Big Catfish Like Shrimp!

Fishing for big channel catfish with shrimp! A relaxing fall day on the river soaking bait and waiting for that big bite. Come along, let's see what we catch!
Gear used on this trip:
Bait: cooked shrimp
Rod: St Croix Triumph 6'6" MH F amzn.to/3WwFTvj
Reel: Quantum Vapor amzn.to/43oRleC
Hook: 6/0 Gamakatsu Octopus amzn.to/3BXmw4V
Line: Power Pro Super Slick V2 30lb amzn.to/3NJ7jva
Leader: Trilene XT 25lb amzn.to/3BWsjb1
Anchor: Power Pole micro anchor amzn.to/3MDQfFa

[@RobisonRacing68]

I am not a fisherman but I love watching your videos. I'm old, kind of disabled now, and your vids allow me to see and feel the outdoors. I love your calm voice too. Thanks for making them

[@puvlea83]

Where you at, ill take you out!

[@FartyMcNuggets]

Yeah…. He’s like the Bob Ross of fishing lol !! Take care

[@grahammarshall9562]

That’s exactly the same for me. 20 minutes of escapism 👍

[@trafyknits9222]

I've often said he's the "Bob Ross" of fishing.

[@noelsdernordmann]

And i will tell him Bob Ross in future….awesome comparison 😂👌🏻

[@reddituser69]

"howdy everyone" iconic quote of this dude.

[@matthewotis3594]

Haters gonna hate but over shrimp. Your attitude is phenomenal man. As good as your fishing abilities but i guess that's why we love ya man.

[@trainmagnet5845]

The problem with me using shrimp, is, I would bring cocktail sauce and eat all of them. lol! It is nice to change things up, and go for different species, every now and then.

[@byrd5163]

They are tasty little critters.

[@MichaelRadcliff-ug8fi]

Nothing beats a Day,better than catfishing,I'm from west Virginia & I live 1/2 mile from a creek, that's where I've spent the last 28 years of my life fishing, for a small creek, a big variety of fish,from small mouth bass,to bluegills, catfish, drum,&carp, I never have a bad day, fishing,,,thanks for your video's and have a great day,??

[@axolotl2452]

Best fishing KZbinr

[@atlsmostblunted1]

By far and I subscribe to alota channels‼️‼️‼️

[@rolandgdean]

WOW! What a fight on that second fish...and what a beast. I hate that you had such a battle getting bites but it is ALWAYS good to see the work you put in for the content we all enjoy. I admire your patience while you stress over getting footage for us...thanks again...this always makes me feel better about my "skunk" trips to the water and it reminds me that it's called "fishing" and not "catching"...lol.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Yep, if everyone could do it they’d call it “Catching”!

[@geraldduncan5646]

You stated it factually.👍

[@Jerms84]

Loved watching that big one swim away at the end

[@oldmanfred8676]

Cool, Catfish bait and a snack at the same time!

[@mikecurran6528]

So quite. No vehicle noise. Wonderful day and location for fishing big old cats.

[@tmkayakfishing8236]

Saturday mornings. On or off the water I can relax and enjoy my coffee. Thanks Matt.

[@bethekastner9301]

It does me good to see even you have a problem with encouraging a fish onto your hook. But like the excellent teacher you are, no bad language or angry outbursts. You are the best!

[@fishermannick4211]

It's funny cause most fb anglers complain about channels but here you are catching the monsters

[@Mike-lt6sj]

I like your catfish, pike, and musky content the best.

[@checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685]

I'm 70. Can't fish no more. Love your channel❗️

[@michaelkamowski6304]

Matt, I just wanted to say thank you so much! Because of your videos I've gotten back into fishing after a very long hiatus and I always look forward to your next one. Also, I know you may feel pressured to make videos with great content (which you make!) but I wanted to let you know that I 100% would NOT mind watching a video of yours where you don't catch anything. For me, Its really the journey that is appealing along with the beautiful scenery and your relaxing demeanor. I'm sure other would agree. Anyways, thanks again!

[@DoingTimeWithLindsey]

My mind can't help but think how cool you are to have one nail painted black every few minutes. When I realize it's a blood blister, again and again, it's even cooler. Hard work always shows.

[@turboboy0]

im betting that you are like me and have at least 9 rods/reels in the truck all the time. i had 7 but thanks to you i recently added 2 baitcasters. after dialing in the reels it wasnt as bad as i remembered from decades ago.

