Lesson Plan : How to fish for cat fish
Teacher Name: | Jacob Warburton-Lesster |
Grade: | College/University |
Subject: | Other |
Topic: | Fishing for catfish |
Content: | Catfish are not very difficult to catch if your using the right bait and fishing rod setup. This setup will increase the chance of catching a catfish while decreasing the chance of snagging your line. |
Goals: | Catch a catfish successfully using the described fishing rod setup and techniques. |
Objectives: | 1. Learn how to set up your fishing rod properly to fish for catfish. 2. Learn the most effective baits for fishing for catfish 3. Learn the best knotting technique & techniques to use while fishing. |
Materials: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNBCkPZg5gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIyVmaNX9Q |
Introduction: | You must have the following: A fishing rod A 2 lb line (minimum) set up on your fishing rod Fake worm bait (I recommend Berkley Gulp fake worms or Gary Yamamoto custom fishing baits) A package of wide-worm hooks. A package of bullet head sinkers A body of water that is known to have catfish in it. |
Development: | 1. Grab your fishing rod, Fake worm bait, one bullet head sinker and one wide-worm hook. 2. Run the fishing line through the bullet head sinker (do not tie it to the sinker) 3. Run the fishing line through the hole at the top of the wide-worm hook and tie a Palomar fishing knot (Please watch this video if you are unsure of how to tie a Palomar knot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNBCkPZg5gw) 4. Grab your fake worm bait and set it up as a Texas Rig as demonstrated in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIyVmaNX9Q 5. Once the rig is completed, cast out the line and wait 1-2 minutes for it to drop to the bottom of the body of water. 6. Slowly start reeling the line in and occasionally jerk the line. This will make the fake worm bait look alive to the cat fish. 7. Once you feel a strong tug, yank backwards on the fishing rod to set the hook. 8. Slowly reel in to determine if the hook was set correctly (You will feel a strong opposition or tug on the rod if it is) 9. Angle your rod in the opposite direction that the fish is tugging (If tugging left, angle rod right, etc). This will tire out the fish. 10. When the fish is not tugging on the line or is lightly tugging, reel it in, stopping only to angle your fishing rod when you feel a strong tug on the line. 9. Repeat step 7 and 8 until you have successfully reeled in the fish. |
Practice: | You might want to practice a few times before tying a palomar knot if you have never tied one before. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNBCkPZg5gw) |
Accommodations: | If you find that not many fish are biting at a particular fishing spot while using this technique, try going to a different fishing spot. This technique usually works best in murky water. |
Checking For Understanding: | Is the student successful in the written report? If not, give some feedback & tips to attempt next time. |
Closure: | Although this technique does not guarantee that you catch a catfish or fish at all, it is considered one of the best & most popular techniques used among professional anglers to catch a wide variety of fish. |
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