crow green cats

Member Joined: Jan 03, 2008 Posts: 57 Location: essex

i am hopefully going over crow green for a day to try and get my first cat. i have benn told to fish 1 or 2 20mm pellets with bag of pellets but what i want to know is

what strength hooklink?

is 15lb mainline strong enough?

Post subject: Re: crow green cats Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 04:35 PM

15lbs is just about strong enough, but i'd say beef it up more for crow green. I usually get laughed at when i use 18lbs line over there but I think you need it- there's cats in there up to late 50's and very very small swims so you need to give them some stick sometimes or over wise they'll take you round the island, through over peoples line waking them up in the middle of the night, and straight in the snags- all of these have happened to me when using light line! I've even used 20lbs sea fishing line before!

Member Joined: Jan 03, 2008 Posts: 57 Location: essex

thanks mate prob go bout 20-25lb line

Founder Member Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 385

i use 15lb mainline for cats and have 40lb but isnt this to heav y ?

Founder Member Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 1078

15lb braid Very Happy

Post subject: crow green cats Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:53 PM

Loads of cats coming out recently; fella over there had 7 runs by the time I spoke to him at 4.00pm ish the other day and had landed fish to 30+.
I use 15lb line for cats and carp that usually has a BS of 19 to 21lb as most lines are overated.

Double/treble fishmeal boilies on a long hair to a strong 4 hook is a goodun and if possible use a playing rod preferably 3lb+ TC.
I use the Free Spirit Hi-S rods in 3.5lbTC that give a reasonable bend but are strong for holding fish on a tight line.
Bear in mind there are a number of cats over 50lb in CG so be prepared with a godd sized landing net 42"+ if possible and a BIG unhooking mat.
Good luck.

Founder Member Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 385

yh a 42 came out today and my friend had 4 last night to 35lb, shimano xtea 10 000 with 15lb daiwa sensor and 2.75 greys prodigy x at cg i kniw the cats would of adapted to boilies but only have succes over there on luncheon meat what oilies 2ould you use

p.s fishki do you know nick the catfisherman?

Post subject: crow green cats Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:25 AM

The boilies i use are the Tails Up ProFish (fishmeal + liver extracts) and no, I don't know Nick.
I only fish for cats on the syndicate lake at CG.

Founder Member Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 385

well stop going on about fishing the syndicate lake your very lucky but this forum is like the public so stop answering things with ' o well i fish the syndicate' 'the syndicate i fish it' .

Post subject: Re: crow green cats Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:51 PM

- Carperkid1

well stop going on about fishing the syndicate lake your very lucky but this forum is like the public so stop answering things with ' o well i fish the syndicate' 'the syndicate i fish it' .

A little harsh m8, he is a forum member and has the right to post, just like you. And if he wants to comment on fishing the syndicate lake then he has every right too. Exclamation

Why the big issue Question

Post subject: Re: crow green cats Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:10 AM

- MrFloaty

- Carperkid1

well stop going on about fishing the syndicate lake your very lucky but this forum is like the public so stop answering things with ' o well i fish the syndicate' 'the syndicate i fish it' .

A little harsh m8, he is a forum member and has the right to post, just like you. And if he wants to comment on fishing the syndicate lake then he has every right too.

Why the big issue

Carperkid, your comment was unnecessary, as you say yourself, this is an open forum and we are pleased to have a wide diversity of members. Please be respectful to others... Wink

Founder Member Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 385

I appoligise fishkiand acceept my comments were unnnescasary Wink

Post subject: Re: crow green cats Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:56 AM

one love man Laughing

Founder Member Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 385

lol

Post subject: Re: crow green cats Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 05:35 PM

I would frigging love to fish the syndicate lake over there! Fishski you lucky , how is the fishing there? Many big cats/carp?

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