My Favorite Catfish Rig
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- čas přidán 6. 02. 2015
- I've been asked to do a demonstration video on how to tie my catfish rig. I use this rig because of it's simplicity. By eliminating the swivels, it takes less time to rig up and saves money in the long run. I know some of you are wondering if my line twists up without a barrel swivel, but believe it or not, it doesn't. Maybe it's because I use braided line. If I'm fishing heavy cover, I'll tie a simple overhand knot on the weight. This way if the weight gets stuck I can pull on the line and undo the knot. Sometimes the leader knot will pull tight to the hook when I do this, but I simply retie the leader and add a new weight.
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I wish I had the chance to do this with my dad. but at least now I get to teach my son. thanks for the awesomeness man. you showed me how to fish.
Thank you!
of course man. You are like family to me lol. keep up the great fishing man.
My grandfather showed that rig to me about 35 years ago LOL Old school rig he used in Poland and I still use it today. Thanks for reminding me of him...
I didn’t grow up with my dad but you have been my CZcams dad that taught me how to fish
This video literally changed everything for me i wasn't catching any fish until i started useing it and now it is the only rig i use and i have caught all my fish on that rig i really appreciate you making this video Thanks Chris👍
Will this type rig work on mono or will it slip?
Alright, your comment sold me. I’m going to try it now.
I caught 12 cats off your rig thanks a lot .... your the best God bless
+JESUS LOMBARDY that's great news! Glad it's working for you
Could i use a 1 ounce sinker?
This rig is so easy to put together on the spot and get back to fishing. I use it as my drop shot rig for crappie, too. And your version of the Kentucky rig really should be called the Kentucky Flores rig because of the way you put it together. Fast and effective. Thanks so much.
This is an older video but a great video at that. I saw this video a couple months ago and I just stopped back to tell you this has made a big difference for me when fishing rivers. So.....thank you Sir.
Would this work in a pond? Should I use a smaller weight for pond fishing? Would a circle hook work fine too?
@@user-hi1lt9sl8u Absolutely. You could use the smaller weight as you mention because you are not dealing with a current.
any day a son/daughter can surpass his fathers knowledge on any subject is a proud moment. made my enthusiam grow every time. your a good teacher kris. keep it up.i know this is an old video but it touched my heart. thanks for the vid.
thank you!
Good story about your dad. Can't wait to show my dad this one too after I practice a bit! Good dough bait video too!
Thats a scary rig....
Growing up in Florida on the gulf coast, learned to tie that rig 45 years ago caught a lot of trout, flounder, and other inshore fish with it... Funny thing is I stopped tying it when I moved to Ohio years ago... After watching your video, I'm going to use this rig again...
its so cool to still see someone fishing without stuff that you dont need there are alot of people who take alot of gear with them
Thanks for all the great vids, my fish ratio went waay up now. I always use Carolina rig and have success, but with the Kentucky style rig u use I've doubled my fish....size too. Went from avg 4lbs to 6+lbs almost every time it here in Arizona. Thx
Robert Llamas I'm glad it's working for you!
lol robert
My grandfather taught me that setup about 42 yrs ago, sometimes he put 2 leaders on instead of one and has caught 2 at a time! Awesome times we shared! Great video!
The Kris Rig (or Kentucky Rig) makes so much more sense than the Carolina Rig! The bait on yours is OFF the bottom where it can be smelled and seen more easily. So now I know how you do it! This has been a great lesson to me! I've wondered but I've been too embarrassed to ask you how you rig. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge my friend!
Juanelo1946 I can only show you so much young grasshopper, now take the knowledge I have bestowed upon you and make a Catfishing video!
This is the simplified version of the Kentucky Rig but still I would use a swivel . Excellent video .
Kris: been watching your channel now for several years and have always enjoyed your videos. Decided to watch this one again to see your basic rig setup. What really got my attention was the absolute respect and care for your Dad as you told the story. Thank you for sharing - good job! Roy
I just wanted to say thanks! I won a catfish tournament today by using the rig I learned on your video.
Hello Steve, Hunted deer all my life. My brother has got me into channel cats in Illinois river. Having a blast. I have been watching your videos and I am going to try for a few big ones. Got a new boat and 4 monster rod holders on it. By watching you, I at least have a starting point. Thank You.
Great story about your dad. So wonderful he taught you how to fish. Just now getting into it as a 40 year old and showing my daughter.
