I know what you mean. I haven't caught my S Acanthodes yet! Not looking forward to that unless I get lucky.
I was referring to not seeing them very easily coming out of the reeds since you would be fishing right next to the reeds. The Longnose comes OUT from the reeds.
Does anyone have a good suggestion to get S-rank Longnose Gar-- I keep trying near the Red Windmill and see the Longnose Gar but the big ones either just look at my bait and then disappear or the Buffalo fish bite first. I only have S-rank left for the LG and Acanthodes in Dua Ribu Lake. I have tried different color baits and a few lures but would love some advice!
I had good luck last night and caught Longnose Gar & Dorado from Panas Jungle as S-rank-- I'm at 125 S-ranks now..Originally Posted by treetop
Woohoo! Go treetop! I think Quick Hitter works a little quicker on the Longnose S than Rainbow. What did you get yours on?
Any other tips for the wels cat fish? I've been fishing near the NE corner of the lake but nothing so far. Tried floats and lures (toy goblin and some others).
Interested that people are going by the shadows a lot. I haven't looked for the fish shadows that much, it seemed like a lot of work to figure out the shape of the fish I'm looking for and then trying to find it in the water. Plus with the limited time in the day I'm just in a rush all the time...
Do you guys put your float out and keep an eye for what's around or do you actually look around a lot before you even put out a line?
I look around before casting. The Wels Catfish is a great fish to start looking in the water for because of how big it is. It's not that rare so look around the reeds in the NE corner of the lake and try to spot a light brown, very large catfish. You'll know it when you see it. I would use XL tackle with rainbow bait.
Okay. First, location. When you set out from the dock (going directly North) you will see one large mountain in the distance with a slightly smaller one to the right of it. Aim for the right one and that will take you to the right of the island with the red building on it. Continue on North until you reach the far northern bank. Now turn right (east) and follow that Northern-most bank until you come to a bank of brown grass/rushes (most grass/rushes are green around there). On the SOUTH side of that grass is where I have seen the most Wels Catfish. But there can be some on the north side too.
So they look like oversize catfish. They have large heads and taper to a smaller tail and they are longer than most other fish you will see there. But the distinctive shape should be the giveaway - particularly if you are familiar with the shape of the regular catfish you see in the water.
I usually look around a bit before I fish unless it is fish that I know I probably wouldn't easily see because of size or (in the case of this lake) the reflections of clouds in the water. Then I would just go to a particular location and start fishing. Float fishing is by far the most successful for most fish but you will catch fish with lures and it adds to the fun when using them. They are a different technique.
Last edited by Thunderbird3; 05-02-2012 at 04:49 AM.
Thanks for the catfish info! I finally caught a few small ones with just my L tackle and rainbow bait. But I still couldn't really spot it in the water. And yeah, the reflections sure don't help much and the lake is pretty murky.
That's why I especially hate Dua Ribu Lake. Still haven't caught the Acanthodes yet, unfortunately, and the very murky doesn't help either in finding it's tiny shadow either.
I meant difficult to see IN THE RUSHES. Where they are the Acannthodes are fairly easy as they are do different (thinner) than the other fish in the area. However, they are MORE difficult to see near the dead tree than they are in the location 50 feet away.
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