This is a pretty decent group

[JohnN]

Not to give Rapala the business about the repeating Mooneyes post. Maybe the ice is melting after all. Figured he REALLY wanted an answer, or his dog found the enter key :)
And speaking of that sort of thing, my kids and I have a neighbor's cat as a guest for the spring break week. Unhappily, the cat has discovered that walking on the piano makes noise!
Wonder if you can use a cat on a quick-strike rig for muskies? John.

[Steve(CO)]

Now I know that you were not trying to create even more controversy - HOWEVER- as a veterinarian and cat-lover, I must take issue with using the cat as bait. (I must interject that my son, who's Labrador does NOT get along with my cat, would agree with you.) To attest to the usefulness of cats in fishing (not as bait), my cat helps keep my skills sharp all winter. He loves it when I get out a rod and reel, put on a plastic worm (sans hook), cast it out and proceed to try out various retrieves. He will stalk, pounce, bite and run with the bait. If I put too much pressure on him, he drops the lure (he likes the stalking and pouncing part the best). I can't think of better practice on cold winter nights. My wife, on the other hand, thinks this is somewhat bizarre, to say the least. It's a good thing that open water is about here!

[Cangl]

Yeah those darn cats gotta hate those baitkilling,jig
chewing predators.Rigging and fixing your gear their right there for hours, never tirng of that tackle fixing. Hope I am not reincarnated as a cat as they never tire of bait, tackle, tipups and anything rigged on a rod and neither can I. Have to agree on the practice they hit well with the lights out to! T ry this with a grub, get one that glows and one dark one. Pitch the dark one out with the lights out and bring it across the floor and retrieve it you cant see lure our cat but the cat sure creams that dark grub. Switch over to the glow grub fire it up with light , lights out pitch it out. The cat is on the bait (see's) quicker but usaully a whole lot more timid on the attack more pawing and nipping for a further distance? This has come in handy night fishing for larger fish as to figuring out the nite bite.
Wife doesn't appreciate it much, most be jealous.

[RANGER]

Steve,

Chill out! The man said it with TONGUE-IN-CHEEK! The thaw is coming!


RANGER


"KEEP YOUR LINES WET, YOUR POWDER DRY and THE BEER COLD"

[John N]

Hey Ranger, I think Steve had his tongue planted firmly in his cheek too! And man, I'm ready for the thaw! John.

[Steve(CO)]

Ranger, I definitely had my tongue, not only in my cheek, but stuck up through the roof of my mouth and out my nose. I really was not getting on JohnN; just trying to have some fun. I really do what I said with my cat. He is also a pain in the rear in my den, getting into every box of lures, feathers, or anything else that looks like fun to him. If I forget to close my door when I leave, disaster reigns when I return. At that point, I too consider how to use him as bait.
Anyway, no harm meant.








anyway, no harm meant.

[troglidite]

I like cats, they are good to eat. JUST KIDDIN' Be cool

[I hates cats]

Do you have a dog? Next time you go to feed the cat think about feeding it to the dog.

BTW try a dropper with a 3/0 stinger hook off the collar. Dem mooskies like to go for the head especially if it has rattles (bells) on the collar.