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 About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 05:06 PM
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MrNovice
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If anyone finds a bluish gray catfish approx 2-2 1/2 ft long and possibly 30lbs with a tiny bobber above the hook and a 3/4 ounce teardrop weight below the hook, near the Miller Bridge/Lake Ray Hubbard overpass, could you please pm me and I'll tell you what address to mail him to - postage paid by me of course.
Seriously though, I fought with this sucker for about 15 minutes on 12lb line and finally got him to the edge of the pier I was fishing from, but of course the pier was about 10ft above the water over the handrails and 12lb line just will not hold a 30lb fish when trying to lift it out of the water. I should have known better, but I bet he still would have broke off trying to dry dock him from the bank. But he sure was pretty!
Last edited by MrNovice; 03/26/16 05:07 PM.
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 Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 05:26 PM
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BrianTx01
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You need to beef up your line.. 25# mainline at least.
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 05:32 PM
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You need to beef up your line.. 25# mainline at least. I know, but I catch everything out there. Mainly fish for crappie and bass/sandbass but the cat took the small minnow and started running. I wore him out, just too heavy to lift for that line.
Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 06:21 PM
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phototom
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Google pier net I have one of these for when I am at Port Aransas fishing from the pier.
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 06:32 PM
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catman89
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Yeah you did wear him out me and my cousin seen him at 2:45 this morning
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 06:34 PM
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 06:41 PM
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Yeah you did wear him out me and my cousin seen him at 2:45 this morning I don't doubt it, he busted off about 1am last night. Pretty much the only thing I caught last night except a couple small sandbass and some other dinks.
Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 06:43 PM
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Google pier net I have one of these for when I am at Port Aransas fishing from the pier.
Ahh, like a basket! Never thought of that before. Thanks!
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 10:15 PM
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tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish
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You do know that a two and a half ft long catfish is only about ten lbs.
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/26/16 10:28 PM
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You do know that a two and a half ft long catfish is only about ten lbs. Good catch Tom. I didn't even notice that.
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/27/16 02:18 AM
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catman89
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I have the pictures of the fish .. and yes no doubt 30 lbs or more
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/27/16 03:30 AM
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You do know that a two and a half ft long catfish is only about ten lbs. Then explain to me how a 10 poind cat broke 12lb line on a straight lift with no struggle? Glad you know you exact quotient for length/weight ratio there.
Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/27/16 03:37 AM
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tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish
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Well, for one thing since I fish a slot lake in which I have to release all fish between 30 inches,which happens to be 2 1/2 ft and 45 inches I have only weighed A few hundred thirty inch fish!!!
As far as it breaking your line, it could be any number of reasons.
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/27/16 04:11 AM
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Well, for one thing since I fish a slot lake in which I have to release all fish between 30 inches,which happens to be 2 1/2 ft and 45 inches I have only weighed A few hundred thirty inch fish!!!
As far as it breaking your line, it could be any number of reasons. So no 30lb catfish that are 30 inches long...got it! 
Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright
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Re: About 30lb cat with tiny bobber attached
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03/27/16 04:12 AM
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Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright
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