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Post by hyster on Apr 16, 2013 6:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Apr 16, 2013 7:04:29 GMT -5
What does one do with a fish that big.
I would hope it was released after it was made official.
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Post by Decatur on Apr 16, 2013 8:32:37 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by bart1533 on Apr 16, 2013 12:57:43 GMT -5
Nice...caught a 29 before..but man be nice to get one that big...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 4:51:16 GMT -5
Several years ago I read an article in one of the outdoor magazines; that some fisherman caught a huge catfish that had eaten a full grown Canada Goose!! Don't remember the state where it was caught.
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Post by duff on Apr 17, 2013 19:39:03 GMT -5
That would be one I'd have to see to believe!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2013 4:28:34 GMT -5
That would be one I'd have to see to believe! I would think it had to be a Blue Catfish, which could grow large enough to eat a Canada Goose. |
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Post by Russ Koon on Apr 22, 2013 10:16:54 GMT -5
My younger brother lives in AZ. He always enjoyed catfishing even before moving there long ago, but after he had been there a few years he bought a houseboat on Apache Lake and spent more time fishing for them from the comfort of his "front porch". Caught a number of twenty-plus pound flatheads but couldn't seem to connect on the real monsters of the deep.
He finally got into his wallet and took a guided trip with a pro catfishing guide. Said the guy was worth the price if they hadn't got a bite, just for the entertainment. Big old southern gent who sounded like Jerry Clower and told stories in the same vein, and could keep them coming all night without being tiresome.
Along about the middle of the night, my brother's line began to move slowly. He started to grab the rod, and the guide said to leave it alone. It stopped moving after a short run and then a minute or so later began to move again, and the same scene repeated itself, after which the guide told him that the next time it moved it would be the time to strike back and set the hook. Sure enough, after another minute or so it began to move again and he set the hook and was into a very heavy fish. Several minutes later after a good but not extreme struggle, he boated a 47# flathead.
Patience seems to be the magic ingredient. The big ones are usually caught late at night, when most of us amateurs have long since given up and gone home.
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