Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: Fisherman’s Friend

Episode Title: Oh CATFISH!

Hello Fellow Fisherman, You are listening to Fisherman’s friend the podcast with your host Gio. In this episode of Fisherman’s friend the Podcast we discuss: What Rod and line you need for catfish,What plastic lures to use, and What foods to use for catfish.

A rod for Catfish should always be a heavy rod or a rod that can take a lot of power. A catfish can weigh from 4-30 pounds. A catfishes weight depends on their age. Catfish are mostly fat unless they are young. Catfish are fat yet have a ton of power on them. Line is also very important because if you don’t use the right line, your line will break and lose your hook or lure. You should buy between 20-50 pound line for catfish just to be safe. Some rods I recommend for catfish are ugly stiks, abu garcia, and penn fishing. When a catfish hooks onto your line, you better be ready for a fight.

Catfish mainly eat real food or live bait. But, they still do eat some plastic lures. Catfish like to stay near the bottom of the lake, So, you are going to have to get a very colorful lure that will attract a catfish. Some great colors to use would be green, orange, red, white, silver, and pink. Some plastic lures you could use for catfish are:

• Yum dingers- plastic worm
• Googan crawfish
• Powerbait
• Berkley shrimp
• Plastic bluegill
• Spooks

Segment 3: Foods or live bait for catfish

Catfish love live bait or some food. Catfish love their meats since they are lazy feeders and don’t like anything that really moves. Catfish also like shady areas so when you throw your bait, try to throw it towards a shady part of the water. Catfish also love the smell of sweet or meaty food. When you use bait for catfish, try to soak it into something that has a strong or good smell. You can always soak something in a plastic bowl or in a bag. Now, the best baits for catfish are:

• Chicken-not raw. You can also soak your chicken in kool aid in a bag
• Bacon
• Hot dogs- Can also soak in koolaid
• Night crawlers

• Chertovski by done with fish
• Southern Cross 2005 by Croby stills, Nash and Young

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: Fisherman’s Friend

Episode Title: Trout!

You are listening to Fisherman’s Friend, the podcast with your host Gio. In this episode of Fisherman’s Podcast the Podcast we discuss: what rod and line you should use,Lures for trout , and After you catch the trout, what to do.

Trout don’t have much power so you don’t need a super heavy rod. Unlike bass or crappie, trout are most of the time fat but small. Unless you live in the north or in Europe, then the trout are going to be huge. For rods, you should definitely not waste your money on some fancy 200 dollar heavy rod. You should instead purchase an ultra light rod. This is because trout are small and fat, sometimes skinny. This means that they are not too powerful so you are not going to need a really heavy rod. This will also save you a ton of money. Next is the line, as I said trout are not too powerful so you're not going to need a super heavy line unless you're in the north. So, the line you should purchase for trout fishing is around 5-10 pound line, super cheap and saves you a ton of money from the other expensive heavy lines.

There are many lures out there for trout. For trout, most trout go for smaller and colorful lures. Some colors you should use for trout are pink, green, orange, yellow, and silver. The trout get attracted to these bright colors. Some lures trout eat are small crank baits, rooster tails, grubs, or even small spoons.

Once you catch the trout, you must have a net with you. The trout’s oils and skin do not like our skin. If a trout comes in contact with your hand, it will most likely kill the fish. So, when you catch this trout, you wanna first get it in your net. Once it is in your net, you want to decide if you want to hold the trout or just release it. If you want to hold it, you have to first wet your hands in the creek or river where you caught the fish. You could then hold the fish after that.

• Chertovski by done with fish
• Southern Cross by crosby stills, Nash and Young

• @theHVSPN

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: Fisherman’s Friend

Episode Title: Best Lures!

You are listening to Fisherman’s Friend, the podcast with your host Gio.

In this episode of Fisherman’s Friend the Podcast we discuss: The best lures to use and when you should use these lures,Best colors for lures and how to work these types of lures

Segment 1: Best Lures and when you should use these lures

For the first segment, we will be talking about the best lures to use and when you should use these lures. There are many different types of lures and different lures are used at different times of the year. If you need help tying knots on these lures, go to YouTube, they have amazing videos on how to tie easy knots.So the best lures in general are:

● Crank Baits-Spring and Fall

● Buzz Baits -Summer Through Fall

● Spinner Baits- Fall and Early Spring

● Frogs(Plastic)- All throughout Summer

● Popper baits- Summer, Spring, deep into fall

● Whopper plopper baits- Summer

● Senko’s!! Anytime in the year

● Trick Worms- Anytime in the year

There are many ways to rig a senko or hook a senko. One way you could rig a senko is a wacky rig or a texas rig. I recommend both because both of the way’s are very effective. Some stores you can get these lures from are Dick Sporting goods, Walmart, Bass pro Shops, and a local tackle store.

Segment 2: Best colors to use and how to work these specific lures

So, The best colors to use for lures are always bright colors. The bright colors attract the fish and make the fish bite. For example, some good colors to use on lures for freshwater fish are green, white, red, orange,yellow, and pink. But, for plastic worms, you can use almost any color. The fish get very confused when they see a senko and actually believe that the plastic worm is real. Some colors you should get for a worm are: dark green with purple flakes, white, purple with red or green flakes, and pink.

Segment 3: What lures to use for specific fish

Lastly, what lures you should use for the fish you are targeting. Each fish has different tastes in what size and color lures they like. For example, pike and muskie go for huge and colorful lures. One specific lure big pike or muskie go for is huge plastic lures or big jerk baits. A couple lures bass go for are crank baits, spinning lures, or senkos. The lures bluegill love are small senko’s or rooster tails. Crappie are kind of like bluegill and like the small lures also. Lastly, for catfish, they like to go for spooks. Spooks are kind of like jerk baits.

Music Credits:

● Chertovski by done with fish

● Southern Cross by crosby stills, Nash and Young

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