[Gold Boy]

Originally Posted by Rhinoliner

The circle hooks definitely work on catfish. Once they've hooked themselves it's almost impossible for them to get off the line. The only downside is that it is usually a pain in the rear to get the hook out of their mouth when you get them in the boat.

These are on limb lines tied to a tree on the bank and stretched out about 20 feet with 5 hooks per line. They are baited with live perch. I'm going to set them out again tonight with a bungee cord attached at the bank end so they can't get so much leverage when they stretch the line out.

bungee cord attached

pics, please, please........!