[@ndyakangler]

I try to limit it to 4-5 rods laying across the passenger side of my truck, any more than that and they’re rattling around into each other as I’m driving and it drives me nuts lol. That’s the only downside to hauling my kayak in the bed of my truck instead of trailering it, I have to stick most of the rest of my gear inside the cab.

[@ericl2969]

@@ndyakangler If your pickup has a cap over the cargo box, equip it with a roof rack. Once you start carrying your boat on the roof, you will wonder how you ever tolerated carrying it any other way. I've been a car-topping canoes and small rowboats for decades, and it's what my dad did also. Fishing kayaks weigh more than twice as much as a decent-quality canoe, but there are tricks to getting your boat on the roof that make it easy and simple for one person to do, even with such heavy boats as yours.

[@victorferguson7871]

Shrimp is a automatic fish Finder,especially in a good Flow of Water Awesome vid

[@bdiax]

A good trick I learned was to pat the shrimp dry and then put them in a container with a bunch of salt and let them dry up a lil bit. Not only do the shrimp stay on a lot better they have the saltiness to attract some fish. Can also experiment with different kinds of sugary additives. Kool aid and what not

[@mrrooter601]

spray em with cooking spray too, carries the scent!

[@bdiax]

@@mrrooter601 oh snaps 👍🏼 good looks brother.

[@mrrooter601]

@@bdiax search for catfish karma pam, they did a great experiment testing it. They even caught fish on white rags with just pam on lol. It makes a lot of sense, its oily and has an emulsifier soy lecithin, which would make the smelly oils from your bait mix with the water better. Its definitely on the safe side of the scale considering some dudes will use WD40 instead🤮

[@heathbowland9127]

😂 well worth the effort. the perfect number gets the catch, sure appreciate watching over last couple years.

[@hanfo420]

Would be so funny if he would start a video like "This is the Lockpicking Lawyer, and what I have for you today is a very exotic lure!"

[@imhigh0013]

Video suggestion; for uninitiated, go over all the boat, anchor, etc equipment. In case others wanna try back water fishing/boating.

[@Thepondguy85]

The best channel on KZbin by far and the one who inspired me to start posting videos

[@bushmanphotos]

You are very lucky to have streams that still support aquatic life. In NZ most of them have been destroyed by farm runoff of fertilisers, herbicides and animal excrement. Great videos your calm voice is very soothing.

[@allfords3408]

that one of a joy when you go fishing, not every cast will get hooked but when it strike with that big boy, you will say it worth it.

[@DanKoning777]

Man these cats can fight. They fight more like some of the saltwater beasts of the same size. Great video and a 👍 as always. Spot #7-of course things were going to start happening, it's the number of completion, fullness and perfection-the number of God.

[@DanielBoone337]

Channel cats don't get even close to this size where I live maybe a couple pounds at the biggest and are notorious bait thieves so most people hate these things. I'd love to catch some this big... Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

[@ericwakeman6665]

Dude you’re the freakin man those are some HAWGS man!

[@johndrx165]

Epic battle on that second one! Very cool.

[@stefanobaggio4230]

I just wanted to say, create your content because you love to fish. No need to feel pressure to catch fish. I would watch your videos regardless. I love when your try new lures and different locations. Keep the passion alive.

[@randallburgess46]

Those cats were big and beautiful! Thanks for taking me along.

[@bigmoemedina313]

I'm not much of the religious kind but the number 7 symbolizes perfection in the bible!! Great catch from a perfect spot !!!

[@cosmickidd205]

That second catfish was a beauty.

[@TheVirginiaStew]

Nice Cats...thanks for the tag-a-long

[@TheJaymon1962]

Thanks for the change up! Excellent

[@larrywhittaker9901]

When I toss bait for cats I will also throw some lures to keep me busy while waiting..except when night fishing which is usually more productive time for the cats

[@cgandy2]

I've used shrimp in the past but chicken livers seem to work best for channel cat for the most action. You do get hit by a lot of small catfish, though, with liver. Great content as usual, Matt!

[@constantelevation_]

I had problems with liver falling off while shrimp looks quite a bit more solid

[@jaecaver1957]

@@constantelevation_ treble hooks are your best bet with chicken livers

[@paullevine1813]

@@constantelevation_ It was many years ago i was fishing for Smallies & there was this old gent going for Catfish & nailing the heck out of some huge fish so i asked him what he was using & he said bluegill chunks . he had a 5 gallon bucket full of big cats so i if i go for catfish i do what he did & they do a hell of job & never fall off the hook. I'm not big on catfishing but they sure do give you one hell of fight when you get bit. Shrimp seem like an easy way to accomplish the same thing but how hard is it to just catch a few gills to use. Matt's one lucky guy to have so many great spots to fish that hold great numbers & sizes of the most fun to catch.

