Drift Fishing for Deep Winter Catfish

Jon boat drift fishing for deep blue catfish in winter with fresh caught bait.
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[@XxGamer]

LFGs Life is the most Reasonably Attainable for the Common Man which makes him so Relatable.

[@jamesy1979]

Including the $100,000+ bass boat?

[@sellecksmith3710]

@@jamesy1979lots of average men have 100k bass boats. They finance them for 20 years. Not smart I wouldn’t do it but

[@gregneedler7989]

Honestly when I watch you catch fish I want to see a catch clean cook for sure

[@kansasjoe3450]

Lots of blues in Oklahoma. Jugs or pole. Most jug fishing they use pound weight and bottom 2 foot up circle hook , two more feet up another hook. Your allowed 5 per line , but then you get a tangled mess. Leave them out all night. Usually have fish on every jug and usually at least one 20 or bigger on . Best I have done is 61 lb. We return all fish over 10 lb back for mating seed.

[@mattyjay8896]

Night fishing for catfish on the sandbar is still my favorite way of catfishing. Drifting is pretty cool too!

[@chilloutdude3617]

That is what I do too. Night fishing.. sand bars or muscle/shell bed with deep water near by.

[@mattyjay8896]

@@chilloutdude3617 Some of my best memories are fishing from a sandbar with friends I still have to this day! Great times..👍

[@stunick1573]

You are going to have a repeat problem with that Bob Cat. Like Coyotes once they find a food source, he'll be back. Usually during the night. Set up a trap and live capture with bait. When he snags a chicken he will move aways into the woods and sit and chew the legs off your chickens then haul the rest off to his den. More then likely there is a female and if not gravid she has kits. Once you catch him the female will start coming in a few days later.

[@Eugenia_Farms]

i smoked one in FL, problem solved

[@martinennor5551]

It's Soo awesome seeing a bass guy fumble through the world of catfishin. Seeing the progression of learning from throwing a cast net to rigging properly...pretty cool to see... Now gear up and chase those 100+ pounders LFG! Your fans would love that! (From a tournament catfisherman and Iowa catfish guide)

[@motorcycleislife8296]

LFG put on your lifevest, i got thrown from my jon boat couple months ago hitting a stump barley under the water. Luckly the motor kicked up but didnt cut off since i didnt have a klll switch. I did the same thing as you not wearing the kill switch and it happend unexpectedly.

[@kalub72]

This time of year in North Texas Shad are up in the creeks. Stop by any creek that feeds a lake look down. If the water is clear, you should be able to see them. They will be schooled together tight, and the school may stretch for miles. When you find them, you can fill a cooler with one or two throws of the net.

[@Grainraiser]

Man get a cast iron skillet and add a little butter. Put some blackening seasoning on the filets and pan fry them. Put those filets over a bed of dirty rice and enjoy. Since your near Fork you can also look up splat fishing for catfish. It is very effective this time of year.

[@Hookset717]

As a hardcore catfisherman myself, I highly recommend you should look into the minnkota power drive trolling motor with the remote control. It will elevate your drift fishing to the next level for sure!

[@matfish1486]

Enjoyed the catfishing in the jon. You just need to sit back and enjoy a thermos of joe as you go.

[@j.j.clingman4083]

Justin I definitely have to agree with you on that being one of the most memorable trips out doing some cat fishing that you have put on the channel!!! I wish you would have done a catch, clean, and cook along with you out catching these fish in this video!!! I definitely love seeing all the different ways you come up with cooking them!!! My new favorite way is just frying them in a pan with some butter and some mr blackened red fish seasoning I believe it is called!!! That is definitely some delicious little tasty bits for sure!!! If you haven’t tried some that way you should definitely try it along with a little slap your Mama seasoning for a little bit of a bite to it also!!! Awesome video buddy!!! Oh and you was definitely doing it right with the cast net for some shad!!! That is the way I catch them all the time I go out cat fishing!! One thing is I would try to hang onto the very last little bit of the cast net and then let it go at last as soon as the rest of the net is out!!! That always has helped me to get the net to open up fully before hitting the water!!!

