possible indiana channel catfish state record i caught....
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possible indiana channel catfish state record i caught....
fished indiana yest. morning with my brother in law , his daughter, and my son hunter . targeted some big gills and bass first.
After doing well i switched gear to going for some cats. i hooked up with some nice ones last year but got broke off a few times. so i caught a 7 inch gill cut it in half and used a double circle hook rig.
45 mins later the line a tight and thumping a little bit. so i went over and set the hook.... (ten lb mono line) and had a solid fish on but figured maybe a 5 lb fish till i got the beast 10 yards to the edge of the water and it exploded and threw water everywhere. i was by myself at the time and by bro in law was shelling corn so i was kind of in a pinch . i lucked by mouthing the fish and was just amazed that this beast was a channel cat.
My previous biggest channel cat was from petenwell flowage and was maybe 5 or 6 lbs. i showed the family and they were estatic then i started think maybe its record book worthy. so i looked on the iphone and saw the previous was 38 lbs 7 ozs. i knew this was easily pushing it or larger.
So we made a quick jerry rigged aquarium to keep her alive till we could get it weighed.
official weight was gonna be today....so we will find out soon
After doing well i switched gear to going for some cats. i hooked up with some nice ones last year but got broke off a few times. so i caught a 7 inch gill cut it in half and used a double circle hook rig.
45 mins later the line a tight and thumping a little bit. so i went over and set the hook.... (ten lb mono line) and had a solid fish on but figured maybe a 5 lb fish till i got the beast 10 yards to the edge of the water and it exploded and threw water everywhere. i was by myself at the time and by bro in law was shelling corn so i was kind of in a pinch . i lucked by mouthing the fish and was just amazed that this beast was a channel cat.
My previous biggest channel cat was from petenwell flowage and was maybe 5 or 6 lbs. i showed the family and they were estatic then i started think maybe its record book worthy. so i looked on the iphone and saw the previous was 38 lbs 7 ozs. i knew this was easily pushing it or larger.
So we made a quick jerry rigged aquarium to keep her alive till we could get it weighed.
official weight was gonna be today....so we will find out soon
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Wow... Thats a pig!
You sure thats a channel cat? I have caught a few in the 10 to 15 pound range and they were always a grayish silver.
You sure thats a channel cat? I have caught a few in the 10 to 15 pound range and they were always a grayish silver.
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Re: possible indiana channel catfish state record i caught..
yea most definately a channel....... and ya the majority or them esp. younger ones are silver with small black spots
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Super cool! Congrats
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Nice fish, those cats are tuff fighters.
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That's a big cat. Any update on weight?
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36lbs 12 ozs.....too bad the thing up a ton after sitting the aquarium for hours....o well just missed the state record by under a 1lb and 8 ozs
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Should of at least got a line class record out of that... ?
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Yeah definitely a channel cat...What a giant fish....Is that a farm pond cat?
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yea still gotta pursue that
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Excellent Eric!!!!!! That is wonderful. Note to all, look at the little ones face (your sons, Eric, not you!!!!hehehehhe)........this is what it's all about. Sharing the outdoors with the youngsters, giving of your time, showing them the way. Then your time comes and you catch a monster catfish!!!!!! Kudos man!!!!! You are a class act, for sure!!!!
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HOOO what a monster!
And or Huntinnurse are right! Share the outdoor with or kids are so important and so fun too...
And or Huntinnurse are right! Share the outdoor with or kids are so important and so fun too...
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Big cats are notorious for yacking once going thru the stress of being caught an then getting put into the shock of cold well water. Did that with a giant 50# a few years ago an he spit up a 12# carp!
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