Using LIVE SHAD Catfishing on the Kansas River Spring 2024

[@Fishnthangz]

That Blue has definitely been snacking...nice vid!

[@CatfishKC]

Yeah it was one of the fattest little guys I've seen. Thanks for watching!!

[@TheKCFishPage]

I always wondered if you could park at that spot and fish without someone messing with your vehicle or getting kicked out.

[@hakimellis6880]

Heyy brother what kind of weights are you useing cause when I fish the river I don’t hit the bottom cause my line keeps going ..so what size I should use to fish this river

[@CatfishKC]

Hey man!! I'm using a no roll 8oz weight at the moment. Not all water and situations need that much weight but currently that's what I have. If I'm in a rocky place with high current the weight will usually get stuck and I leave it there and my bait is usually still in a good spot for fish. Typically if I get a bite it will pull the weight free. Sometimes the current could be so strong that even a 16 oz weight would flow down so it just depends what the bottom of what you're fishing is. I know that in sand with a high current, my 8 oz will still flow down a little bit and then stop eventually

[@hakimellis6880]

Sam not even a 16 wwooowww ok that’s crazy for real but thank you I guess I’ll use a 10 should that be good

[@CatfishKC]

For me the 8 works fine. I was exaggerating a little with the 16, but sometimes there are such heavy currents that depending on your bait, will just sweep you down river. I'd try the no roll style and see how it works.

[@hakimellis6880]

Since I moved from Jersey I have use the no roll ..cause people told me it won’t move but it’s another weight I seen that looks like an arrow I going to check them out when I do get a chance but thank you for information for real be safe out there and one we can hang out and catch some baby godzillas…🤣🤣🤣..catch u later

[@CatfishKC]

@hakimellis6880 Thanks man and you be safe as well. Let me know how those work for you!!

[@JoeLemke-no2gl]

Do you ever use skipjack

[@CatfishKC]

I've only used it a couple times. You have to buy it around here since it's not in the water. I've been using live bait and gizzard shad

[@kansasoutdoors5667]

Just a fat blue i think, wont spawn for another month or so.

[@CatfishKC]

Yeah after I said that I remembered it's like late May early June or so. Just a fatty out for a snack

[@kansasoutdoors5667]

@@CatfishKC is that turner bridge?

[@CatfishKC]

This is under 7hwy

[@kansasoutdoors5667]

@@CatfishKC ahh. Not to familiar on the kc side, usually go around topeka, or turner up to the 435. I like dumping in on the waki and going up the kaw but to many crackheads break into my truck lol.

[@CatfishKC]

Ya I haven't done anything in Topeka yet. I have some of my wife's family out there in Hoyt Kansas and keep meaning to bring some poles and check out the Topeka area. Our very first video we took my boat up to 435 dam from Turner diagonal bridge boat ramp. I didn't know at the time how much people broke into trucks there. I used to Turner to drop in quite a bit but I stopped several years to drop in quite a bit but I stopped several to drop in quite a bit but I stopped a couple years ago after a new too many people getting things taken off their truck, or their Windows broken and tailgates broken into.