| Selecting the right fishing rig when you go fishing for | | | | large bass or bell sinker. The first thing you will want |
| catfish is very important. The type of bait you | | | | to do is slide a number 1 all the way up to a 6/0 |
| choose to fish for catfish with will help you with your | | | | hook onto your line about 12 to 18 inches from the |
| decision on what type of fishing rig to use. If you | | | | end of the line. The size of hook depends on how big |
| make the decision you will be using cutbait to target | | | | of catfish you are targeting. Next tie The the hook in |
| channel catfish or blue catfish a good choice for | | | | place. Next tie a good snap swivel to the end of |
| fishing rig would be what is called a fixed sinker rig. | | | | your line so you can quickly change weight sizes if |
| Fixed sinker rigs are easy to make and use. First you | | | | need be. Then last clip your sinker in place. The last |
| will need to choose a sinker type for your fixed | | | | thing to do is bait your hook then your fixed sinker |
| sinker rig. A good multipurpose sinker would be a | | | | fishing rig will be complete. |