[@robertrpenny]

I prefer eating the shrimp myself and letting the catfish have chicken livers. But video is great as always.

[@ericl2969]

The guys at 'InFisherman' magazine started saying more than 30 years ago ago that cut bait is the way to go for big channel cats. They say that only the little ones like the "traditional" channel-cat baits that we all grew up having faith in. And nothing stays on the hook worse than chicken liver.

[@larrywhittaker9901]

Cat fish love those log jams....and I love your videos Brother 👍👍😎

[@hughphillips67Mustang]

You need to do an entire video on just the largest fish you ever caught. If all types.

[@cliffpeebles9705]

Great idea. The best of!

[@booterbutler3693]

That's crazy. The state record for channel cat here is 40lbs and I've maybe seen a 6lb. You're catching bluecat sized channels. Great video as always.

[@walkerswaim]

I love the sound of braid on a baitcaster

[@antoniomora1255]

Those two huge channel catfish really make one’s day!

[@jackp1702]

Would you ever be interested in trying something new and going for some inshore fish? Drum, trout, flounder, etc?

[@stickasockinit]

I always use the technique of carefully listening for purring or meows from catfish to find them.

[@DaChimpster]

18:13 me when I’ve had one too many beers

[@dfen2614]

Whenever im not fishing the upper Potomac I live vicariously through your vids. Occasionally I'll throw some shrimp for channels and bring a smallie setup to cast while im waiting.

[@ndyakangler]

I wish they’d let us use two lines in MN! It would make waiting for the catfish entertaining if I could toss a topwater lure at the smallies I saw all over!

[@racerxv6valvoline424]

Hey Matt, So what those haters are saying is that you shouldn't use raw shrimp to fish with but it's okay to cook and eat them. They were probably trolls.....Every Saltwater fisherman uses raw shrimp every single day...By the way Great video....

[@kingofsl8891]

Always enjoy the multi species videos, have you ever considered taking the kayak to devil lake for walleye or white bass?

[@southsideronnie]

Some big fish! Thanks for sharing!!

[@chriscarroll3635]

I grew up using chicken liver but I seen a guy over 30 years ago at a pay lake using cube steak and it has worked way way better for me than chicken liver. Now I've been using cut pieces of chicken breasts soaked with cherry Kool aid and it works amazing and even catches big ones. I've gotten flatheads and blues over 30 pounds several times.

[@ndyakangler]

I’ve been looking for the $1 steaks at the dollar store but haven’t seen them yet, figured that might make some good catfish bait!

[@johnmiller5987]

I tried regular chicken for the first time this year. Both breaststroke and thighs. Worked well. I cacaught a 20 lb channel. It also worked better than cut bait post spawn

[@huskergator9479]

Quite the intro!! Excellent as always. Thanks for taking us along Matt!

[@Future_fisher]

I fish a river similar to yours, very good smallmouth fishing but also has big channels everywhere. You can see em cruising in 6-12 inches of water alot of the time. They loveee cut bait, especially shad so you may try that some time

[@stevenkimbrell8796]

Nice day to be on the river catching some channel cats that's pretty nice thanks for sharing I will share this with my kids they love to fish for catfish

[@tightknotsfishing9334]

When I was stationed at Grand Forks we used shrimp in the Red River and the Red Lake River. Them cats went crazy for it.

[@asskids4192]

Love these vids! You’re consistently the best ❤

[@wbarney59]

Thanks Matt. Catfish are cool

[@willeees8103]

Great video as usual! Your videos always provide a relaxing watch. And I love seeing you switch things up a bit fishing catfish! Best fishing youtuber, no doubt!

[@stephengibson6041]

Persistence pays off!!!

[@user-ho3ts1vx9y]

Просто супер! Я давно вас не смотрел) Сом,красавчик! Но щук,дубасите на раз)

[@TheFishinMortician]

Some beautiful cats you caught! That's definitely the hardest part of going catfishing is being patient and waiting in one spot long enough...

[@BMW7series251]

Really like your channel. Thanks from the UK, cheers, John.

