I ran across this story in your fine local newspaper, is anyone here a member? I havnt checked out the website yet, but anything to do with catfish peaks my intrest.

http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2007/07/15/local/20817430.txt

I've been a member for about 2 months or so. It seems like the daily posts are very limited and I pretty much quit checking it. What was there seemed like some pretty good advice though and from that article it seems like there are more local members than I realized. May be I better check into it a bit more.

Whats the web site for it?

http://brotherhood-of-catfishermen.com/

Here's another one for ya:
http://www.catfishgrabblers.com/

Thanks for the links Dave!! Look forward to checking those out, I kinda like that sort of thing! The article made it sound like it was a pretty big deal.

I finally figured out why all the BOC posts were old...they have a new site and here it is:
http://www.catfish1.com/

I read about them in the Southern too...sounded like my kind of folks....hey Eatmore...I am a big catfishing fan...so you've got one pal here for helping you find the good catfishing spots when you get moved here!

Well, thats great gretchen! sounds like your into photography as well! I'm going to want to get out after them right away! Still up in the air on the exact pull out date for me here in Nebraska, but at the latest, I'll be there at mid september (after the Colorado ML deer season) should be plenty of good cat weather yet there, so we'll have to try and hook up!

The guys on this site are really touting the garlic shrimp as THE bait of chaoice. 1 bag raw shrimp covered w/ one small bottle garlic salt and left to marinate overnight or longer. Freeze unused portions. Bought all of the above tonite and will try it at Rend this weekend. I will report back.

now that's a new one on me...guess I'll have to give it a whirl too!

The guys on this site are really touting the garlic shrimp as THE bait of chaoice. 1 bag raw shrimp covered w/ one small bottle garlic salt and left to marinate overnight or longer. Freeze unused portions. Bought all of the above tonite and will try it at Rend this weekend. I will report back.

And if you don't catch any cats, you can always throw in a few veggies and have some stir-fry.

Well I guess I'd better try it up here before I leave, I was planning on going out tomorrow night, will try to get some marinating in the morning, hopefully give it enough time.

ooooo boy! These things really smellllll good? hmmmmm stir fry might not be to bad! Nope, must focus, the cat poles are in the truck and I'm fixin' to give these garlic shrimp a try.

I just got done salting mine for the weekend. Might have to skewer them w/ some chorizo and say to hell w/ the kitties..LOL

Let us know how you'uns did... we need pics...

I just got done salting mine for the weekend. Might have to skewer them w/ some chorizo and say to hell w/ the kitties..LOL

That does sound good.

I used to use live freshwater shrimp in Japan to fish for largemouths. Several soft lures are flavored with salt and garlic. You might get into something besides cats out there, but it's all good.

Keep some aside and skewer em ahead of time just in case.

Well, I ended the night without a fish.....I think it was more the place I chose rather then the bait. I was getting alot of bites, where as the others fishing in the area were getting nothing. So I'm thinking, the small ones were active last night , they would pick it and run, but as soon as they felt any resistance, they dropped it. I probally shoulda stayed longer, bigger ones might've started biting later.

Where were you fishing?

Where were you fishing?



code for what county ? LOL



you'uns

Now I know you have been in S. IL to long.
I had never heard that word until I moved down here, and I have live in a few different area's of the country as well as Okinawa for a year and Korea for about 3 months.

Bob what do you call a stocking cap ?

Now I know you have been in S. IL to long.
I had never heard that word until I moved down here, and I have live in a few different area's of the country as well as Okinawa for a year and Korea for about 3 months.

Bob what do you call a stocking cap ?

Well truthfully it isn't far off from Pittsburghese --- Yuns (Ex. When are yuns comin over for the game?)

A stocking cap...

I use pop instead of coke or soda
Sack instead of bag, Montana thing, same with till instead of Cash register.

I grew up hearing "you'uns" in southern Indiana. Yeah, I'm a transplanted hoosier, but not the St. Louis type. I admit that I've got some family members that think Jeff Foxworthy does documentaries instead of comedy, and some of them thought Hee Haw was home movies.:D

And I was just curious what lake or river, not gps coordinates or anything like that.

