Went this morning and caught three teenagers and one got off about 30 ft. from the bank when it hit sand/mud. The water is about 6" deep from that point to the bank and I was wondering what the best way to land a bigger fish like that without losing it?

I go out and get them

This!

Really u should have someone with you and send them out to land it as u gotta keep presure on the the line......... and then laugh at them when they get stuck in mud up to their knees.......

Sometimes you just gotta get dirty or wet. I've swam out after one or two before. Get you some waders for the winter and early spring fishing, they will help you get lines out further and it sure is fun wading out to a big cat and having him swim circles around you

^^^^^ yup wade out, I've got a good size net, with a wrist strap. I put the net on my left wrist and get out there

Sounds good tough doing it alone but ill be out again tomorrow hopefully ill hook up on something of size again and give those a try thanks

part R&R and part noodling.

maybe , kinda, sometimes,

"chut em lizbeth"


if ya ever watch swamp people thats what they do to alligators

Thanks for help just walked out and landed a 25# blue!

In my experience with landing big fish from the bank, it has always been easier, the fish are wore down and as you pull them into the shallows they get in shallower and shallower and loose mobiliy and you just grab them, but im sure it varies alot with bank conditions.

matt

Pull then into about 1' of water then go get them.