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you couldnt pay me enough to jam my hand into a muddy hole just hoping that a catfish bites it... hell, im a little nervous about just taking one of those mutha's off the hook. might take a glove.You should try "noodling" the catfish and report back.Im going on a guided catfishing tripnext month with this place. I think we go at night. Im expecting lots of drinking and good times.
Btw, not me in the background. Some jealous gawker.
Dayyyyyum, thats a nice feesh!
Awesome fish. What kind of tackle did you get him on? Lighter tackle makes that one heck of a fight.
We spent the first hour catching tuna and snapper. We kept the tunas live and then used them as bait for the larger fish; my guess was this one was a 2-3 pounder. It really fought good; took a little over 20 minutes to reel in. We were trolling and when it took the bait, it was probably 50-60 yards behind the boat and just took off in the other direction. The first time it jumped out of the water, it was probably a good 100 yards out. The first ten minutes, I just held on.
Very nice! Heading up to Canada next week to try my 1K+ casts to get a monster muskie. If not, hopefully some large pike will come our way.Dayyyyyum, thats a nice feesh!
Did this Friday night and it was an absolute blast. We fished from 7:00pm-Midnight and managed to put 10 Flatheads in the boat. Most of them were in the 4-6lb range, but we did get into some bigger ones towards the end of the night. I caught an 11 pounder and my buddy caught a 15 pounder.Im going on a guided catfishing trip
Good times!Looks like fun.Did this Friday night and it was an absolute blast. We fished from 7:00pm-Midnight and managed to put 10 Flatheads in the boat. Most of them were in the 4-6lb range, but we did get into some bigger ones towards the end of the night. I caught an 11 pounder and my buddy caught a 15 pounder.Im going on a guided catfishing trip
A buddy and I canoed a small stretch of the New River a couple weeks ago fishing for smallies. We were getting to the take out just as it was getting too dark to see and I had tied on a Rebel Pop-R because I had heard people were doing well hooking smallies with topwaters at dusk, at the time. On what I figured would be one of my last casts something big hit the Pop-R. At first I figured I might be looking at a citation sized smallmouth the way it was fighting me, until I got it up close to the canoe where I saw I had a muskie on the end of the line. It took off down river and I fought it for about 10 more seconds before it ended up biting through my line. Made for an exciting end to our little fishing excursion, despite the loss of the lure. I don't know if it's considered a "go to" muskie lure, but a topwater like a Rebel Pop-R seems like it can do the trick.
Dude, those are awesome. I love catfishing; prefer it over bass, and down here that's almost a sin. One of these days I plan to take a guided trip out trophy catfishing. Usually you gotta wait till the winter, and even then its really hit or miss when they are running the trophy services.Did this Friday night and it was an absolute blast. We fished from 7:00pm-Midnight and managed to put 10 Flatheads in the boat. Most of them were in the 4-6lb range, but we did get into some bigger ones towards the end of the night. I caught an 11 pounder and my buddy caught a 15 pounder.Im going on a guided catfishing trip
Oh yeah, Im hooked. Four of us went back a couple weeks later to the same spot in the river (without the guide) and ended up with a story similar to yours. Since none of us own real fishing boat, I decided to outfit my 2 canoes... depth finder, rod holders, beer holders, anchors, etc. I knew that getting big catfish into the canoe was going to be tricky, and I was trying to be "extra careful" since my GB in the front (the guy kissing the big one last time) cant swim. Well, we started fishing about 7:00pm and weren't having a whole lotta luck. Around 11:00pm, I got a decent bite and managed to get a 4lb'er into the boat without incident. They started really biting around midnight and we each put another 5-6lb flathead in the boat. By this time, we were pretty deep into a case of beer and confidence levels were high. Around 1:00am, I got a bite that was unlike any of the others. I fought it for a good 5-10 minutes and it was all I could do to hang onto the rod. I finally got it to the side of the boat and knew that I wasnt going to be able to get it in without standing up. Big mistake. I stood quickly and tried to manhandle this monster up over the edge and into the boat. As I did, our weight shifted heavily to the left and my buddy in the front over-reacted by grabbing the gunwales and throwing his weight to the right. Next thing I knew, we were capsizing. Since we were in 18ft of water and my buddy didnt have a life jacket on (yeah, yeah I know), my only thought was helping him. The boat was upside down with air underneath, so I guided him to the boat and he hung on while I swam us to the side. All told, we lost 2 rods and the fish scale. Miraculously, everything else was salvaged. It's rally impossible for me to guess how big the fish was. The biggest flathead caught in this area was 42lbs. All I know is that there's a monster in there swimming around with my rod still attached and I cant wait to go back!Dude, those are awesome. I love catfishing; prefer it over bass, and down here that's almost a sin. One of these days I plan to take a guided trip out trophy catfishing. Usually you gotta wait till the winter, and even then its really hit or miss when they are running the trophy services.Did this Friday night and it was an absolute blast. We fished from 7:00pm-Midnight and managed to put 10 Flatheads in the boat. Most of them were in the 4-6lb range, but we did get into some bigger ones towards the end of the night. I caught an 11 pounder and my buddy caught a 15 pounder.Im going on a guided catfishing trip
Doing the Ottawa river in August. Better get my monster musky this year
Just starting to learn here in FL on the Indian River Lagoon. Same species here with some Mangrove Snappers as well. So far just a bunch of stingrays, catfish, and pinfish but i'm learning.Getting to be that time of year again here on the island. Water is warming up, mullet will be here soon and before you know it Redfish (Red Drum), Flounder, Sea Trout, Black Drum and Sheepshead will be biting like it is going out of style.