Thank You. Enjoyed your video from the tutorial to the fishing story. Last week I started fishing for catfish again after 20 years and tied this rig from memory. I caught fish and didn’t have any problems with the setup at all. Your video came in my list of recommended videos and I’m so glad, now I’m confident that I’m tying the right knots
I never got a chance to fish with my dad but my mother taught me this rig, I've been catching them ever since. Thanks for the great video.
Came upon you videos the other night and I really enjoy watching them. Life's lessons you share with your daughter pulling in those big cats and being able to make time with your dad bring back lots of fond memories I had almost forgotten. Thanks for sharing some good times.
+TheRumrunner101 thank you. Some of the best memories I have of my family are the times we've spent together on the water. My channel allows me to capture some of them and cherish them for years to come.
I took your rig and made a few modifications to fit my circumstances this afternoon catfishing and it worked like a charm. Keep making the great videos :)
Dude! I just returned a bunch of fishing rig gear I don't need after seeing this. I made one off your video with a leader and a second hook right on the line. Think i will call it the "sweet mother of god" rig. Plan to try it out Saturday, really excited! Thank you for the video!
My dad was like that about hunting to me. He would say "boy, I was hunting when you were still shittin' yellow!" lol
Thanks for the demonstration. I enjoyed your story about your dad. My dad also taught me and my brother how to fish when I was a little girl. My brother never really cared for fishing, but I did and I still do to this day. My father always caught mostly bass, crappie and bluegill. I have caught a few catfish throughout the years, but they just happen take the bait. Now, I want to learn how to fish specifically for catfish so I appreciate your taking out the time to make and upload this video. Fishing is not the same now that my father is no longer here, ( he fell asleep in death in 2015). And it has been a while since I have gone fishing because I just don’t have much time, and I don’t know many people who like to fish. Of course the coronavirus pandemic didn’t help. However, I just can’t get fishing out of my system. Whenever I see someone else catching “ the big one”, or even when I go by the sporting goods section of Walmart, I see those rods, reels, hooks and lures and it makes me want to go somewhere and drop that hook in the water. Anyway, thanks again for the video.
Subscribed. 🙂
Respect for your elders is always best first choice. Demonstrating new options without being disrespectful is always a winner.
Enjoyed your dad story it brought back memories of me fishing with my dad good times thanks.
My Dad taught me how to fish as a young girl and I am still hooked on it ! Going to try this rig this week when we take out the old boat and anchor down...
Dang you made that look quick and easy!!! Thank you so much!!! Awesome Dad story. You are blessed to have him still fishing with you!!!! ❤💯
I tried helping someone at the river by showing them this rig. And he looked at me like i was crazy. After seeing me pull striper after striper out. He asked about it. Its a great setup!!
I just found this channel and subscribed I was born and raised in Deming New Mexico and moved to Tucson in 1999 and start a fishing in the area thanks for sharing this technique I’m going to try it.
Awesome story Kris. We're never to old to learn new tricks. Blessings to you and yours
im new to cat fishing ,and the Kentucky rig you showed is the most practical one ive seen and the one i am now adopting . thanks man you've helped me alot.
I used this at the lake of the Ozarks. It caught some nice blue cats! Going back this weekend, I can't wait!
This is how my dad taught me to rig for big blues. He was born in 1917 and a Cajun through and through. First time I've seen a video of someone using it. Cool.
Great story. I have been a subscriber for a few years. My channel is all about crappie fishing. And night fishing my buddy put out a line of cut bait and I caught a few small cats in between crappie bites. Then the other night I caught my PB blue. 9.6. Lovin it
Thank you so much. Thanks to your teaching i got my first catfish just a little over 1 foot long. On a Gamakatsu circle hook.
"Drop Shot" rig....same rig my dear old Dad taught me as a kid...when he wanted to, he would tie on two or three hooks and I've seen him pull out multiple fish many times...now my Dad is in heaven and I've passed it on to my youngin ✌
From a son to a father..... loved that man. Bless ya.
Thank you for showing me how to tie that rig I will be using it in the near future I do different styles and different types and different applications you got to change with your weather conditions and your water's all the time you got it stay above it stay below it stay ahead of it thanks for the story about your dad brought me back to a time when me and my dad used to fish thanks man😁
I never knew what that rig was called but it was the first thing I learned after being taught how to rig up a plain old cork and hook and I still use it more than anything else. great videos
Thanks for sharing. Great father son moment.
