatheads and I catch alot of flatheads on 7 inch striper swimbaits
+Peter Scharf I need to spend more time fishing artificial baits. I throw them periodically here for stripers but haven't caught any flatheads on them yet. Probably just a matter of time though. Thanks for watching!
Learned a lot watching this. Enjoyed it. Keep on ....
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful.
I fish flathead only 1-2 times a year and this is similar to a technique I use. I do this in the fall when the water temp is around 60. I use 7'6" medium action St. Croix rods with a 4000 size reel and 15 lb braid. I jig a 1/4 to 3/8 oz jighead with a 3-4" plastic tail tipped with a fathead minnow. They are holing up for winter and I drift these holes. I release all over 10 lb. Catch them up to 30 lb with this technique. Takes about 30 minutes to land them.
+James Hall Great information James! Thanks for sharing!
I forgot to add that I am in SE Wisconsin and the river I fish is small comparatively speaking. About 50-100 feet wide and maybe 16 feet deep in the holes. There are walleye and rough fish also to contend with. I look forward to this trip more than any other even though I only do it 1-2 times a year.
Excelent video! Very nice! Congratulation 👌🏻
+KAYAK GO Uruguay Thanks for watching!
Good vid I usually fish the bottom with punch bait with good results but got a new yak and am looking to get into jigging
Good luck with your new kayak! Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching!
Awesome man. Inspiration for sure! Waiting on my yak now. Come to Chattanooga anytime and let’s fish
Thanks Rick! Hope you enjoy your kayak. Good luck and catch some big ones!
What if you tried a whole bluegill rigged the way you did a cut bluegill. I enjoy and learn new ways of doing things every time I watch your video's so keep them coming!
It would be worth a shot. Thanks for watching!
That's awesome stuff. I'm going to try that.
+Ryen M Thanks! Good luck!
Thanks for the info. Will try this.
+Gary Leach Thanks for watching Gary!
Really cool! My cat approves!
+Panfish Thanks!
I think this would be good to try with a buck tail and a strip of cut bait.
That’s a good idea. Thanks for sharing.
Anyone calling you a pansy for being tired is just butthurt they're not catching fish like this lol
Haha! Thank you for watching!
awesome I learned something different Tonite. thanks
+Catt Master Johnson Thanks for watching!
Great Video
Thanks Greg!
Last October I discovered that a 5" fluke in baby bass was deadly for the big girls. I caught my PB 40 lb flat on this with a custom West Coast salmon jighead on a 3x Owner hook. I was able to land this brute in 30 minutes due to the much stronger 3x hook. Hoping to target them several times this fall. I know guys that fish like this for them all the way into December with the water temp well below 40 degrees. They release everything.
Congrats on your big fish James! I bet that was a fun fight.
Nice jigging technique! I've bumped before in Santee and it can be work. Know what you mean about tired arms. Nice video!
Thanks Stephen!
Nice way on Canal
Will you make a new video trying this again? It's interesting.
Thats like jigging for saltwater fish off wrecks. Good job and yes its a work out. May look into verticle jigging setups. Also with your rods angled way out like that do you ever feel like you about to get flipped?
I envy those saltwater guys who can do that all day. They are in better shape than me lol. I have never had an issue with my rods angled out. The drag on my reels kick in long before the fish could pull me over. If I was in a less stable kayak, it could potentially be a problem though. Thanks for watching!
I fish all the time what lures
Do you use any kind of electronic equipment ( depth finder) in your kayak
I have a lowrance mark 4. It's just a basic black and white graph that shows depth, speed, and water temp. I have the Navionics app on my phone and I rely on it a lot.
I'm going to try this but Im going to add a whisker seeker versa rattle above the jig with a couple of beads between the jig and rattle to add some noise to it.
Did it work?
tnx for new technique
+M Holder I appreciate you watching!
You commented that the water depth in that area was 35'- 40'. Double checking. Is that how deep you were fishing? Thanks for the info. Keep up the good work.
Have you tried, or thought about, vertical jigging along river system locks or bridge pilings? I've been told that flatheads will lie belly to the wall with their heads facing up next to lock and dam walls.
It is on my to do list to try the technique there this year. Hopefully I’ll hook into a big one there.
Good to know if I was targeting flathead thumps up to you.
Can you try jigging for catfish using a jighead and plastic swimbaits?
I have chatted with some people who have said they had success using plastics. I personally haven't ever tried it though.
What reel is the white one at 6:08? I know you linked an abu, but never seen a white one. Guess it could be the way the light hits it.
It is a bass pro catmaxx reel. The last one I will ever buy.
Kayak Catfish Man, that bad? Kinda of a shame considering it looked pretty nice.
Have you paid attention to Moon phases when the bite is on?
The only moon phase I really struggle on is the full moon.
Do you have any trouble with your bluegill dying on your hook when using them as bait? I’ve been having that problem here lately.
+Ethan Ray I haven't had a problem with them dying before being eaten. They are usually a pretty hardy bait. I usually change them out every hour just to keep them lively though.
How'd you like that catmaxx reel? I picked up a couple of them over the winter to suspend baits off the front of my kayak. I liked the price but haven't had enough time off work to try them out yet. Gonna be using up some vacation here real soon!
I like the old model catmaxx reels. The one I currently use is several years old and still going strong. I had another one that unfortunately went overboard that I had used for several years too and it was great. The newer models, the white ones, haven’t done as well for me. I have owned two and had issues with both. May have just been bad luck but I am hesitant to buy another because of it.
@@KayakCatfish i'll let you know how mine are holding together after I test em on a few hawgs
What is the depth of the water in that area?
