Do bass feed with catfish?

[fishingtx]

I'm going to fish the shad spawn for catfish this Friday and I was wondering if bass would feed with catfish. Could I tie on an a-rig or swim bait and try to catch bass while the other 2 people on the boat are fishing for catfish?

[Catt]

Can't believe I'm letting this cat out the bag!

 

In Toledo Bend many anglers set trotlines for catching catfish, Texas state law requires you to mark trotlines with a float able marker in which contains your name, address, & phone number.

 

Catfish feed on the same shallow structure as bass do.

 

To find said structure I look for the trotline markers!

[Bluebasser86]

Yes, I catch catfish and bass off the same areas on the same lures all the time.

[king fisher]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

Can't believe I'm letting this cat out the bag!

 

In Toledo Bend many anglers set trotlines for catching catfish, Texas state law requires you to mark trotlines with a float able marker in which contains your name, address, & phone number.

 

Catfish feed on the same shallow structure as bass do.

 

To find said structure I look for the trotline markers!

I do the same here in Mexico except I look for the commercial tilapia nets.  The commercial fisherman know where the tilapia live, the bass eat tilapia, so I look for nets and catch bass.  Only problem is the Bait Monkey loves Tilapia nets.

[WRB]

Live Shad are bass candy fly lined on light line and mosquito drop shot hook.

Tom

[J Francho]

I've only ever caught cats while fishing for bass once in NY, and it was a brown bullhead that must have been spawning or harassing spawning bass.  Otherwise, I would catch them occasionally, but that was VA and south.  Seems like you have to be in flathead territory.  

[WRB]

Both Channel and Blue cats strike bass lures! Caught several on a variety of bass lures like crankbaits, structure spoons, jigs and soft plastic.

Tom

[TnRiver46]

In TN river all the fish eat in the same places regardless of species 

[Boomstick]

If you get a 101 course on how to find bass and catfish, they're generally in the same spots. During feeding times, they will both like shorelines that have a decent slope along the shoreline.

[Mobasser]

As a kid, all I ever used was nightcrawlers. I often caught bullhead catfish with a few bass mixed in.

[Deleted account]

Yes at times, in some places. The blue cats are getting really big in these parts, I woulnd't be surprised if one wasn't working on an adaptation of how to serve man.

[JustJames]

Yes if you can anchor or drift in shallow area. I caught plenty of catfish while fishing for bass casting to shore, but never caught bass while drifting for catfish in deeper water.

[huZZah]

I have found that the catfish don’t trouble my cranks or swimbaits. Worms, craws, grubs yes. In-line spinners yes. Have never had a catfish grab a “naked” hook though. Other than the inline and that’s small cats. 

[jbrew73]

3/4” Nichols flutter spoon caught a catfish yesterday in a school of shad. I caught 30 bass and 1 cat so I’d say your odds are good. 
If there’s a school of shad around everyone comes over for dinner.

[txchaser]

So this weekend I was throwing a squarebill up shallow, and missed a hookset. Followed it with a chatterbait (which was the better pattern for the day anyway) and my rod doubled over as the fish made for deep water. No real shake, just running hard. OMG it's a huge bass!

 

No. 

 

Dang catfish. Big one too. 

 

[fishingtx]

Well guys 31 cats and 3 white bass. All on dead shad. No large mouth but 2 drum.

On a swimmbait.