[@DamnChinn]

You and the Googan boys should go do hand cat fish noodling. 😂

[@catfishpatrol]

Great video! More of this please!

[@michaelross5674]

Justin use one of those green mesh fish traps.... Put some dry cat food in it and throw it out and let it marinate overnight or few hours....tha works for me

[@michaeldugas1994]

Would love to see a catch clean cook on the old catfish.!! Love those.!!

[@mattcole9022]

Anothet great episode !

[@huntermanning868]

Definitely recommend a taped cast net for catching shad it remains open all the way to the bottom without closing before it reaches those sad

[@NashvegasSound]

By far the best Googan.

[@FishingwithBlakeandLisa]

LFG. You are definitely one of the best out there. Always look forward to your updates. And always learn something from you

[@paulbell1522]

The damn at tawakoni is really good for big ol blues this time of the year.

[@joanneganon7157]

Hey LFG Oh No🫢Bad Bobcat,you got git him😡. There you go ,nice bait👍. I don't know if I've ever seen the lake that calm! Nice Fish on the way to the crisping grease🎉. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@Kirk3919]

Been waiting for this upload, just order a pair of the deck boots! Can’t wait

[@daniellemay3058]

Buy a case of small tuna can in oil, open them up 1/2 way up and drop them off in the water about 50 ft apart, wait 30 minutes and go back through the run at a slow troll with a large earth worm!!

[@jimbokyzar8170]

I'm recovering from a leg injury and can't do much right now so I love your videos. They motivate me and I get to watch what I intend to do once I heal up. You're one of my favorite KZbinrs. Love fishing and hunting. I'm into handgun hunting like you are into traditional bows. I use a T/C Contender in 30/30 with 150 gr Nosler Balistic tip handloads for deer.

[@TheOnlyBigMoose]

id like to see you invest in some decent catfish rods and reels and target some heavy weight catfish in lake fork. i think it would be a great vid/series

[@taterchip7752]

Love watching your videos bud. I’m up in south central Kansas. I just got my first boat. 14 foot Jon with 9.5 evinrude. Asking permission to name it the Krispy Katcher. I’m honored of you Crispy Collector.😊

[@edwardlee1858]

LFG, if you ever want to chase trophy blues on Texoma; I got you! I met you once on Lewisville and made it in one of your videos for like 5 seconds lol. Your rod and reel setups are about 80% there for drifting and dragging. A couple tweaks and you’d be set. I also live very close by you in the Roanoke/Justin area.

[@edwardlee1858]

Pretty sure it’s a fake LFG account that responded to my comment lol

[@micahmcclain2384]

Lfg needs to come visit SC, santee cooper has some of the best catfishing in the world.

[@calebprice304]

I would say you are definitely my favorite fishing KZbinr. Love your fishing videos and your catch and cooks. Definitely look forward to everyone. God bless and tight lines!!

[@RCL1]

The crispy collector is romping with horse power. Trim it out LFG!!

[@kdeal5522]

LFG, in oklahoma we have great luck using crappie rib cages for bait instead of shad. Save your rib cages and bag them and freeze them

[@kdeal5522]

Sure. I don't do social media, but I have email or phone if you choose

[@mdlusk6112]

i fish santee cooper every summer and i love it you should defently try to fish it one day their is some monster bass and monster cat's

[@shaunroberts9361]

SMASHED!!! For Big Cats....

[@losethealtitude7730]

Practice makes perfect with that cast net!

[@ohiobassmaster.]