[@duanerogers1166]

Good thing about using cooked shrimp is you can have a snack while your fishing LOL

[@mehmeteseni300]

Hi ,thanks so much for like this videos,so when i watch feel be good,thans again hi to you from Turkey

[@Graceclaw]

As a multi-species angler, I've found few freshwater fish that fight as hard as Channels, pound for pound.

[@paulschatz479]

your videos are amazing! You've gotten me back into fishing and even better into yak fishing! just bought a kayak and am ready to slay some fish!!

[@pastmasters9591]

I'm from Washington state and thousands of people fish for steelhead with raw shrimp. Those people who say they carry parasites are just blowing smoke

[@mikem201]

thanks for the catfish video

[@geraldduncan5646]

I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen you use “a live bait” to sorta speak.🤔 But, as stated by many others who have enjoyed your videos, your calm demeanor,(even as you’re trying to land whatsoever is on the other end). And ya man! Channel Cats are great battlers. Even the smallest ones.

[@FishingZaanstad]

Nice film and beautiful fishes. 👍🏻🎣 Greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱 Europe.

[@bigblueox_trd-Adam]

Fall colors are already looking beautiful there.

[@Brohteinshake]

Great catches!

[@Tilbily]

Great vid again. They ignore cooked shrimp where I live in Canada. Switch to raw and it's like turning on the light switch.

[@Elroy5150]

Another Fantastic video!

[@lorenzowhitehead7855]

Add cherry Kool-aid to the bag of shrimp and attract even more catfish. I found fruity pebbles syrup, at Walmart, and put that in the bag too with the cherry Kool-aid. The syrup linger longer.

[@notthere129]

Good job! I like to keep my comments simple

[@brianathern9154]

Very nice work. Had to play the juke and jive with some waiting but Ole whiskers showed up for you

[@sweetfreddie]

I really enjoyed this one Matt. Two beautiful catfish!

[@brucesheehe6305]

Wow Matt. That last one was lots of work - you were huffing and puffing!

[@omaroviedo2078]

i enjoy so much all ur videos

[@MarkSmith-gt4kq]

I've always loved fall time fishing in September. It took awhile to find em` but still a good day of fishing!

[@Dj.fishing084]

Looks like your thumbs still jacked up from your last video. Nice catches

[@Mattsommers521]

Beautiful fish! One of my brothers lives near a waterway coming off of the Chesapeake Bay and he will often go out catfishing at night. 20-30 pounders are a frequent victim. One night he hooked up on one that he never was able to get to surface. He fought it for about an hour before it busted 80lb line. Had to have been well in excess of 100lbs. Great video as always!! Love them all!!

[@dereksteele2284]

Channel cats don't get anywhere near 100lbs

[@Mattsommers521]

@@dereksteele2284 never know until you see it.

[@batboy3086]

@@dereksteele2284blue cats and flatheads do

[@turboboy0]

big catfish like shrimp, corn, steak, hotdogs. ive been using all of those for years.

[@TheOutdoorUniversity]

Great fight on that second fish! Nice looking fall day out there too.

[@Rick850angler]

Ive caught some big cats in fl but dang that’s a big channy …👍🦅🇺🇸

[@huntinfishinwithDwayne]

Good size cats!

[@matthewstaton1412]

Your videos are like therapy Matt. I went bass fishing yesterday morning got skunked but you’re the reason why I bought the super spook junior. It’s an awesome lure to throw. Would’ve loved to catch something but can’t get em all the time. Thanks for making my mornings peaceful.

[@barflentigo7060]

Love your catfish vids. Cheers!

[@dougkinney4521]

Great video.

[@paulmaldonato5998]

Bring along some cocktail sauce next time then you can have shrimp cocktail while waiting for a bite. Nice video.

[@cynthiahaynes8598]

The wait..... Awesome!

[@lindapetersen1800]

That Last one was like a WHALE of a fish !!!

[@joshualong2322]

Those were some nice Channel cats

[@TheOutcast7]

💪NICE!! Couple of Channels

[@kicosoto6731]

As always really good content on your videos......... Keep up the good work. 👍

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I'm not the biggest fan of catfishing videos, but your style of using light tackle, always intrigues me. 😎🎣🎥👍

[@batboy3086]

30lb braid is light?

[@thecashman8924]

Loving your channel awesomeness

[@fk01302]

you make beautiful fish films, enjoy it every time. thanks and good catches. Greetings from Den Helder Netherlands

[@simonbleach-wood9235]

Great to see the progress on the squashed thumb :)😂