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Offline Nightcrawler

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Catfishing Popularity
« on: February 13, 2005, 04:57:04 AM »
I raised so much interest with the first I thought I might try another.
In the last several years Catfishing has regained the popularity that it had 30 or so years ago when people catfished for food. Now days we have learned to catch and release and to selective harvest of the fish that we do want to keep. It has gone through the phases including the Jug Fishing phase which left alot to be desired. More and More rod and reel anglers are making their mark in the catfishing arena, and the age old art of Limblining and Trotlining that once were so looked down upon are regaining popularity. New ideas and creations are flourishing in the catfishing realm. But it seems that Ole Mr.Whiskers hasn't gotten popular with the female anglers, they seem to still be the minority in the catfishing of today. I remember growing up my grandmother would sit on the bank hours on end catching catfish that she would fix for sunday supper about once a month. My friend that I grew up withs mother was the first I was ever around that practised catch and release. She would spend all day at Goosepond Colony in Scottsboro,Alabama and catch dozens good sized cats with her secret dough bait she made. Maybe thats the next phase Women Catfish anglers showing the CPR mentallity and taking the Sport of catfishing to the next level...Just my thought on the subject Tight Lines All.

Offline shb

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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2005, 05:38:53 AM »
I think the popularity is hard to maintain, because it's so simple. You cant market and promote an endless supply of new variations on the same ol lures and accessories.  after you learn the basics it comes down to learning catfish behavior so they can be located any time of the year. But people want to think there is some there is some great new bait or technique that will make them catch fish consistently, but it comes down to learning their behavior and thats hard to promote.

"Where do you go to find them cats after the pre-spawn feeding frenzy?" Is a harder conscept to sell than 8.00 spinner baits.

Offline quigleysharps4570

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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2005, 06:27:33 AM »
I've seen women that didn't like sitting and fishing for cats until they hooked their first nice one. Then they'd wanna go all the time.
On the flip side...I don't think these younger women can stand to sit and keep quiet long is why they're not interested.  :-D