Catfish
Now, I've only been on here for a bit, but i've been fishing catfish for about 15 years, and on the Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi River.
I fished around the Cheatham Dam most everyday for about 2 years and learned some things from the seasoned veterans up there.
Of course, every catfisherman has their own way, i've had the most success with Skipjack. Go out to swift running water by the walls of the dam and tie on a few white or chartreuse crappie jigs and pull em through the water pretty swiftly, close to the top. I caught 3 at a time a few different times when they are biting, all around a pound a piece one time (that's a fun fight on your ultralight gear).
Cut em up, use it all. It's a really oily fish that drives the cats wild. As for where to find em, I don't have the best tips there. In my experience, the best cats (flatheads and blues) came out during the late july- august parts of the year in deep channels or under submerged logs.
If you're fishing the Cumberland get the biggest Cat gear you can find, who knows you may hang the next record Blue. I've seen guys fishing with poles that look like saltwater gear. Mine is close to that. Buy big test monofilament, and buy steel leaders. I've had the best luck putting big sinkers down and letting the bait float about a foot from the sinker.
Early Morning and Late (sundown to night) has been my best time to catch them.
Again, alot of these guys could tell you alot more. But the skipjack has always worked great for me on the Cumberland.
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