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2011/05/16 21:25:31 (permalink)

Crazy day

I headed to the mudhole today with my steelhead gear looking for a couple stray steelies or even a couple smallmouth so I slapped on a jig and maggots under a bobber about 3 feet down. First cast my bobber completely disappears. Fish felt heavy but didn't fight like a steelie or smallie. 10 minutes later I landed a 10+ lbs channel cat. I was amazed it hit a suspended jig. Guess what? My second and third casts produced the same results. I ended up catching 4 and losing 1 channel cats and never got another bite. All fish 10+ plus lbs. What a fun surprise!
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    Crookedbuthappy
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/16 21:27:25 (permalink)
    Sorry it was Saturday. I cut and pasted a text from Saturday.
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    deetz4352
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/16 21:32:47 (permalink)
    Just goes to show ya.....you can catch anything that swims. Glad you had a good day and surprise. Hope you had light tackle, would have made it all that much more enjoyable. JMO

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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/16 21:54:32 (permalink)
    Good job!
    Stray cats are always fun!

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    Bogeyjoker
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/16 22:25:21 (permalink)
    That's a misconception many people have about cats...many believe they are bottom detritus feeders. In fact, for the most part catfish are efficient predators that often feed on suspending baitfish.
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    Erie Mako
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/16 22:38:50 (permalink)
    Yep, we've caught some nice ones while trolling for eyes closer to shore.

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    Crookedbuthappy
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/16 22:52:09 (permalink)
    Yep Deetz it was on 6 pound test
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    graveydavey
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/17 14:55:03 (permalink)
    Thats the great thing about cats, you can find them from top to bottom. I've caught them on cranks, swimbaits and pheasant tail nymphs. I caught a dandy yesterday on a pink trout worm, three feet under a bobber in 20 feet of water.
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/19 18:11:56 (permalink)
    First time wasn't a fluke. I went again today and caught 5 more channel cats on my jigs. Biggest must have been 13 pounder!!!!!!
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    RE: Crazy day 2011/05/19 18:36:06 (permalink)
    Congrats on the good day... as EM said, stray cats are fun!
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