Lone star exploration ll

[mikelewis3828]

Can someone please help me with Rod and Reel setup used to catch channel catfish and smallmout buffalo?

[PH_Carpman99]

Bring up your Map of Lonestar, look for the deeper areas (holes), set you float to max depth, use a hook size between #6 - #1. Try using bread or dough type baits for the buff and insects (crickets or grasshoppers) or worms for the cats. HTH.

[BabyBoomer_60]

yes maybe try the bread with honey as well. There is a long deep stretch at the top of the lake perhaps try there for the buffalo - best at the top right hand end of the deep hole if I remember correctly. If you have some cutbait you could try there for the cats too

Also you could try a bottom rod and feeder if you have one if not a float should do the trick especially now you can use a light slider or waggler float to fish down deep (if these are available to you). You can also feed by hand when you float fish but I have found it disappointingly inaccurate 

I think the slider float is a bit easier as it lays over when your bait is right on the bottom the waggler does not seem to do that quite as well.

Perhaps try putting a really heavy bait on the light slider or any float for that matter if you do not have a slider yet - so it sinks the float and then keep adjusting your depth/shallow up and then recast until the float just sits slightly on it's side. That way you know your bait is just on the bottom where you want to fish/where the buffs are likely to be.

You can also slowly reel an overweight/sinking float to plumb various areas/deep holes. You can "plumb deeper holes like this or you can use a bottom rod to drag a weight along the bottom to plumb the depth - as sometimes it states the depth on the indicator.

There is also a deeper area in the middle of the lake - i did not get many buffs there but i think you could still catch some there.  

I think early morning is good for the buffalo

Hope this helps, tight lines Mike :)