I use pop instead of coke or soda
Sack instead of bag, Montana thing, same with till instead of Cash register.


Central Il is the same, Pop not soda or coke.
Never really thought about the sack or bag.

They call a stocking cap a toboggan over this way.
I thought they wanted to go sledding first time I heard it. LOL

Still in Nebraska......be there (SI) no later then September, but still babysitting the house here for awhile. The local fishing around Columbus leaves alot to be desired

You won't have that problem here in southern Illinois. There are lots of places for fishing. While Illinois has screwed up several other things, their fisheries programs are very successful.

Hi all I am a new member here and also a member of the BOC. this is the first thread I have looked at on here and looks very intersting to me. As for the garlic shrimp they work great. best when used drift fishing with about a 1/0 circle hook. :)

I lil kat. Welcome aboard.

Is a circle hook like a mustad hook? Looks like we're going to have to try garlic shrimp the next time we go out.

I lil kat. Welcome aboard.

Is a circle hook like a mustad hook? Looks like we're going to have to try garlic shrimp the next time we go out.

Many diffrent companies make circle hooks(gameagutzu, Eagle claw, ect) Ahelpful hint when using these hooks is they are EXTREAMLLY SHARP!!!!! So if you do use them take extra caution baiting and handling them.:D

Circle hooks are great for live bait fishing... especially if you plan to release any of your catch unharmed. Circle hooks are designed, so that you really don't need the classic hookset... reel into em, sweep the rod, and they will be hooked in the corner of the mouth almost always. Allowing for easy hook removal.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/exclusives/IFM0502_AboutHooks7.jpg

Your a hooker, Bob ?


LOL, sorry couldn't resist. :D

Your a hooker, Bob ?


LOL, sorry couldn't resist. :D

And you're a NIMROD :p

And you're a NIMROD :p

Thats some kind of fishing pole right ?

Looks like flatlander got ya on this one.......
def. of nimrod....kinda fits flatlander....he survived the flood......on flatland and was a mighty hunter.......lol.......
Mention of Nimrod in the Bible is rather limited. He is called the first to become "a mighty one on the earth" and "the mighty hunter before Yahweh." He is said to be the founder and king of the first empire after the Flood.

That's why I called him that... Though many don't know the true history... I was gonna let him stew awhile see if he knew it was actually a compliment...

well, I'm going to test this garlic shrimp thing this weekend...we'll see what kind of luck I have! Nimrod ROFL...my brothers were always calling each other that....

We did too....we called each other lots of names.......lol......I was just teasin about it.....

Yeah, most of us thought Bugs was calling Elmer stupid by calling him Nimrod, but he was referring to Elmer being a mighty hunter. In his case it was probably sarcastic though. As y'all have pointed out calling someone Nimrod isn't an insult.

As y'all have pointed out calling someone Nimrod isn't an insult.

boy will that news dissapoint my brothers...

Thats some kind of fishing pole right ?

Yup you got it... You're a pole alright...:D

well, I'm going to test this garlic shrimp thing this weekend...we'll see what kind of luck I have! Nimrod ROFL...my brothers were always calling each other that....

if you are fishing the city lake gretchen tehn you will catch alot of bull heads and small ones at that they love the shrimp but we used plain ones so maybe the garlic would work

the garlic shrimp will catch bull heads as well as channels too

I have been a member of the BOC for a while now and the boc is full of very nice people. I went to a gathering at rend lake where we met for a fish fry and later that night for some cattin. fun was had by all. if you like catfishing join the boc you will learn alot. Oh yeah garlic shrimp works. trust me. last time i went to rend and fished it we caught 48 channels in 2 passes while drifting.

I've been a member of the BOC since 2005. Lots of good people and good information to be found there!

I've been a member of the BOC for over 2 years. Went to the Rend Gathering last year and had a blast. Went to a planning meeting this morning for this years gathering at Rend June 20-22.

http://www.bnd.com/living/story/298933.html