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River Chubs

Never heard them called river chubs before but 'creek chubs' are probably one of the best catfish baits you can use in a small to middle sized river.. the 2 biggest channle cats I've caught were both on the cedar river and one was on a 6-8 inch live chub and the other one was on about a 5 inch dead chub... catfish will swim heavily up into tributary streams to gorge on these chubs.. can't beat a good natural bait that they are specifially targetting... you may get more bites on something smellier like some sonnies but you'll catch those bigger cats on a fresh chub or cut bait
 
thanks. When using a live one, where do you hook it at? Also how big of a hook? Planning on fishing one of the rock quarries tomorrow night with some friends from college.
 
normal catfish hooks. hook 'em through the meat back by the tail or under the dorsal fin.
 
Its a catfish... you can't use a hook too big. Like muddy said, under the dorsal or thru the eyes. If you go under the dorsal don't go too deep if you want it to stay alive.

Good luck,

Robb
 
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