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 Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
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03/09/08 10:45 PM
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Paul O'Bier
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Went spider rigging at Ray Bob today, trolled at the East end of the dam off the points. Had 16 keepers and probably 10-15 throw backs in water 30-36', 2 cranks off the bottom. The funny thing is the story I'm going to tell you is a true story, you may not think so but it is...only have 2 bass fishermen as witnesses. I thought I was hung, I picked up and it started pulling. I reeled up 5 other poles, moved my trolling seat, reached in my rod box, got my net out - this all took about 15 minutes. I finally got him to the top, netted him with one hand and pulled him over in the boat. The biggest flat head catfish I've ever seen. I had him in the floor of the boat for about 20 minutes and saw 2 bass fishermen. I asked them if they had a set of scales and they did. It bottomed out a set of 50 lb scales, I'd say he was close to 60 lbs. I asked the bass fishermen if they wanted him because he wouldn't fit in my live well, they said "No" and I released him to be caught another day. I caught him on a 10' ProAngler and 10 lb. clear blue Stren line. A great day to be on the water. The water temperature at the dam is still 49 degrees.
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Paul O'Bier]
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03/09/08 10:49 PM
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brent1
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paul how much do you charge for a guided trip to learn how to spider rig?
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Paul O'Bier]
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03/09/08 10:51 PM
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HookSet84
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"A bad day of fishing is better than a great day at work!!!" 
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: HookSet84]
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03/09/08 10:58 PM
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Stucky76
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Wow, that's awesome! What did he hit?
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Stucky76]
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03/09/08 11:12 PM
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Catfish_Hunter
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Want me to make ya sick? The official lake record flathead is only 37 lbs.
No fish is too good for the grease.
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Catfish_Hunter]
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03/09/08 11:14 PM
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kodys'papa
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nice report- bet the cat was fun
Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: kodys'papa]
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03/09/08 11:37 PM
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TreeBass
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I bet that was something on the long rod 
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: TreeBass]
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03/10/08 12:08 AM
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fishinman
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: fishinman]
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03/10/08 12:10 AM
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irfishyir2
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_____________________ Chuck  
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: irfishyir2]
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03/10/08 12:13 AM
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monkester
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Thats a great catch and release!!!!
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: TreeBass]
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03/10/08 12:14 AM
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Paul O'Bier
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Brent I charge $200 for a 1/2 day guide trip (1 or 2 people), I furnish everything, clean fish at the end of the day and bag them up. As far as having a record on catfish it wouldn't be nearly as important as having a crappie record for me on Ray Roberts, besides that it's to hard to take them to a certified scales. And I know a lot of my friends have caught bigger ones than 37 lbs. on slabs while they were sand bass fishing on Ray Roberts.
Stucky76, it was caught on a minnow...that's all I spider rig with.
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Paul O'Bier]
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03/10/08 12:50 AM
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Pavur Outdoors
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wow. Great story!! I believe it!
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Pavur Outdoors]
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03/10/08 01:00 AM
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Sharon Hill
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WOW!!!!! that's awesome,....
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: Sharon Hill]
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03/10/08 08:22 AM
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bygeorge
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I bet that was a cluster trying to reel up the other lines and trying to get the net out! 
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Re: Spider Rigging at Ray Roberts today
[Re: bygeorge]
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03/10/08 09:50 AM
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Jerry
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He's a fool for letting that fish go. Twice as good as Crappie IMHO!
George,
Luke (9 year old) had a 40# up to the boat. I could quite get him in the net and he went under the boat and broke off! Luke started crying and I almost did....
I did catch a nice Bass on a worm pitching it in those Button Willows!
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