CPBassFishing Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Great hour and a half on an offshoot of the potomac. Caught some on a black and blue jig, just slowly dragging it. Snagged a catfish that swam over my line as well. 2 questions. How big do you think the biggest fish was? I'm guesstimating 2.5-3 pounds but a few people on facebook are saying 2. What species of catfish is this? He was grunting like crazy when pulled him up. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 5, 2013 Super User Posted April 5, 2013 Kind of looks like a channel cat to me. Quote
airborne_angler Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 Def a Channel cat. Forked tail and a few spots on the body.Flathead have an underbite and are more of a mud color.Tail of a Flathead isn't forked. Quote
CPBassFishing Posted April 5, 2013 Author Posted April 5, 2013 Alright thanks guys. That's what I was thinking it was. Kinda odd. I felt a few ticks and set the hook, and he got hooked in the side like that. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted April 5, 2013 Super User Posted April 5, 2013 I would say that bass is close to 3 Quote
Super User Tuckahoe Joe Posted April 5, 2013 Super User Posted April 5, 2013 If I had to guess, I'd say 2.5-3 would be about right for the big one. Whatever it weighs, nice fish! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 6, 2013 Global Moderator Posted April 6, 2013 Alright thanks guys. That's what I was thinking it was. Kinda odd. I felt a few ticks and set the hook, and he got hooked in the side like that. Channel cats school heavily this time of year when the water is colder. You probably cast into a school of those little channels and those "ticks" was your bait hitting other fish or them running into your line, that little guy just happened to be in the way when you set the hook. Same thing happens a lot around here with jigging spoons. Quote
CPBassFishing Posted April 6, 2013 Author Posted April 6, 2013 Channel cats school heavily this time of year when the water is colder. You probably cast into a school of those little channels and those "ticks" was your bait hitting other fish or them running into your line, that little guy just happened to be in the way when you set the hook. Same thing happens a lot around here with jigging spoons. oh, I see! That makes sense. Any idea of why it was grunting? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 6, 2013 Global Moderator Posted April 6, 2013 oh, I see! That makes sense. Any idea of why it was grunting? They grunt when they're alarmed by rubbing the base of their pectoral fins against the bone to produce the "grunting". It's neat with a little one, in the dark with a 40 pounder it almost sounds like growling. 1 Quote
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