Hell yeah. thanks for referring me to this video, muddy!
Everytime time i wanna hear a good fish.n story i see this vid...i started cat fish.n. only cuz of ur channel...thanks for all tricks and tips kris..much respects brother
SKOL VIKINGS, SKOL!
Good story. It reminded me of time spent fishing with my dad. Great memories..
Marlin883 Thanks! Some of the best memories are made in the outdoors!
This was the first rig i ever used, step dad showed me when i was 13. I'm 20 now and i use a Carolina rig with 1.5oz flat sliding weight 50lb braided main line and a mono leader with a 2 snelled hooks one at the top of my cut bait and one at the bottom. where i live there is a big issue with aggressive short bites and then losing bait or the fish just not coming back; thus the double hook. Hope my rig can help someone!
I have wrestling with this Carolina set up for some time, I changed it up yesterday and set out on the Kentucky rig... 10x better!!! I was using in a pond fishing for bluegills...made huge difference.
Carolina Rig was known as the fish finder rig before it was popularized by bass fishing for pulling plastics.
And your “Kentucky” rig was known for many decades as the paternoster rig.
I have always been a bass and trout fisherman, but after watching your videos, I have tried my luck with cats, and have been quite successful using your techniques. You have proven that you can teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks
Hi. My name is Joe I like watching your videos and I think they're awesome. and and recently watch one of them. on how to use the Vic's tube-net . Can't wait to use it haven't been fishing in about 8 years . This Sunday the 10th I'm going to redbud damn here in Austin Texas . I hear they have big catfish but I will be learning this new setup that you have shown on here. And hopefully I can post up a video of what I caught. I will keep in touch.
love that story of you and your dad fishing with differing rigs.
That is the rig my dad taught me 58 years ago except we use 2 hooks...lol I never understood the Carolina rig when using heavy weights because the sinker dampens your feel for the bite. Really enjoyed this video.. brought back a lot of memories Thanks for sharing
That's been my go-to catfish rig for many years now, too. I just never knew it had a name! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much, I’m new to fishing thanks to government shutdown of barbershops but I’ve fallen in love. Been fishing with just a basic setup but I’m excited to try this and you made it super easy to understand and the story about your dad was awesome!!! Make more videos I’m following for sure
Was this a bottom rig?
Great story you shared about your dad!
Old video but great instruction. You give great simple details. So much respect for your dad. I subbed.
Lmao steve douglas said you fish in a ditch,When you joined him on the ohio river enjoyed that video,watch you and steve all the time!!!!Great videos where ever you fish!!!
Best fishing channel ever , congrats! Loved the story and insight as always!
This Young Man Is AWESOME!!!!!
Thanks so much for all your episodes. I have learned more from them than any other source I have tried over the years. You make things very simple to learn, even for an old codger like me. Again, thanks and keep the good episodes coming buddy.
+Dave Holmes thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching!
The rig was a lesson for you both were you wanting to show your dad and your dad learning humility but he's right he was fishing before you're around don't get too cocky with that you might have a six-year-old or an eight-year-old show you something down the road when you're an old man just do it!!!!! I have two sons and a daughter and believe I fish with all of them and it's so much about just being with each other when you catch fish that's just a bonus!!!!
I lost my "pickeral rig" in the Detroit on the first cast. I watched your catfish rig video on my phone , tied it up and within 15 minutes I had a nice Walleye....Thank you for this video!
Awesome video and awesome story! I always watch your videos before I go fish. I grew up near the Colorado river and this is how we fished!
thanks!
Used this method and caught 6 blue cats. Impressed this girl I was eyeing at the lake. Keep up the good work sir
glad to be of service
I learn alot more with u than these other fancy channels
want to say thanks for sharing your rig/knots you use...BUT really want to say that's an awesome story can't lie I had myself a good laugh... a good memory like that is priceless. Thanks
I felt like when u told that story I was sitting there in the boat with ya B/S'ing
Thanks for the story man sure reminds me of fishing with my dad as a kid and into my adult years with my son. It would be just us three. Lost my dad in 2018 he was 85
Going to try some catfishing today with my son a wanted to find a way to rig it. Going to be trying this way for sure! Thanks man!
