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Caught a Catfish!!
CES	#1  Posted on 04/07/08 - 9:37 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	I took the Whaler out yesterday in Lake Lavon Texas to do a little fishing and caught this catfish. He was a little fella so I threw him back to get a little bigger. Had a great day on the Whaler!! [IMG]http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa259/ceshaw/Catfish.jpg[/IMG] Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
sraab928	#2  Posted on 04/07/08 - 10:16 AM
Member Project Albums Posts: 1282 Comments: 13 Joined: 12/27/05	Can't beat a day of fishing on a Whaler. Scott 1974 21' Revenge w Mercury 200 ProXS V8
Binkie	#3  Posted on 04/07/08 - 12:52 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	Hope you catch something to eat next time, and have an even better day. rich
Binkie	#4  Posted on 04/07/08 - 12:53 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	Hope you catch something to eat next time, and have an even better day. rich
MW	#5  Posted on 04/07/08 - 2:20 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	"Catch & Release", COOL !
John Fyke	#6  Posted on 04/07/08 - 3:30 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	Wow a Catfish! Mount it!! John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
CES	#7  Posted on 04/07/08 - 6:54 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Going fishing again this upcoming Saturday....should be a great day to catch some more fish....I'll post pictures....no matter how small the fish are. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
Derwd24	#8  Posted on 04/07/08 - 7:20 PM
Member Posts: 1607 Comments: 9 Joined: 05/09/07	You know what they say, a bad day's fishing.... Even just being out on the water looks great, keep it up!
sfergson727	#9  Posted on 04/08/08 - 10:20 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 54 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/02/07	Good luck with the fishing, hope you catch a whopper. What's the preferred bait for catfish down there in Texas? Scott 2012 150 Montauk
CES	#10  Posted on 04/09/08 - 6:12 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	I don't use anything fancy when it comes to the bait. Typically I put a worm (CAnadian Night Crawler) on a hook and then about four feet up the line I attach a bobber. I cast it out there and wait while sipping on some cool brews. When a fish starts to play with it, I set my brew down and set the hook.....pretty simple and laid back. I hear that using minnows in Lake Lavon will increase my chances for catching the fish. Right now I am happy sitting in the Whaler, listening to the water lapping up against the bottom of the boat, throwing back some brews and tugging in the occasional fish....(Typically small ones for me, LOL). Hey Scott, I still laugh at the "Pull your bottom lip over your head and swallow" comment a few months back....that was FUNNY!! Edited by CES on 04/09/08 - 6:13 AM Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
sfergson727	#11  Posted on 04/09/08 - 3:48 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 54 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/02/07	yeah, that line never fails to bring a smile to my face. Take care and thanks for the bait tips. Scott Scott 2012 150 Montauk
MWH	#12  Posted on 04/09/08 - 4:21 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 233 Comments: 2 Joined: 09/30/06	I remember catching Catfish years ago, we used biscuit or muffin dough balled up covering the entire hook. The stuff worked great. Catfish are good eating too, good luck on the next trip.
CES	#13  Posted on 04/10/08 - 5:26 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Thanks Mike. I am thinking about using minnows on Saturday. I'll let ya know how it goes with some photos too. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
moose	#14  Posted on 04/10/08 - 6:04 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 543 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/07/07	CES, I've found that fishing the bottom is much more productive for catfish. I like to use a small slip sinker to get the bait down there and then I can feel the bite because the line slips thru the weight. Mike
Binkie	#15  Posted on 04/10/08 - 6:43 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	When fishing in Florida saltwater, the problem is how to avoid catching catfish. rich
CES	#16  Posted on 04/11/08 - 7:47 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	When I lived in S. Fl. I hated catching catfish.... But now a days, it's just a fish and I am happy with that. Funny thing about this particular catfish shown above, I am catching a lot of grief about it because it's so small from my friends....hahahaha. That's okay, I know that everything is BIGGER in Texas so I'll just say that this catfish just hatched two days before I caught it....the thing was BORN this big. Haha.... so it is a Texas sized catfish after all. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
CES	#17  Posted on 04/20/08 - 8:46 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	As promised, here's my latest catch from the Whaler. It's a yellow bass, hope you can see it. [IMG]http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa259/ceshaw/IMG_1575.jpg[/IMG] Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
MW	#18  Posted on 04/21/08 - 2:20 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	That's the second smallest fish I've ever seen on a line. The 1st smallest was what I thought to be a shell stuck on my hook, I snagged a Flounder once by the tail the size of a quarter...."RELEASED"...Hey at least you're out fishing, I'M NOT ! Love the Pics ! mw
moose	#19  Posted on 04/21/08 - 6:42 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 543 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/07/07	OK< Enough pics of the bait. Show us the fish!!! Mike
TexasOutrage	#20  Posted on 04/21/08 - 7:36 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 246 Comments: 1 Joined: 02/16/08	CES, Your Personal Page shows a picture of three kids holding a much larger fish. Perhaps you should get some pointers from them.... See you at the Texas Memorial Day Outing. We will try to catch some bigger ones there!