Poor man's Smallmouth

nofearengineer · 05-07-10, 07:59 PM

Not really full-on brag material, but I was kind of bummed about Dale, so I got some meal worms and went to a nearby pond to make some bluegill pay for my suffering.

I hooked what I thought to be a monster bluegill, but within moments, it was apparent it was a good sized channel cat. 5 lbs, and caught on an ultralight spinning reel and 4lb test. Man, was that a fun fight...it made that tiny reel scream in agony, and took about 10 minutes to land.

Try as hard as I could, I could not squint my eyes hard enough to make him look like a Smallmouth, but he will do.

MallenManson · 05-07-10, 08:20 PM

Hey, fishin'g fishin. Congrats.

Jrob78 · 05-07-10, 08:22 PM

Nice smallie man!!

BassinNC · 05-07-10, 10:21 PM

Man what a purdy small mouth. I love the coloring. Hahaha

BassinNC · 05-07-10, 10:26 PM

Man what a purdy small mouth. I love the coloring. Hahaha

Bassboss · 05-08-10, 07:48 AM

Nice cat! My brother did the something about a year back fishing for gills too! It was really fun to watch!

BigBassin144 · 05-08-10, 08:30 AM

Talk about adding insult to injury. First you get completely skunked at Dale Hollow, now you come back and catch nothing but a catfish. And it has the nerve to bleed all over ya!

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

Nice cat! My brother did the something about a year back fishing for gills too! It was really fun to watch!

Hey, I guess it turns out you do have "smallmouth" in florida.

BB

keithdog · 05-08-10, 09:18 AM

Wow, a smally with wiskers. How cool is that??? HAHA I bet that WAS fun to catch on that rig!!!

Cavs1123 · 05-08-10, 01:09 PM

Wow thats a nice channel cat Bryce!

3dkicker · 05-09-10, 02:48 PM

catfish fillet dinner??? Post a pic for Zooker!!!

zooker · 05-09-10, 04:42 PM

nice furball bryce..they are fun on light gear..

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Originally Posted by 3dkicker

catfish fillet dinner??? Post a pic for Zooker!!!

if he was after brim. he was looking to cook them-i can't see why ya would pursue them otherwise- besides a channel cat like that makes even better eatin then brim..

zooker

nofearengineer · 05-09-10, 09:48 PM

Actually, it was at a private pond, where the guy pretty much considers his bluegills "his babies", so keeping them was out of the question. It's just that there are some 2 lb gills in there...I've always wanted to catch one that big. I had to settle for about 30 1lb gills. I felt pretty good about not gut hooking any of them...they all swam away in good health.

I actually let the catfish go too, but my buddy later told me that the guy said keeping the cats is okay, as he kind of wants to get rid of them. Oh well, he would have indeed been tasty, but frankly, after the fight he gave me, he earned another couple of seasons in the pond.

05-07-10, 07:59 PM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Poor man's Smallmouth Not really full-on brag material, but I was kind of bummed about Dale, so I got some meal worms and went to a nearby pond to make some bluegill pay for my suffering. I hooked what I thought to be a monster bluegill, but within moments, it was apparent it was a good sized channel cat. 5 lbs, and caught on an ultralight spinning reel and 4lb test. Man, was that a fun fight...it made that tiny reel scream in agony, and took about 10 minutes to land. Try as hard as I could, I could not squint my eyes hard enough to make him look like a Smallmouth, but he will do. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-07-10, 08:20 PM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Hey, fishin'g fishin. Congrats. __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

05-07-10, 10:21 PM	#4
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Man what a purdy small mouth. I love the coloring. Hahaha __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

05-07-10, 10:26 PM	#5
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Man what a purdy small mouth. I love the coloring. Hahaha __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

05-08-10, 07:48 AM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Nice cat! My brother did the something about a year back fishing for gills too! It was really fun to watch! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-07-10, 08:22 PM	#3
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice smallie man!!

05-08-10, 09:18 AM	#8
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Wow, a smally with wiskers. How cool is that??? HAHA I bet that WAS fun to catch on that rig!!!

05-08-10, 01:09 PM	#9
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Wow thats a nice channel cat Bryce! __________________ Tom

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3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	catfish fillet dinner??? Post a pic for Zooker!!! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

05-09-10, 09:48 PM	#12
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Actually, it was at a private pond, where the guy pretty much considers his bluegills "his babies", so keeping them was out of the question. It's just that there are some 2 lb gills in there...I've always wanted to catch one that big. I had to settle for about 30 1lb gills. I felt pretty good about not gut hooking any of them...they all swam away in good health. I actually let the catfish go too, but my buddy later told me that the guy said keeping the cats is okay, as he kind of wants to get rid of them. Oh well, he would have indeed been tasty, but frankly, after the fight he gave me, he earned another couple of seasons in the pond. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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