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 Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
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10/26/15 04:38 AM
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Catfish Dave
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Got out at ~4pm. Lots of birds, bait & schools of sand bass. Pretty strong wind at ~10mph w/ gusts to ~15mph. Tough kayaking. Landed this guy at ~5:45 and called it a day.  New personal best catfish (previous best was a ~18 lb channel catfish back in Iowa). Based on a length of 36.5" I'm calling it a ~22lb fish.
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
#11186578
10/26/15 10:47 AM
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GetSlimed
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Nice, congrats on the new PB!
PB Blue Cat 67lbs - Twok
2013 Blue Wave 2200 Pure Bay Yamaha 250
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
#11186676
10/26/15 12:47 PM
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Adam94
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Great looking fish. I bet that was a blast in your kayak!
Love God, Love Family, Love fishin'
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
#11186838
10/26/15 02:17 PM
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BankAngler50
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Got out at ~4pm. Lots of birds, bait & schools of sand bass. Pretty strong wind at ~10mph w/ gusts to ~15mph. Tough kayaking. Landed this guy at ~5:45 and called it a day. New personal best catfish (previous best was a ~18 lb channel catfish back in Iowa). Based on a length of 36.5" I'm calling it a ~22lb fish. Nice fish, looks like she's been eating well, she'll lay more than 50 thousands eggs next spring - summer... Btw, if you carried this slot catfish on your yak to shore you might have broken the slot rule of IMMEDIATELY releasing the fish, maybe just technically, just saying. 
Last edited by BankAngler50; 10/26/15 03:08 PM. Reason: 50k eggs not 0.5 mil
Why do I go fishing? To catch a box of fish and/or some quality time under the sun. Thank Heaven I never fail fishing in Texas, catching box fish or plenty of sunburn.
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
#11188369
10/27/15 01:18 AM
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Catfish Dave
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Green Horn
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"...if you carried this slot catfish on your yak to shore..."
I did not actually. I paddled the yak into shore with one hand while fighting the fish in the other. I then jumped out of the kayak and pushed it onto the beach with the help of a random family that was walking by. I then, very carefully, lifted the fish out of the water with both hands. I took it into shore while one of the witnesses held my rod and I removed the hook. I carefully took it over to water by way of my kayak for a picture for reference that was taken by one of the family members. The only scale I have has a very small peg and I was worried I would have injured the fish trying to weigh it.
Oh, and they filmed the whole thing from immediately after I got the hit to the release with a phone.
Anyway, I have kept exactly 0 catfish since I've been in the fine state of Texas and certainly had no desire to eat this mammoth thing. From experience with a few too big ~7lb channels I'm not sure I would have wanted to eat this thing.
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
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10/27/15 01:48 AM
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Jon
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Nice fish and report. 
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: BankAngler50]
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10/27/15 06:51 PM
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banker-always fishing
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Solid post and a solid fish. Good job! 
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
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10/28/15 01:34 AM
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Catfish Dave
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I went out today as well.
Very light wind and constantly switching directions. Lots of bait and jumping sand bass from 4p on. Launched near the barge. Fished whole dead bluegills and bluegill fillets.
Landed two fish in the 10 lb class. Missed a few really nice hits.
Good day on the water. Way easier than Sunday.
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
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10/29/15 04:58 PM
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DJ BANCO
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Im off next Wednesday and have a small 12ft pelican bass boat that fits in the back of a truck and a trolly motor for it. if anyone wants to go fishing and has a truck to come by my place and load it let me know. : ) we could fish Lewisville, ray Roberts or anything close
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Re: Lewisville Sunday, 25Oct'15
[Re: Catfish Dave]
#11210372
11/07/15 11:21 AM
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Ken N Tx
Extreme Angler
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"...if you carried this slot catfish on your yak to shore..."
I did not actually. I paddled the yak into shore with one hand while fighting the fish in the other. I then jumped out of the kayak and pushed it onto the beach with the help of a random family that was walking by. I then, very carefully, lifted the fish out of the water with both hands. I took it into shore while one of the witnesses held my rod and I removed the hook. I carefully took it over to water by way of my kayak for a picture for reference that was taken by one of the family members. The only scale I have has a very small peg and I was worried I would have injured the fish trying to weigh it.
Oh, and they filmed the whole thing from immediately after I got the hit to the release with a phone.
Anyway, I have kept exactly 0 catfish since I've been in the fine state of Texas and certainly had no desire to eat this mammoth thing. From experience with a few too big ~7lb channels I'm not sure I would have wanted to eat this thing. Good job...
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