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AndyS · #1 09-25-2011, 03:50 PM

I had a good vacation. First fishing up on the Beaverkill in NY for trout, then logged a good amount of time on Merrill Creek Res, finished up fishing the the club in Blairstown with Wilson. We were looking forward to a fun filled day of perch, crappie, bass and pickerel. We used live shiners today and I got a run off like a usual bass, went to set the hook and felt the weight, I told Wilson we better get off the anchors and hunt this fish down. The fish dragged us around the lake for what seemed to be a half an hour, finally got her to the net, a chunky 31" channel that felt every bit of 15lbs. It was a great fight on 6lb. test and the tiny #8 hook never let go. We got the fish back in the water after a few photos.
2 - PB's over my vacation, a 21" smallmouth at Merrill Creek Res, and the catfish...............back to work !
(again, photo credits to Wilson)

catfishonthelake · #2 09-25-2011, 03:56 PM

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. Good thing at least one of you guys remembers to bring a camera.

Nice job on 6-lb. test. Great fish.

Wilson · #3 09-25-2011, 04:10 PM

I lost an half hour of fishing time waiting for him to get the Catty to the boat. It took 4 hands on the net hoop to haul this thing in. While the Catfish stole the show today Andy was on fire today on every cast. He caught 3 or 4 LMB, 2 Giant Crappies, a Bluegill on a live shiner and a Perch or two as well.

Catfish on the Lake...baaahhahhhah. How bout Catfish in the boat!!!!!

What a beast, biggest Catfish I personally have seen.

And yes the good camera and photographer where there to capture this PB catch.

And oh yeah, get a bigger net!!

catfishonthelake · #4 09-25-2011, 04:22 PM

How'd u do Wilson?

Wilson · #5 09-25-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by catfishonthelake

How'd u do Wilson?

Today I sucked. Can't explain why. Fished the same spots as Andy with the same bait. I got 3 fish today. 1 LMB, dink Pick, and a respectable Crappie. Prob. dropped 3 or 4 more. My personal worst day at the Club ever.
But I still had fun... that was the first freshwater fishing in like 3 weeks.

JoeLongo · #6 09-25-2011, 04:38 PM

4 hands on the net to pick up a 20lbs cat?

Time to hit the gym fellas.

Wilson · #7 09-25-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeLongo

4 hands on the net to pick up a 20lbs cat?

Time to hit the gym fellas.

It was the net that was weak. You can see it behind Andy in the Crappie picture. Only about three quarters of the fish fit in the net.

Duffman · #8 09-25-2011, 04:53 PM

Damn! Helluva nice cat.

You guys release cause ya have to or personal choice?

That effer would be in my deep fryer right NOW.

....and nice pix....the 1/4 pixel thing is......never mind...

Wilson · #9 09-25-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Duffman

Damn! Helluva nice cat.

You guys release cause ya have to or personal choice?

That effer would be in my deep fryer right NOW.

....and nice pix....the 1/4 pixel thing is......never mind...

Andy keeps a few Trout for the smoker now and then but I always release FW fish. Andy could of taken the fish if he wanted to.
There were no Trout to be had today...kinda unusual for that lake.
You must have a DEEP deep fryer

Lard Almighty · #10 09-25-2011, 05:45 PM

Awesome kitty!

A weight formula for channel cats courtesy of Wikipedia: W = (L/L1)^b (Invariably, b is close to 3.0 for all species, L1 is the length of a typical fish weighing 1 kg. For channel catfish, b = 3.2293, somewhat higher than for many common species, and L1 = 45.23 cm)

Based on this formula, your fish weighed in at a hair under 6 kg, or approximately 13.21 pounds.