Catfish number 1

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Catfish number 1

Post by Big John » May 15th, 2007, 9:50 am

My daughter caught this last Saturday, it is her first Catfish.


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Re: Catfish number 1

Post by Warmouth » May 15th, 2007, 10:46 am

Good job, but I don't recommend the metal stringers for catfish.
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Re: Catfish number 1

Post by LadyAngler » May 15th, 2007, 12:06 pm

Congrats to the little one. I remember my first pole cat... it fought so hard I was expecting a 4 lb crappie when I pulled her up. Image
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Re: Catfish number 1

Post by Big John » May 15th, 2007, 1:11 pm

LA it was a tough fight she was using a zebco ultra light rod with an old Johnson Century 100b reel and some 6 lb line the cat weighed about 3.5 lbs. I just to the pistol grip in my hand and told her what to do with the rod and she fought till she landed it. The very next worm she got a Bass that was about the same size but it is not in season out here so like a good fishermam she through it back.

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Re: Catfish number 1

Post by Big John » May 20th, 2007, 9:58 pm

OK mocraig there are you happy now you whiner.

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Re: Catfish number 1

Post by Swamp_Fox » May 21st, 2007, 1:45 pm

I get excited when I catch a fish as long as my arm. Image

Good job dad.
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Re: Catfish number 1

Post by Big John » May 21st, 2007, 11:14 pm

Swamp Fox she had a great time! I am planning on taking her again this weekend. There is a catfish derby in 2 weeks but we will probably not get into it as finding a spot during it are few and far between. Her catfish is pretty good for around here, the one that took the derby last year was 11 lbs. so she did well. I would like to take her to the Santee Cooper for some REAL BIG ONES but with money the way it is local fishing looks like it for a while.

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