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Seeing poor kraymond's post here has me seeing red. Seriously folks, please listen up here. If you fish with any sort of bait that attracts catfish, please read on. I don't want to read any more posts about people getting finned.
Ok, why don't y'all use catfish flippers? I've posted about this many times. Perhaps it needs to be a sticky
I even imported a case of these and offered to sell them to 2coolers at cost, but ended up giving most of them away because most people here just don't seem to get it until they see me use one and they are like, "Oh, can I have one of those?" I'm not importing them by the case myself anymore because that whole thing was a pain to try to get them to everyone. Most people who ordered one never sent me money. It didn't break me, but it was annoying. Now you can buy them direct without driving to La.
http://hhlure.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=8
I grew up fishing and one of the first things Dad taught me was how dangerous hardheads were. I've never touched a live one in my life. I never had to. We used to make these until some edumacated Coonarse began mass producing them. It's called a catfish flipper. Every Texan I've ever had on my boat begged me to give them one. Do yourselves a favor and just order one. If you wade, keep it on a lanyard. I have several littering the floor of my boat at any given time. Here are the instructions.
1. Hold the flipper in your dominant hand
2. Grab the leader in your off hand so that the hooked fish dangles
3. Hook the flipper around the hook
4. Pull tight so that the leader makes a straight line between your hands
5. Flip the catfish over the leader and out using a brisk wrist motion your dominant hand.
Result? Catfish gone and you never touched it. It's sooooooo simple and easy you won't believe it. It's also a useful tool for re-bending hooks and removing hooks from sting rays. Just don't try to flip a ray! Lay him upside down on the deck and cover him with a cooler or tackle box while you carefully use the flipper to twist the hook loose.
Click the link to H&H lures in Baton Rouge. They'll ship you as many as you want. I don't know why people here don't seem to want to use them. Maybe it's a macho thing. I don't know why they don't sell them in stores here. I just hope this can help y'all stay away from getting finned. Please just order one and when you flip one off, think kindly of Coonarse engineering.
If you are a do it yourself kind of person, by all means make one. For less than $3 though, you can save the trouble. I really hope all this helps. - Coach
Ok, why don't y'all use catfish flippers? I've posted about this many times. Perhaps it needs to be a sticky
http://hhlure.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=8
I grew up fishing and one of the first things Dad taught me was how dangerous hardheads were. I've never touched a live one in my life. I never had to. We used to make these until some edumacated Coonarse began mass producing them. It's called a catfish flipper. Every Texan I've ever had on my boat begged me to give them one. Do yourselves a favor and just order one. If you wade, keep it on a lanyard. I have several littering the floor of my boat at any given time. Here are the instructions.
1. Hold the flipper in your dominant hand
2. Grab the leader in your off hand so that the hooked fish dangles
3. Hook the flipper around the hook
4. Pull tight so that the leader makes a straight line between your hands
5. Flip the catfish over the leader and out using a brisk wrist motion your dominant hand.
Result? Catfish gone and you never touched it. It's sooooooo simple and easy you won't believe it. It's also a useful tool for re-bending hooks and removing hooks from sting rays. Just don't try to flip a ray! Lay him upside down on the deck and cover him with a cooler or tackle box while you carefully use the flipper to twist the hook loose.
Click the link to H&H lures in Baton Rouge. They'll ship you as many as you want. I don't know why people here don't seem to want to use them. Maybe it's a macho thing. I don't know why they don't sell them in stores here. I just hope this can help y'all stay away from getting finned. Please just order one and when you flip one off, think kindly of Coonarse engineering.
If you are a do it yourself kind of person, by all means make one. For less than $3 though, you can save the trouble. I really hope all this helps. - Coach
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