I use that rig too but I have been tieing it with a three-way swivel. This is so I can use a weaker line for the lead weight in case it gets hung. I think I like your way better because it's faster and less trouble and I can't remember many times I had to break the line because the weight got hung. Great videos.
I know this is a old post Chris but I just sat down and put it on my 3 best catfish rigs. We'll see if it does me justice here in Texas on Richland Chambers in the morning. Dig your show brother and Fish On
Thanks for teaching me a new rig. I always tie a dropshot rig. It's ok but I definitely want to try that one.
This is so cool. Just started fishing a few months ago but started on bass This last weekend my cousin showed me this same rig and caught 2 catfish. My son caught 5 catfish. Gonna use this regularly.
I tried this. Casts way farther and smoother. My catch increased exponentially. Thank u
nice rig. I will take 2 poles with the Carolina and 2 with the si,plied Kentucky rig to my fishing spots and see which one does better. I appriciate that you took the time to video your set up. thanks!
Thanks Kris!! I like this rig you taught me. Out here giving it a cast on the Lower Colorado River.in Parker Az.
Excellent simple rig Chris! Back to Ascarate this weekend and I’ll see if I can pull out another decent channel.
Still need to grab up some bait for spring and put a respectable size fish on that Muddy River Cat fishing Flathead Rod and see what it’s really about!
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My dad taught me how to fish for suckers in Michigan and it was basically y the same as your Kentucky rig but he showed me to use 2 hooks !! One down by the sinker about 8inches above and one about 10-12inches above the bottom hook (where it is put on the main line) it really worked well for suckers would work on catfish but if you fought 2 bigger ones it could break your line
Lol guest story! Thanks for sharing brother!
Started using this rig and started catching more fish! Thanks Kris!!
Nice demo of your rig, and great story!
Just tied 3 rigs just like you. Gonna go give it a shot right now.
Thanks, gonna have to try this. Quick and simple. I like it too because I do night fishing and this would be easy to do in low light!
You would be a very GOOD teacher .
Caught four flat heads today after watching this. Hello from east Michigan
Congratulations!! Thank you for watching!
Love the story brother, I'll definitely try the Kentucky rig next time I fish.
Good old dads! My dad is the same way with me being the youngest! Always pulling how long he's been fishing into it until he sees me catching them! Gotta love it though!
Kris man thanks!!! Been trying to figure a new way to rig.
Love your vids man!!
Sometimes the student becomes the teacher. Good video
I like watching this video, wish I could've gotten the chance to take my dad out before he passed. The story tho relates to alot of memories on different memories with my Dad lol
it's amazing how many different things you can do to fish
Lol 🤣 thks for the story... that's funny. It reminded me of my son's approach of another way to hunt or fish. I like that Ky. way. Greetings from Oregon State .
I didn't know that it was called a Tennessee rig, but it is what I use in creeks and rivers. I used to do the Carolina rig in moving water and had the same problems with bait thieves and turtles.
One thing I do different is when I drift fish, I use a smaller weight that I flatten out so it will catch the current and move with the water. I pitch up stream and let it drift with the current. It is VERY productive. You have to hawk your line, "watch it real close" and if the bite happens up stream, real the slack and set fast. Watch where the hits are happening and you can usually switch over to a bigger weight and pitch right into the school.
I love river fishing!
Wesley Shankles If you use the flat weight, put a hook with it, I have had them hit the weight and spit it out at me right t the shore. LOL
Exact same rig I use when fishing with liver or worms. But, I wondered if there was a better way to "knot" up my line, & I see there is!! Thanks Kris. Another great educational video!! Thanks for the tip!!
Story time!!! Love your channel Kris. Great work.
Bahahaa sounds like fishing with my papaw, but no matter how many more fish I catch than him he's too hard headed to change his rigs, gotta lovem! Thanks for your videos!
Can't wait to try this setup out next time I hit the lake here in Eastern Wa. Thanks for the tips!
I learned long ago to be open to new techniques and knowledge my son comes across
I been catching catfish using that same rig. My Grandpa taught me. Sometimes I get technical & use swivels on the Hook end, Since cats like to spin. The goal is to keep the hook off the bottom & just high enuff where the catfish are. Especially if fishing in creek with logs and other hang-ups.
Quality! Lovely story 🙏💙 put a smile on my face 🙂
Loved the story about you dad.... My dad was the same way too