35-40 feet deep
I love watching your videos! This will be my first season with a kayak so I am pretty excited! I've flathead fished for years from shore but would like to try drift fishing. What brand or type weights do you use to avoid getting snagged and do you use the three way rig while drifting? I just don't wanna drift fish and end up losing lots of gear haha. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks alot!
Thanks Dakota! Most of the time when I am drifting, I do so with suspended baits. For that application, I use an egg sinker on a knocker rig. If I am drifting with the wind, in that situation I will drag baits and use a 3 way rig with my dragging sinkers. I rarely get snagged with either application. When suspending, I make sure to keep my baits just high enough to avoid the snags on bottom and when I am dragging, my dragging sinkers pull through the obstructions while my bait is suspended with a peg float. Hope that info is helpful. Good luck fishing out of your kayak this year!
@@KayakCatfish I appreciate the fast response! I watched one of your videos after this comment about your weights and plan on purchasing your book on Amazon to build them. Thanks!
Kayak Catfish I found the answer I’ve been looking for. Now I need some more gear. Go figure.
We use bluegill goldfish 3to 6 inches cut in half add leeches or worms and jig them
Just suscribed! What is your setup? Rod, reel, and what type of line and weight of line?
Thanks! Check out my How to playlist. I have videos that answer all those questions.
Sapper _12B I appreciate the information.
Sapper _12B I suppose to go hand fishing with a friend of mine from work this summer! I have only caught flats using trot lines over night.
what kind of anchor do you use?
4Lb slip ring style anchor
Next time jig for cats use 3 inch goldfish or larger flatheads love them
I was vertical jigging for walleye and caught 2 catfish with it. Thought it was odd and crazy.
Sounds like you had a fun day of fishing. Thank you for watching!
I leave the bait alive but hooked thru the mouth. It cuts down on the drag but still has the action
Thanks Mike! That’s a great idea. I appreciate your input.
I heard another guy say to hook through the bottom of the mouth to close it, because the open mouth catches water and twists the bait on the line.
I know this was an older video, been binge watching past few days, do you by chance remember what rod action you had? If not what would you recommend
The rod I was using for jigging was a medium heavy. I would recommend at least a medium heavy or heavy action
@@KayakCatfish awesome thanks, oh I put a Penn squall 2 size 15 on your rod!
What size cat do you keep to eat?
I let them all go. Our water is polluted and it isn't safe to eat any catfish here.
how clean is the water and the fish; are they edible? great videos... thanks...
Our water here is contaminated. It isn’t safe to eat them. Thank you for watching!
@@KayakCatfish O man, I AM SO SORRY to hear first hand what I have recently come to suspect over much of both Carolinas' water ways and lake ecosystems!!! Dang! Thank you so much for responding. I am an old Southern Boy myself (71) and I swam in Georgia/Carolina lakes as a child! In the stretch of the green (now graying fuze -) fuse of my "young" kick ass life I am terribly saddened to know how far down the scale we have sunk to the ecological bottom where our land comes hauntingly back to poison rather than feed and shelter us who revere (AND NEED!) the country environs! Thank you, young man.. keep on angling, young brother! Arthur
You should do a video of this using soft plastics
I may try it sometime.
What part of Tn. Are you in?
I'm in east TN just a few minutes west of Knoxville
Kayak Catfish too far from us. We are south of Chattanooga. I was going to try to talk you out of some of those small cats.. you are just killing me throwing them back! Lol. I have not been able to go fishing for years.. if i had my way about it fresh fish is the only meat i would eat.
Wonder why no bluecats
+FloridaRaider Surprisingly, I haven't done very well with blue cats thus far. I have only tried this technique on 4 trips but I have caught more flatheads than blues while doing it.
Looks like you found the trick on getting the flathead
I have caught several flatheads using that technique the last couple years but it is a tiresome tactic.
@@KayakCatfish well it's snowing here, I'm not like you I'm not going to the lake in this weather even though I want to bad. I just bought a couple Bass pro pole winches I believe is just like a couple of yours(SS 30's) and I'm chomping at the bit to use them. With that said I'll definitely be trying this Technic!
maybe try a big swimbait ????
Try using bucktail jigs instead of live bait.
That was awesome. Also watch EliasV fishing for awesome salt water jigging!!!
Thanks! I have watched some of EliasV’s videos. He has a great channel.
Kayak Catfish lol oh man I just saw this video is from 2017. Man you a drift master... great channel.
shuss be quiet! hook the live bluegill under the mouth and through the nose add a large stinger hook impale the stinger on the top side of the tail ,then suspend just above the structure, no need to jig! let the bluegill do the work!! good luck keep em coming!
+David Gregory I suspend fish regularly and was doing that with two rods while jigging in this video. My thoughts were that the jig could get down into the places that the flatheads were hiding and maybe tempt an inactive fish into biting.
+Kayak Catfish yes I follow your channel, so I know you suspend, still let the bluegill do the work, get the bait as close to the structure as possible and you won't have to jig
Hey. Jig the European way. Pod your rod in the rodholder ore over your lap. Take the line in your hand en start jigging. Very easy en you go one for a whole day. If you get a hit give the line a pull and let the rod take over. Give it a try.
+Andreas Bakkers That is brilliant!!! I will definitely try that. Thanks for sharing!
I’m going to have to try that technique. Looks pretty good. May not be big, but good eating size up this way. Don’t worry about being a sissy. Lol.
+Scott Taylor I have been playing around with it some more since I made this video and have caught several more flatheads doing it. Nothing over 10lbs though.
Anybody else see the doll head?