We load up in the fall on shad LFG then we freeze them in gallon baggies.. works very well when times are desperate

[@kdrhoades4605]

I’m from north Indiana but come down here for the winter. If you get bored, come over here to lake Livingston and take me fishing 😂

[@Bigmanlittleboatcatfishing]

I do this same thing but in a kayak with 4 rods drifting fun stuff getting dragged around the lake. Take a look at stealth rod holders you will love them for catfishing so much easier in and out of the holders

[@elviajerosinfronteras2664]

Nice cafish nice video

[@curtisparham9891]

A little Lewisville lake action I see!!!

[@andrewaucoin276]

Use hotdogs cut into quarters, sprinkle with garlic powder and let it sit overnight

[@speeddemon2262]

+1 for Kernal Sanders. Sounds like another bobcat for the trap or pelet gun.

[@whystop3388]

LFG

[@JeRKII]

You and your dad need to do a collab video with Hannah Baron and get 1 of those MEGA catfish and do a catch clean and cook and vacuum seal what's left

[@barrysarver3873]

Love the catfishing videos.

[@jimmiemeeks9795]

U were gonna do what he did lol 🤣 drop him and run the other way 😂 appreciate ya sharing so much info always a good time

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Hey lfg just a update u have the terrible scammer own the message line I just reported them wanted to give everyone a heads up appreciate y'all 😁

[@williamjohnson2461]

The Ole Santee rig strikes again

[@Io46079]

Always great content, I just learn few things for my next fishing trip , sometimes is hard to read the fish finder for me , I’m new to fishing 😅

[@fishingthelp8647]

You should do a walleye trip to all of the big walleye destinations like the Detroit river Saginaw bay and Lake Erie for them golden crispies there hasn’t really been a good video like the ones you guys make on the walleye capital of the world and I think it would be a fun video to make

[@BloominOnion1]

yer boats about the same size as mine. Hard to fish with 3 in there but we manage somehow. cool vid.

[@larsvegas1505]

I usually put a drift sock on the front and then use a transon trolling motor to backtroll and then follow bottom contours...I guess u could just put a drifsock on a back corner and use ur fronttroller.. put it on low.. or buy a bigger sock if ur going to fast still. Also i tried to pick up a wild kitten one time.. had my whole hand bloody in a second.. (was the size of my hand), idk about grabbing a bobcat I would advice against it!

[@danielvelez4001]

Awesome fishing we eating 😂😂❤❤

[@jasonlong3929]

Awesome job that's fun fishing at its finest

[@jefferywalton4958]

I normally do my best cat fishing in the creeks in the bends you should 100% try it

[@Outcrankin]

Perfect timing

[@drphilerup4994]

go get em

[@alannoltkamper1474]

You need a deep water tape cast net for winter time is what I find works best

[@EdWolfram]

My favorite LFG videos that don't involve a stick and string.

[@michaelross5674]

Question?????? The spinning rods from googan squad I want one was thinking about gold series... Are they all a finesse rod or do they have the go-to and reaction and so on like casting rods???

[@qfastqfast]

Were you out at little elm Tuesday? My wife was like hey is that lfg!!!

[@clarkwalters1492]

Love this video

[@brucemohon740]

We need more catch and 🍳

[@edwardaustin2734]

Love your videos. Next time you catch shad put them directly on ice. It will keep them firm. Water makes them soft.

[@colbyjohnson3793]

I've always had luck cast netting shad around bridges where the rocks come to a point and have a steep drop off going into the channel. Troll all around the point , and let your cast net sink deep as possible.

[@tdmd19841]

Love it when u catfish

[@johnnyz831]

Chicken gizzards always slay

[@TheDedloc]

I'm starting to get itchin for fishin season... lakes still frozen over in the midwest... its lame as hell.

[@greenpighunter6930]

Excellent.

[@SteveLoy-i4i]

It would be awesome if you called up the Justin kayak catfish and do a catfish video.

[@bigswol76]

I have jumped off that train bridge so many times well 20 years ago man I’m old

[@tennesseebankfisherman7695]

Skipjack is also good bait as well

[@BigMex777]

I need to come visit, I can teach you the easiest way to throw a cast net.

