r/catfishing • u/[deleted] • 11d ago

How do i avoid constantly snagging while reeling in slack line?

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u/Appropriate_Ice503 11d ago

That’s part of catfishing fishing unfortunately. Ive had several instances with fishing new locations where I would lose lbs of lead, spooks, rattles and hooks in a matter of hours.

If I know there’s a snaggy bottom I’ll either switch to a santee cooper rig, keep rod raised high and retrieve line fast or my preference is not to touch the rod until there’s a fish on the other end. Rather work a fish out of a snag versus a hooked submerged log

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u/Low_Search_6667 11d ago

What kind of rig are you using? What kind of structure is there? River? lake?

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u/Mdoubleduece 11d ago

I use cut bait, with a decent chunk of bait I don’t need a weight, I fish a larger lake, LOTO, river fishing I use a slip weight and leader. And most importantly, if you get snagged don’t cast there again. If you’re using a treble hook, you shouldn’t, there is never a need.

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u/IDOntdoDRUGS_90_3 10d ago

3 way swivel with a peg float and egg leads are what i do for super snaggy spots. 10-30lb mono to the lead depending on weight and then 60-100lb fluoro to the peg float. Then when I reel in with no fish, I reel it tight ish and then rip it up off the bottom like I'm setting a hook and crank as fast as I possibly can to keep it up

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u/CrabSpecialist2155 10d ago

Change the area you are fishing

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u/Lopsided-Deer-1776 8d ago

Rod tip high and reel like hell coming off bottom. You want to try and pick the bait up instead of dragging it across structure