BLUE BANK RESORT OFFERS HOLIDAY FUN

Yo-Yo Fishing For Catfish

EDITOR'S NOTE: This holiday season, take your family to Blue Bank Resort in Tiptonville, Tennessee, for an outdoor experience they won't forget. You and your family can fish, hunt and bird watch with some of the greatest guides in the Southeast. Jackie Wayne Van Cleave, of Samburg, Tennessee, guides for crappie, bluegill, bass, catfish and ducks at the resort on Reelfoot Lake.

QUESTION: Can you tell me about yo-yo fishing for cats?
VAN CLEAVE: The Yo-Yo is a spring-loaded device that has a string coiled up on it. You just pull the string out. It has a hook on it that swivels that you attach to the limb. You set your depth at about 2 feet. When the catfish bites the hook and pulls down on it, the fish locks the spring and sets the hook.

QUESTION: How many cats can you catch in a night, usually?
VAN CLEAVE: If they are running good and feeding, you can catch all you want -- all you can handle.

QUESTION: Can you catch 100 pounds of catfish?
VAN CLEAVE: You can catch that amount easily.

QUESTION: What size fish can you catch on a Yo-Yo?
VAN CLEAVE: You can catch catfish weighing 3- to 15-pounds each on a Yo-Yo.

QUESTION: Do you catch channels or blues?
VAN CLEAVE: We mainly catch channel cats.

QUESTION: Is it not uncommon to catch 100 pounds of fish in a day?
VAN CLEAVE: No.

If you want to spend the holidays at Blue Bank Resort on Reelfoot Lake, call (877) BLUEBANK, or check out the Web site www.bluebankresort.com.