Blimey, that's HUGE !! I'm sure you must have enjoyed getting out for a while...Got some fishing in today..Neighbor caught a 36 inch 40lb (est.) Blue Catfish.
I helped him land it..
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Very much!!!!Blimey, that's HUGE !! I'm sure you must have enjoyed getting out for a while...
N-I-I-I-C-E....very niceNeighbor caught a 36 inch 40lb (est.) Blue Catfish
Fresh water lake..What type of water is that? Lake?
I caught a 7 lb catfish in the Potomac river many years ago. It chased a spinner, and I was sure that it was a large bass. It tasted good.That's not a fish...that's a whale!!! You sure that catfish doesn't have a blow hole???
What type of water is that? Lake?
I haven't gone out yet this year.
Last time I caught a catfish was years ago in the Shenandoah River, wade fishing. The water was pretty swift, and I thought for sure I had a small mouth bass...I've never had a catfish hit an artificial lure before. It was only 2# but tasty. I smoked it on the grill.
I had no idea.I caught a 7 lb catfish in the Potomac river many years ago. It chased a spinner, and I was sure that it was a large bass. It tasted good.
I was above the bridge, and you are right in thinking that water was dirty further on down the river. It was also further back in time to the late 1980's.I had no idea.
When you grow up learning that they are bottom feeders, and you use chicken livers and cheese balls as bait with heavy sinkers, you don't really view them as being predators.
Depending on how long ago that was, I'd hesitate to eat anything that was pulled out of the Potomac, unless you were up near Chain Bridge.
I lived in Vienna from the early 60s through 2010.I was above the bridge, and you are right in thinking that water was dirty further on down the river. It was also further back in time to the late 1980's.
Do you let it sit, or do you reel it in slowly? In other words, will it be effective putting this out on one rod and letting it sit while using an action artifical bait on another rod?We use Santee Cooper rigs..
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From the bank, let it sit..From a boat let the boat drift dragging the bait.Do you let it sit, or do you reel it in slowly? In other words, will it be effective putting this out on one rod and letting it sit while using an action artifical bait on another rod?
I forgot to mention that we had to release the fish back to the lake. This lake has a restriction on Blue Catfish..Blue cats are active both on the bottom and in the water column.