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landing larger cats from bank #7284092 03/14/12 02:21 AM
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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?


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Re: landing larger cats from bank [Re: bmo488] #7284118 03/14/12 02:25 AM
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I go out and get them



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Originally Posted By: young cat
I go out and get them


This!


Re: landing larger cats from bank [Re: bmo488] #7284199 03/14/12 02:39 AM
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Really u should have someone with you and send them out to land it as u gotta keep presure on the the line......... thumb and then laugh at them when they get stuck in mud up to their knees....... nuts


Re: landing larger cats from bank [Re: bmo488] #7284482 03/14/12 03:48 AM
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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



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Re: landing larger cats from bank [Re: bmo488] #7284536 03/14/12 04:04 AM
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^^^^^ 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


Re: landing larger cats from bank [Re: bmo488] #7284595 03/14/12 04:24 AM
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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


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Originally Posted By: 2Fish4everything
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


part R&R and part noodling.



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I go out and get them

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part R&R and part noodling.

thumb


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maybe , kinda, sometimes,

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


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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


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


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



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