The popular choice. A decent monofilament line (mono for short) works well for most anglers and many Zebco reels come pre-spooled with our own Cajun® brand mono line. Made of a single fiber of nylon orotherman-made polymer. A good line weight to start with is 6- to 12-pound test.

What is the Zebco 33 Max Line Capacity? Zebco 33 has a line capacity of 10lb/120yd. If you plan to use lighter lines, you can increase the capacity to reach more than 200 yards, but those will be 2 or 4lb lines, and there is not much you can do with those.

Heavier monofilament and fluorocarbon lines do not perform well on spinning reels because the diameter of the line is large enough that the spooled line will jump off the reel spool when casting. To begin, select a quality line with a pound test of less than 10 or 12 pound (depending on reel size, of course).

So YES, the color really matters. You also have to consider how a certain color looks underwater, not on the ground. So, let’s start with almost invisible line type, the fluorocarbon. Fluorocarbon, especially in clear water, is almost invisible.

What Pound Line for Catfish? For smaller cats 12 to 15 lbs is sufficient and for larger catfish 30 lbs should be more than enough. Most anglers try to match the breaking strain of the line to the weight of the fish they are targeting.

The most popular bottom rig for all species of catfish is the egg sinker slip rig. The object of this rig, which consists of an egg sinker sliding on the main line held in place above the hook by a lead shot, is to keep the bait near the bottom and allow a cat to swim off with the bait with little tension.

The best depth for catching catfish is between 15 and 20 feet deep in lakes. This is known as the catfish zone because they reside within such depths in most lakes. However, depending on the time of the year and the temperature of the water, they can also reside in shallow areas.

The best time of day to catch 3-seasons catfish is from an hour before sunset until 2 hours after sunrise and during the winter, from late morning until just before sunset. These are not hard and fast rules, but you will find the most active and hungry catfish consistently biting in these windows.

Everything a catfish does is dependent on water temperature. Catfish can be caught in cold water but 50 degrees is the benchmark for the big spring bite. From there the bite gets better and better right up until the spawn temperature of around 70 degrees.