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Ripsaw Catfish

Ripsaw Catfish

Oxydoras niger · Catfish family

  • 3lakes
  • 118logged catches
  • 14.33 kg heaviest logged

Ripsaw Catfish (Oxydoras niger) is a species of thorny catfish native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins. It has a characteristically large head with an oblong snout and tiny eyes. Its body is bulky, with lateral thorns to protect itself from predators, and its dorsal fin is broad and tall. The back and fins are black, while the sides and belly have dark brown coloration. These fish can grow to a length of 1 m and a weight of 13 kg. Ripsaw Catfish are omnivorous carrion eaters willing to consume any organic matter from the water bottom, be it larvae, fragments of meat, dead fish, crustaceans or delicious plants. They feed by sifting through the water bottom with their barbel receptors.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Camu-Camu 12 Huge Cutbait 9 Dead Lambari Fish 7 Freshwater Prawns 4 Large Minnows 3 Amazonian Sardine 2 Meat Chunk 2 Large Cutbait 2 Medium Cutbait 1 Dobsonfly 1 Small Minnows 1

Lures

Jerkbait 42 g, #6/0 1 Craw 10 cm 1

Best setups by lake 3 lakes with data

Marron River — 57 catches , best 14.33 kg

  • Huge Cutbait Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 9×
  • Dead Lambari Fish Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 4×
  • Camu-Camu Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom Shore 3×
  • Meat Chunk Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 2×

Maku-Maku Lake — 32 catches , best 11.04 kg

  • Camu-Camu Hook #3/0 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Freshwater Prawns Hook #5/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Camu-Camu Hook #2/0 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Dobsonfly Hook #3/0 Feeder bottom Shore 1×

Amazonian Maze — 29 catches , best 11.8 kg

  • Amazonian Sardine Hook #4/0 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Camu-Camu Hook #2/0 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Freshwater Prawns Hook #3/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Dead Lambari Fish Hook #5/0 Feeder bottom Shore 1×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Ripsaw Catfish? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Ripsaw Catfish would be to use Camu-Camu on a size #4/0 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Bass Jigs. The most successful lure is Green with Black dots Jerkbait 42 g, #6/0.

Where to find it

Amazonian Maze Brazil Marron River Bolivia Maku-Maku Lake Peru

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Leeches Crawfish Crawfish Cut

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.