[@conversingwithverse6972]

Lfg please upgrade to a #8/0 circle hook and use a whole gizzard shad next time out.

[@KanokieCatfish]

Hooks are not big enough. That's why you lost the bigger bite. Don't be afraid of a 8/0 to 10/0 hook and a bait the size of your hand. Man I can't wait tell you land a 30+ your reaction will be priceless. What's your PB catfish Justin? I really want to give you the knowledge.

[@rayhollingsworth2588]

Roosters are tuff creatures.

[@davidwalker6438]

Didn't know there was enough of an area of Fork that wasn't an underwater forest to be able to drift for kitties.

[@SWF734]

LFG drum and whiper/white bass also work great as cut bait for blue too. Their scales help keep it on the hook really good too. The best bait is fresh bait caught that day!

[@joelmaske2493]

Nobody uses white or wiper as bait except you lol always cast net shad when you can usually near boat ramps and save the whites and hybrids for eating at home

[@austin27049]

@@joelmaske2493 You obviously don't catfish, plenty of people use white bass

[@colbyjohnson3793]

White bass isn't legal to use as bait in Texas

[@kansasjoe3450]

Any fish that eat shad is good bait , crappie is the best but have to be 10 “ legal length.

[@SWF734]

@@joelmaske2493 No need for the argument lol. I was just trying to say that you can use a lot of different bait lol. Doesn’t HAVE to be shad. I’ve caught my pb on white bass, a 42” blue. Just look at what you’re allowed in your state.

[@artcliff4631]

Sorry bud the chicken has to be the crappie 😂😂

[@bradleycolley9282]

Come fish in alabama for crappie with lojo

[@kenji-xj2ft]

deepfried catfish springrolls

[@Jackson-mx9wx]

Your next boat should be an Allison

[@thetruth9952]

fat catfish look so happy lol

[@hpfishin927]

Im sure a bunch of others probably said this and I’m guilty of it too but you really should be wearing a PFD making a run.

[@stevenstroud19]

I learned to throw a cast net by practicing in the backyard

[@bigjimar77]

Tough to get shad in winter because they go deep. No thermocline?

[@bigjimar77]

Never mind. I see you got a big load.

[@joelmaske2493]

Man that lake has a serious cormorant problem (the black diving birds) those suckers eat all the baitfish and everything small enough to fit in their mouth

[@noahvanderberg3109]

Try bigger hooks if you want bigger cats. I use 8 or 9/o for the big boys

[@JamesMabry-d5n]

Get yourself a dog 😂😂😂

[@perfectleveladventurefishi619]

good cats

[@JamesWilliams-cy2wg]

they make a extra-weighted down cast net just for deep water

[@kennethlangford5797]

Either buy a taped net or make one with duct tape. When them shad are deep and on the bottom you need a taped net

[@clintnickeson3328]

What kind of stringer is that?

[@jasonlakey8371]

Make a floating bait trap

[@anonymouse7074]

Had my dog get one of my chickens, more than once actually. You want to punish the dog/intruder, always a scary moment

[@daniellemay3058]

😢😂😢😂😢.Dude ant oil infusion filled fish. I'm from Canada. We used stinky oil fused tuna cans. Open them up dropped in the depths for 2 hrs and cone back and fish with dew worms and grubs and fill the buckets!!!!!.

[@joesguiltyguitar]

So Justin, would you ever think about making a KZbin video with Kris from muddyrivercatfishing channel?

[@kennethmiller6594]

Maybe purchase a drift anchor

[@EarthtoneSoundscapes]

Got to run green underwater leds and whites on surface at night. The bait will stack under your boat watch your electronics takes about an hr then throw your 10 ft cast net on em and load up the cooler with bait. But first learn how to Throw a cast net cause that ain’t gonna cut it

[@randybryant9936]

Perfect eating size

[@michaelbond142]

Can’t go down with three barrels