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I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 03:06 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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I have been trying to catch some big blue cats from a tiny boat for a while. First started 3 years ago with my Bass Hunter boat. Had to learn how to throw a cast net, how to find shad, how to fish circle hooks etc. etc. So I studied up and tried hard. Never caught a thing. I have still been tinkering with it here and there from the bank. Catching some small channels and a small blue now and again. Yesterday I decided to put down my bass gear and try a day of catfishing from the kayak. Got myself 7 big Gizzards and a few bluegills at the ramp and shoved off. Started the morning bass fishing and doing pretty ok. When it got slow I went out deeper and started marking lots of shad and what I thought were blue cats in a bisection of two creeks in about 15-18 FOW First cast the bait got hit as soon as it hit there water! Blue cat on! Went on to catch 5 of them and a few channels in an hour. From 22 to 28 inches. Then as soon as it started...it stopped. No more action. Just like a switch. But boy it was fun! Thanks guys for the help over the years. I have learned a lot from yall on how to do this and hope to do more of it soon! This was on Lewisville yesterday by the way. The rain that came in around 11am really turned them on I think.
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 03:10 PM
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Jerry713
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Solid channels!
You get out of it what you put into it!
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 03:14 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Wait those are channels? I thought for sure these are blues!?!
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 04:49 PM
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littlewheel
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Shannon Wheeler Lake Fork Channel Catfish Guide Cheeseologist at Stubbys Cheesebait 903-987-2315
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 05:07 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Thanks mate! I thought I caught blues lol. If these are channels they are the biggest ones I have caught.
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 05:42 PM
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Jerry713
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No sir my mistake. Blues. Looking at it on my phone earlier.
You get out of it what you put into it!
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 06:06 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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No sir my mistake. Blues. Looking at it on my phone earlier. Ha! Ok cool thanks. I was thinking I "Boy I still have a lot to learn! I thought I knew a blue from a channel!" And I almost never see channels that size at Lewisville. The biggest ones I catch are maybe 2lbs. Again thanks to everyone who posts up the great info here. From learning throw nets to hook selection to rigging... yall have been helpful as all get out.
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 07:01 PM
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JJ4MEL
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Solid fish and from a yak!! Well done!!
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 07:10 PM
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Fishin' Nut
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Check out Kayak Catfish on YouTube. Crazy the size of the catfish he catches on the TN River.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 07:41 PM
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Jerry713
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Check out Kayak Catfish on YouTube. Crazy the size of the catfish he catches on the TN River. Agree. Watch all of his videos. Here's one you might like. https://youtu.be/P7DmOZU8QDk
You get out of it what you put into it!
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 09:47 PM
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Jimbo
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Nice!
Just one more cast!
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/30/19 10:33 PM
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FishinTime
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Congratulations. Your hard work paid off.
In God We Trust
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/31/19 01:09 AM
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Littlefeather
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Persistence always triumphs! Congrats on hitting a few!
Those who dance are considered mad by those who cannot hear the music.
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/31/19 01:19 AM
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Nickbyrd
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Cool beans glad you finally found them
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Re: I did it...Big Cats from a tiny boat! Finally.
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07/31/19 02:26 AM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Thanks guys!
Mad respect to yall who have this down. Its not as easy as some people think. Looking forward to getting some more!
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