Dan O'Bryan

What about using fluorocarbon as a lead? Is it necessary? I have braid and use fluorocarbon lead but I guess since catfish have bad eyesight it's not necessary?

So is it more efficient to make multiple casts in hopes that it lands next to them or wait for them to find it? Or a little bit of both?

Is it better to just put it in a rod holder and wait? Because what I would do is cast and slowly reel in over and over again

Pretty new to fishing. Going to a pay lake today. Is it better to carolina rig or drop shot? I heard with drop shot you have better bite detection and doesn't snag as easily. With cat fish being bottom feeders, would they still go for the bait being about a foot off the bottom?

Gotcha. Because everyone along the bank was yelling at me to tighten the drag to pull the fish out while I was agitated with excitement not knowing what I was doing. I probably would of broke my rod if I did that

I don't know. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, how do you land a fish when the fish is heavier than the drag? Because I've been hearing that you want your drag at a moderate setting to tire the fish. But then when you try to land it and it's heavier than that moderate setting, what then? Do you go grab the line or tighten it all the way to be able to lift it out? I have a medium rod rated for 4-12lb test. I have 15lb braid on it. Wasn't expecting to hook a catfish today

Today I lost a giant catfish because I kept trying to reel it in off the bank against the drag and at one point I gave it too much slack. I didn't have a net. Was I supposed to grab it out by the line or tighten the drag all the way to lift it out? What are you supposed to do in this situation? Do you ever mess with the drag throughout the fight? I had some drag and it tired it out pretty well. I just couldn't lift the darn thing out the water just by reeling.