My father starting going on a yearly catfish expedition about 3 years ago with a few of his other 70 year old cronies. They stay at some campground on the NC side and keep it pretty primitive. I don't think they catch many fish, but I don't think they really care, just some old men eating beanies & weanies and having a shot of bourbon at the end of the day (good for them.) Anyway, the biggest reason I bought my boat was to be able to go along and supervise this crew, and share a few memories with Dad. Anyway, I'm looking for a few pointers on Gaston catfish for next week. I think they throw chicken livers and such, but I have oftimes seen a good catfish bite on live bait. If there is not a baitshop nearby, do y'all have any suggestions? I'm thinking of taking a 6" swimbait and stinking it up pretty good with garlic flavored Pam cooking spray and letting it drift on bottom.
Please chime in a give me your favorite catfish techniques for this lake, baits, locations and depths. Any help to get Dad's buddies on some fish would be greatly appreciated.