Cool. I'm planning on taking a solo trip in the next couple of months for a long weekend up to Portland to go Sturgeon fishing on the Columbia. Going to reserve a guide for Sat/Sun. Hope to land a monster. After my 60+ pound great barracuda last summer, I've got a monster fish itch. Flights out of Dallas are pretty cheap and I can get there, fish and back for right around a grand.
Same here, then I saw the count andAt first glance, I have misread this thread title for many years.
Please let us know how this goes. I plan on going out to Portland next year with the old man for a 3 day trip.
Yeah we hook allot of Rays & Skates as well, can be a pain to unhook'Aquaman said:Just starting to learn here in FL on the Indian River Lagoon. Same species here with some Mangrove Snappers as well. So far just a bunch of stingrays, catfish, and pinfish but i'm learning.Getting to be that time of year again here on the island. Water is warming up, mullet will be here soon and before you know it Redfish (Red Drum), Flounder, Sea Trout, Black Drum and Sheepshead will be biting like it is going out of style.
The first time I caught a saltwater catfish down here I was so confused.Yeah we hook allot of Rays & Skates as well, can be a pain to unhook'Aquaman said:Just starting to learn here in FL on the Indian River Lagoon. Same species here with some Mangrove Snappers as well. So far just a bunch of stingrays, catfish, and pinfish but i'm learning.Getting to be that time of year again here on the island. Water is warming up, mullet will be here soon and before you know it Redfish (Red Drum), Flounder, Sea Trout, Black Drum and Sheepshead will be biting like it is going out of style.
I'll take a pic and post it when I get home, but I ended up getting this guy made into a trophy replica. Shout out to Atlantic Taxidermy in Pompano Beach. It took only a few weeks to be molded, painted and dropped off at my door on a flatbed truck. Price wasn't cheap, but now I got it hanging in my living room.
First time I caught a red, I thought it was a carp.The first time I caught a saltwater catfish down here I was so confused.Yeah we hook allot of Rays & Skates as well, can be a pain to unhook'Aquaman said:Just starting to learn here in FL on the Indian River Lagoon. Same species here with some Mangrove Snappers as well. So far just a bunch of stingrays, catfish, and pinfish but i'm learning.Getting to be that time of year again here on the island. Water is warming up, mullet will be here soon and before you know it Redfish (Red Drum), Flounder, Sea Trout, Black Drum and Sheepshead will be biting like it is going out of style.
Not good to eat, and no size or bag limit. Theyre a really oily fish, so they make great bait. Theyre called "poor mans Tarpon" because they like to jump when hooked. They can turn a slow day fishing into a good time, they are fun to catch. Next time you catch one, cut it up and put a chunk on a hook and bottom fish with it. Everything from Redfish to snook to sharks to grouper will eat it.
What's a trip like that cost?
Estimating about $400 pp including bait, gas, everything, plus Canadian License and Outdoors card which equals about $60.
Taking the family to Indian Rocks Beach in mid-June. thinking about a small charter for something more inshore (half day).Anybody you know in either Clearwater or St. Pete? Does this guy do inshore? Kids don't have any experience with deep sea so want to break them in slowly.
