[regulator]

Grabbed a pack of livers and took off to the guadalupe right outside of Tivoli, got there right after work, about 4:30 fished till about 7:30 when I ran out of bait, I did not know little piggy pearch liked liver so much. they were about 1 to 2 inches long, I actually caught 2 the dang hook was bigger than them!!!!!! well I used those 2 for bait. I did get one real good hit however I just misssed em. anymore ideas on how I can catch a few of these whiskered wonders, I just want enough for a meal, I have this cut on my thigh and I really do not want to hit the saltwater till it gets better,, but I just gotta have my daily fishin fix, I am going back this P.M. so any tips would be great.

 

[Hawkeye]

That's why I like cut-bait best. The dinks don't mess with "chunks" in the same way that they'll pick you blind when using a bait like livers or worms. When I'm fishing and trying to catch a bigger than normal fish, I'll use a chunk of shad as large as I can (up to 1/3rd lb. or so) to keep the little cats (dinks) off the bait... I mean, they're fun to catch, but if I'm messing with little fish, I'm not catching big fish. If I want eating size cats, I use chicken gizzards soaked in shad blood and guts...

 

[Bigcat]

How close to the water are you? You could try a couple throw lines and leave them out overnight.

I would use a cast net to get some shad and use a couple live right at dark and fillet one for another pole. Perch have never done me well in south Texas. Unless the bite is really on.

Are you in a good spot? Have you ever fished there before?

 

[NightTrain]

Sometimes they ain't interested that day or that spot....Try it again,then try different tactics.(different spot/bait/larger hooks,etc.)

 

[redneck]

Regulator. Try setting some limb lines baited with my catfish bait soap on the Guad. They have good success with it down there. You can read some guadalupe river testimonials at www.catfishbaitsoap.com

 

[Catfish]

I would try some small live bream (try letting the fish run with it a bit longer) Also catch some shad , use the guts from it and some of the meat ...

 

[Nikonos]

Lively bluegills, green sunfish, or pumpinseeds fished on the bottom near a big snag @ night are like cotton candy to those big flatties hiding under logs.