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Too Many Catfish
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05/11/20 06:40 PM
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Terry M
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I have a small pond that has way too many catfish in it. Does anyone want a bunch of fish or can anyone help with recommendations on the best way to get rid of a bunch?
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/11/20 07:06 PM
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Bradley McCaw
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run a bunch of jugs and a trot line is my only thought, multiple hooks on each jug
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/12/20 06:58 PM
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BrandoA
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/13/20 12:44 AM
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Bentman63
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I can come catch some . Are they channel cats?
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/13/20 02:54 PM
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barndoor
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PM sent. How big are they? I don't mind happen out a fellow member.
Last edited by barndoor; 05/13/20 02:55 PM.
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Re: Too Many Catfish
[Re: Terry M]
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05/15/20 02:59 PM
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/15/20 06:48 PM
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Terry M
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Sorry I didnt give more details. The pond is very small about 100 feet diameter. I have a few channels I want to keep its the mud cats I am trying to thin out as they seem to reproduce at a much faster rate. We feed the fish and have eaten many of the mud cats, which taste great. They seem to be the most plentiful around the 10 to 14 inch size. I would welcome anyone over that would like to catch and keep a bunch of the mud cats, as many as you want to mess with. We can even throw a cast net out and make easy work of it
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Re: Too Many Catfish
[Re: Terry M]
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05/19/20 02:12 PM
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Man I wish I was closer to you. I'd pull a bunch. Where I grew up in CO about the only catfish we had were bullheads. My mother used to fry them up with eggs for breakfast.
Retired Navy Chief Signalman NJROTC Instructor Los Fresnos High School
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/20/20 11:57 AM
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Terry M
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Man I wish I was closer to you. I'd pull a bunch. Where I grew up in CO about the only catfish we had were bullheads. My mother used to fry them up with eggs for breakfast. First thing Thank You for your service to our country!!! If you ever get this way just send me a pm and I'll give you my phone number, you are always welcome here!!!!
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/20/20 01:38 PM
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Man I wish I was closer to you. I'd pull a bunch. Where I grew up in CO about the only catfish we had were bullheads. My mother used to fry them up with eggs for breakfast. First thing Thank You for your service to our country!!! If you ever get this way just send me a pm and I'll give you my phone number, you are always welcome here!!!! Thank you for the generous offer. I spend most my time in Amarillo but if I get down that way I'll take you up on it.
Retired Navy Chief Signalman NJROTC Instructor Los Fresnos High School
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/21/20 03:16 PM
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Slow Drifter
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I second the trap idea. I can't stand getting catfish in my cast nets.
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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05/22/20 02:52 AM
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Riverrat9
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I was going to say cast net but you figured that out.
I'd throw in a couple 20-30 lb flathead
PB flathead 34.5 lbs - I know it's small but it was still the record for Lake Travis when I caught it! PB Blue 58.5 lbs jugline 43.5 lbs on R&R which was the other Lake Travis record when caught.
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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06/30/20 07:45 PM
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PumpGuy Pat
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Great opportunity for some respectful fishermen to let a kid wet a hook and catch some fish, maybe for the first time. I'm in the Dallas metro area and would love to come help manage your stock.
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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07/03/20 11:49 PM
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pil,b
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X2 on the flat heads, they will thin them out.
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Re: Too Many Catfish
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07/16/20 05:55 PM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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Flatheads are a bad idea. Better bets are to stock adult channel cats or even better, blues.
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