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« on: June 23, 2008, 01:34:14 pm » |
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This year I've had horrendous luck catfishing. I can take people out with me, and they can catch fish, but I've been stuck reeling in dinks all spring & so far during this summer. I finally put a good cat on the bank Saturday night. The gar had been eating me alive in the river, and I was nearly out of bait when I moved about 50 yards upstream & threw out my last 3 baits. The last cast I made, I ended up throwing right in the roots of a downed tree. I felt of the line a little & knew it was hung up, but since I was out of bait, I just stuck it in a rod holder & hoped for the best. Sure enough, the tree pole was the one this fish hit. It took me about 5 minutes to get him into the shallow water, and my buddy Bray jumped in and landed him for me. Good ol' Bray paid the price with a nice fish bite to the hand, but I don't think he cared. We were just glad to finally get a good one caught & go home. Anyway, here's a picture of him.  |
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elliscountyhog
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2008, 01:46:13 pm » |
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good fish i have been trying to get back in on the river to fish for some of those gar and cats. It is fun because u never know what u will catch outta those rivers.
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Hunt Hard or STAY HOME!
"If the dog won't leave and go look, I'm not wasting my time." Quoted by Bryant.
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sam
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2008, 07:41:46 pm » |
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nice fish looks like fun
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A bad day of hog huntin beats any day at work.
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mley1
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« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2008, 08:38:37 pm » |
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NICE CATFISH!!  That sucker looks pretty big man. How much did he weight? |
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God bless and good hunting,
Marty Ley
Santa Fe, TX
NAHC Life Member
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Mike
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2008, 08:58:17 pm » |
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Nice blue cat! |
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jlingle
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2008, 10:31:22 pm » |
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention his weight. Duh. He went 37 lbs, and I didn't weigh him until an hour after I caught him. I left my dern scales at home & had to wait til I got back to get a weight. We were guessing him high twenties, but missed it by quite a bit. I'm in an online fishing tournament on the brotherhood of catfishermen website right now, and it's over July 4th. I'd been kinda sweating it, because I'm the team captain and all 3 of my partners had weighed in fish. I was probably starting to look like a jerk. Good thing this fella bit when he did, 'cause Bray had fallen asleep on the bank & I knew it was about time to head to the casa. Funny how a big fish can kick some new life into ya!! |
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