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 cats at Benbrook
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07/07/09 11:17 AM
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Stephen Clark
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can anybody tell me a good spot at Benbrook to bank fish for catfish? what about Rocky Creek Marina? any advice would be appreciated
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07/07/09 01:45 PM
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Kerry Dugan
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Out in front of the RC airplane field with cut shad.
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/07/09 03:48 PM
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Stephen Clark
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thanx for the info, is the public allowed at this location at night or is it a members thing only?
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/07/09 04:23 PM
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I went to benbrook for the first time last night...drove around for 30 minutes trying to find a spot, and ended up setting up just on the other side of the cove as the marina. It sucked. Had to wade out about 30 yards to cast because it was so shallow, and only caught one 12 inch catfish in 4 hours.
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/07/09 05:51 PM
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Kerry Dugan
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thanx for the info, is the public allowed at this location at night or is it a members thing only? There is a guard shack now i believe you have to enter before 10pm, but as long as you are already there i believe that you can stay as late as you want.
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/08/09 02:14 AM
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be back when?!!
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week days I have not been charged to fish, weekends there is a fee. stayed all night lots of times...
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau
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07/08/09 07:26 AM
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They tried to charge me, but I didn't have any cash with me. That is why I set up opposite of that area.
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/08/09 11:45 AM
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Stephen Clark
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Did you have any luck while you were out there, if so what did you catch?
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/08/09 02:20 PM
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Not at all. We were out there for about 4 hours and caught one channel cat about 12 inches.
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07/08/09 02:32 PM
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I went to benbrook for the first time last night...drove around for 30 minutes trying to find a spot, and ended up setting up just on the other side of the cove as the marina. It sucked. Had to wade out about 30 yards to cast because it was so shallow, and only caught one 12 inch catfish in 4 hours. The first thing you need to do if you want to catch cats regularly, is fish a different lake unfortunately... You will have 5 bad days for every 1 good day on Benbrook catfishing.. Dont know if the population is dwindling or what, but I have fished that lake hard on many ocassions and come up with little or none to show for it.. The bad thing about it is that the fish you do rarely catch are usually decent fish.. My buddy was drifting there acouple of weeks back and caught 3 fish over 10lbs in one night.. The next week we went out there against my better judgement and sure nuff nada !!! One small fish in about 7 hrs.. Dont want to discourage u but there are some better cat lakes that are not to much farther down the road that will produce better.. JMO
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Re: cats at Benbrook
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07/08/09 02:47 PM
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I think I will try a different spot than I have been fishing at weatherford, I heard by the spill way is some decent bank fishing.
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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07/08/09 07:44 PM
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cbump
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I went to benbrook for the first time last night...drove around for 30 minutes trying to find a spot, and ended up setting up just on the other side of the cove as the marina. It sucked. Had to wade out about 30 yards to cast because it was so shallow, and only caught one 12 inch catfish in 4 hours. The first thing you need to do if you want to catch cats regularly, is fish a different lake unfortunately... You will have 5 bad days for every 1 good day on Benbrook catfishing.. Dont know if the population is dwindling or what, but I have fished that lake hard on many ocassions and come up with little or none to show for it.. The bad thing about it is that the fish you do rarely catch are usually decent fish.. My buddy was drifting there acouple of weeks back and caught 3 fish over 10lbs in one night.. The next week we went out there against my better judgement and sure nuff nada !!! One small fish in about 7 hrs.. Dont want to discourage u but there are some better cat lakes that are not to much farther down the road that will produce better.. JMO Yes sir I agree.
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