My PB by-catch

[Bassin' Brad]

I'm in Kentucky right now for my brothers wedding and I went pond hopping yesterday morning. I had almost made a full loop around the pond and had caught 10 bass when I cast my 1/4 oz Bayou Bugs Finesse Jig with a 3" Rage Tail Craw out and as soon as the jig hit bottom something smoked it and started ripping drag like I had never experienced!

I was really hoping for DD bass, but the longer I fought it the more I figured it wasn't a bass. The beast fought forever and continued to rip drag and was stout as an ox, it never did give up, but I was finally able to land it. A 16 lb catfish.

I have never caught a cat that big and was stoked to have caught my PB on a bass jig! 

[TnRiver46]

Nice!!!

[jimmyjoe]

  Gives new meaning to the phrase, "Heeeeeere, kitty kitty kitty."   ?   jj

[J Francho]

That must have been fun!

[Bluebasser86]

They're fun when they get that big, it's the little tail pullers that drive me crazy. I'll have a dozen bites from them on the bad days, pretty distinct feeling bites, but I set the hook on them anyways and they'll steal the tail off my plastic or trailer if I'm using one. Those big ones just grab and go and are hard to slow down.

[roadwarrior]

[Bassin' Brad]

Thanks y'all! Yeah it was definitely a thrill!! 

[JustJames]

Man I don’t think I ever caught a catfish that big. I think I’m gonna turn myself in to catfish fisherman lol.