Catfishing experiment

[DEER 24/7]

I've got a crazy nephew that hand fish's in the lake down by his house. ! all the time getting big flatheads. over 60 lbs. he's asked me more than once to come along.

may i ask what lake

 

[DEER 24/7]

Sounds like some good fishing. I used to fish a feeder creek running into the Red River and as you described, when the water would rise you could catch some good fish on live bait. I can't catch good cats all the time like some of the experienced catmen, but in those certain situations could load up and look like I knew what I was doing. Here is one such trip, this was about two hours worth of fishing.
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that sure looks like a fun two hours

 

[Deer Slayer]

I am gettin a hankerin for doing some cattin. I think its time to pull out the trotline or jugs and give it a whirl. I just wish the hoppers were growing faster. I know where I would head for some channels.

 

[dennishoddy]

Very nice fish 24/7!

 

[dennishoddy]

Sounds like some good fishing. I used to fish a feeder creek running into the Red River and as you described, when the water would rise you could catch some good fish on live bait. I can't catch good cats all the time like some of the experienced catmen, but in those certain situations could load up and look like I knew what I was doing. Here is one such trip, this was about two hours worth of fishing.
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Thats a heck of a string of cats!! Like you, I know where there is a feeder creek that dumps into the Salt Fork River. Its not deep enough to grow minnows, but when the river comes up and starts backing into it, some night crawlers is all one needs to load up on the blues. We didn't get enough rain this year for it to come up.

 

[Deer Slayer]

Dennis - Those are Roosta7 and his fish in the picture.

 

[DEER 24/7]

r00s7a all those fish looks like channels if so how much would that biggest one wiegh

 

[r00s7a]

Don't even remember man, mix of blues and channels and I think there is a flathead in there somewhere. Found another pic where I am holding a flathead from that same general time period, but the water in the trough behind me is a little lower, so it could have been a different trip

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[Deer Slayer]

Found some bigger hoppers today, they're gettin there.

 

[DEER 24/7]

Roosta7 thats a good looking flat thanks for sharing pic and deer slayer good get some of them channels,hard to beat big ole yellow hoppers for channels