Fishlegs Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 10:17 PM, Bluebasser86 said: Well that's a first. Expand Well, it looks like you got a really good hook set. ? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 4, 2021 Global Moderator Posted July 4, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 3:05 AM, Fishlegs said: Well, it looks like you got a really good hook set. ? Expand I was flipping thick water willows and felt a hard bite, I hammered him with that 7' 3" heavy rod, 50lb braid, and 5/0 flipping hook. Couldn't believe it when that's what I yanked out of the grass. 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted July 6, 2021 Super User Posted July 6, 2021 Got this warmouth on a senko. He was as healthy as they get.There’s not many of them in my home lake. 11 Quote
TheBasslayer Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 Got this crappie and some bass today! Lost a 3 pound smallie in Ludington and a 3 pound largemouth in this lake, but the ~15 fish I caught today sorta made up for it. 10 Quote
Way north bass guy Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 With work being ridiculously busy, as well as moving to our now house last month, I haven’t had time to even think about getting out on the boat for a fish. Today I finally got out with the kid for a while. We headed out on Georgian Bay to try some downrigging for salmon/trout. Got this guy right off the bat, then lost a big rainbow right at the net. After that it slowed down a bit so we headed in towards the shoals closer to shore, and I caught a bunch of smallmouth while the kid snorkelled around the boat watching them hit my drop shot. Sure was nice to finally get out on the water again. 13 Quote
Black Hawk Basser Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 Caught this beast on a jug line with a piece of sunfish that we caught the day before. 11 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted July 12, 2021 Super User Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 7:41 PM, Black Hawk Basser said: Caught this beast on a jug line with a piece of sunfish that we caught the day before. Expand Wow. A real man lippin’ a catfish… 4 Quote
Black Hawk Basser Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 9:49 PM, N Florida Mike said: Wow. A real man lippin’ a catfish… Expand Haha! My thumb hates me for doing that. He thrashed hard and scraped it up pretty good. I didn't want to let it wallow around and slime up my boat! 1 Quote
TheBasslayer Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 9:55 PM, Black Hawk Basser said: Haha! My thumb hates me for doing that. He thrashed hard and scraped it up pretty good. I didn't want to let it wallow around and slime up my boat! Expand I tried to lip the first bullhead I caught and he bit down on my finger! 2 Quote
HaydenS Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 10:07 PM, TheBasslayer said: I tried to lip the first bullhead I caught and he bit down on my finger! Expand LOL Me too! 1 Quote
Black Hawk Basser Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 Yes, catfish always seem to do that. It was too girthy to get a handle on it around its body so that was the only way I could get a picture without putting it on the boat floor. Here's my thumb today. 4 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 13, 2021 Global Moderator Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 10:07 PM, TheBasslayer said: I tried to lip the first bullhead I caught and he bit down on my finger! Expand Bullhead, channels, and blues are a no-no to grab by the mouth. Flatheads are fine to grab by the jaw. Those first 3 all have crushing bite force and their tooth pads come together instead of having the underbite a flathead does, so they crunch down on your fingers with those sandpaper teeth with vice grip strength and start rolling and thrashing. Big blues will break your wrist doing just that. I know a lot of guys will grab big blues by the mouth, but you better have a glove on if you want to keep any skin on your hand. 4 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 13, 2021 Global Moderator Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 6:44 AM, Bluebasser86 said: Bullhead, channels, and blues are a no-no to grab by the mouth. Flatheads are fine to grab by the jaw. Those first 3 all have crushing bite force and their tooth pads come together instead of having the underbite a flathead does, so they crunch down on your fingers with those sandpaper teeth with vice grip strength and start rolling and thrashing. Big blues will break your wrist doing just that. I know a lot of guys will grab big blues by the mouth, but you better have a glove on if you want to keep any skin on your hand. Expand I get the last laugh on the whiskered fish though, I remove ALL their skin and deep fry them 3 4 Quote
Fishlegs Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 12:54 PM, TnRiver46 said: I get the last laugh on the whiskered fish though, I remove ALL their skin and deep fry them Expand Yep. I really enjoy making sure a catfish never bites anyone after I catch it. 1 Quote
lo n slo Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/07/angler-sets-record-with-blue-catfish-that-looked-like-a-baby-whale 7 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 14, 2021 Global Moderator Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 12:17 AM, lo n slo said: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/07/angler-sets-record-with-blue-catfish-that-looked-like-a-baby-whale Expand Oh dear . Now there’s one I’m not going at with a fillet knife 1 1 Quote
HaydenS Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 2:36 AM, TnRiver46 said: Oh dear . Now there’s one I’m not going at with a fillet knife Expand Machete seems a little better. 1 Quote
lo n slo Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 i think that it’s incredible that they were able to keep it alive for all that time and then release the giant cat back into the river. well done guy’s! 3 Quote
Bluegillslayer Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 3:11 AM, HaydenS said: Machete seems a little better. Expand You mean chainsaw 1 Quote
HaydenS Posted July 15, 2021 Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 5:55 PM, Bluegillslayer said: You mean chainsaw Expand There are many ways to skin a cat... Could get some big fillets from it. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 15, 2021 Global Moderator Posted July 15, 2021 The amount of toxins in a fish that size ? Big catfish are one of the worst fish about collecting lots of toxins in them because they live for a long time, spend a lot of time near the bottom, and they eat lots of small fish that either are filter feeders or also feed from the bottom and collect the heavy metals and toxins themselves. It's suggested to not eat more than one serving per week from the rivers here, and only 1 serving per month of bottom feeding fish due to mercury and PCB's in the water. Bass are also once per week statewide. 2 Quote
Black Hawk Basser Posted July 15, 2021 Posted July 15, 2021 He's on a roll lately! 13" yellow bass - 3" longer than required for a Iowa Master Angler award. 12 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted July 15, 2021 Super User Posted July 15, 2021 My son actually caught both. So glad to have a fishing bud again. Haven’t had that in 11 years. 14 Quote
desmobob Posted July 16, 2021 Posted July 16, 2021 This summer, it seems I've caught more catfish acting like largemouth than ever. I was tossing an unweighted 3" Pit Boss along the edges of some big riprap with a BFS outfit and caught this one yesterday. They sure are great fighters... I thought this one was twice its size until I got a look at it. My two biggest fish of the the day were both cats; this one, and one caught next to a big root ball. 11 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 16, 2021 Global Moderator Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 12:33 PM, desmobob said: This summer, it seems I've caught more catfish acting like largemouth than ever. I was tossing an unweighted 3" Pit Boss along the edges of some big riprap with a BFS outfit and caught this one yesterday. They sure are great fighters... I thought this one was twice its size until I got a look at it. My two biggest fish of the the day were both cats; this one, and one caught next to a big root ball. Expand I’ve got Hush puppies 2 Quote
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