Before work catfishing

bluebasser86 · 09-09-11, 02:25 AM

After loosing the battle with a big fish and getting my 80lb braid busted a couple nights ago, I decided to hit the same spot on the Kansas River to try to redeem myself. After 3 SLOW hours of nothing but a softshell turtle, I decided to pack up and walk another 100 yards downriver to fish the backend of an eddy with a big logjam in it. I thought for sure I could at least catch a small flathead from the logjam since I had a few 4-6 carp and buffalo, but I put out a couple rods with cut carp also just in case a blue swam by. Not really anything more than a couple light taps and I was about to pack it in when one of my rods started to slowly bend towards the river. I jumped up and hammered the hook home and dug in for a good fight since it had hit my smallest rod that only had 30lb big game. After about 5 minutes I drug a healthy 20 pound blue onto the sand. Not the fish that broke me off a couple days ago but a great fish to get before work!

Turning it loose to grow to a state record!

Might have to go out before work again tomorrow night!

islandbass · 09-09-11, 04:08 AM

Nice! I just love those fishing "stints" before work, after work, and sometimes on lunch break. Well done!

keithdog · 09-09-11, 06:51 AM

What a great way to break in your work day. Congrats!

CamG · 09-09-11, 10:15 AM

Cool!

Catfishing is a blast! I love to eat them too!

WaffleJaw · 09-09-11, 11:49 AM

Very cool!..I havent been catfishing in awhile,but man it can be exciting!

09-09-11, 02:25 AM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Before work catfishing After loosing the battle with a big fish and getting my 80lb braid busted a couple nights ago, I decided to hit the same spot on the Kansas River to try to redeem myself. After 3 SLOW hours of nothing but a softshell turtle, I decided to pack up and walk another 100 yards downriver to fish the backend of an eddy with a big logjam in it. I thought for sure I could at least catch a small flathead from the logjam since I had a few 4-6 carp and buffalo, but I put out a couple rods with cut carp also just in case a blue swam by. Not really anything more than a couple light taps and I was about to pack it in when one of my rods started to slowly bend towards the river. I jumped up and hammered the hook home and dug in for a good fight since it had hit my smallest rod that only had 30lb big game. After about 5 minutes I drug a healthy 20 pound blue onto the sand. Not the fish that broke me off a couple days ago but a great fish to get before work! Turning it loose to grow to a state record! Might have to go out before work again tomorrow night!

09-09-11, 04:08 AM	#2
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Nice! I just love those fishing "stints" before work, after work, and sometimes on lunch break. Well done! __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

09-09-11, 06:51 AM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	What a great way to break in your work day. Congrats! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

09-09-11, 11:49 AM	#5
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Very cool!..I havent been catfishing in awhile,but man it can be exciting! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

09-09-11, 10:15 AM	#4
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Cool! Catfishing is a blast! I love to eat them too!

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