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 Is this Blue or Channel?
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03/11/13 04:10 PM
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IronTX
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Green Horn
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I am fairly new to fishing and I am still having a hard time identifying my catfish. With the absence of the spots I can't tell if this cat is Blue or Channel. The color of its skin on the head looks blue to me but the color of its body especially going through its tail looks like like channel to me. I tried to count the rays in the anal fin and its 27. I would like to know your opinion on this. Thanks in advance. 
Last edited by IronTX; 03/11/13 04:11 PM.
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 04:14 PM
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Jeff G
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 04:16 PM
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Jeff G
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The anal fin on channels are more rounded. Blues are pretty much a straight edge
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 04:17 PM
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Kenny "the bad penny"
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 04:21 PM
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skeeter22
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How much did the blue weigh?
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 04:26 PM
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catfishguy85
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 04:37 PM
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 05:04 PM
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IronTX
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Thanks guys!
It weighs a little shy of 10 pounds. I got it from LL by the bank using cut atlantic croaker and squid for bait.
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: Jeff G]
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03/11/13 05:07 PM
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lowew79
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The anal fin on channels are more rounded. Blues are pretty much a straight edge This is how you tell for sure, once you see two side by side it's easy to see the difference (heck of a lot easier than telling a baby crappie from a baby sunfish lol)
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish]
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03/11/13 05:19 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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You do realize Lewisville is a slot lake? I dont catfish, but tell me about this slot? I have heard it but dont what it is. Is it like all fish from 10 to 15 lbs have to be released or something like that? Maybe others dont too.
Last edited by Dan702; 03/11/13 05:19 PM.
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 05:35 PM
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BrianTx01
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30 to 45 inches for blue cats must be released. 1 over 45".
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 05:36 PM
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tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish
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On Lewisville, Waco and RC the slot is 30 to 45 inches which means fish under thirty inches can be kept and one over 45 inches. A fish close to ten lbs is pretty close if not in the slot.
The regs are in the handbook they give you when you buy your license.
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Re: Is this Blue or Channel?
[Re: IronTX]
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03/11/13 05:49 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Ahh ok. 30-45inch CR and only one over 45. Nice to know.
Again I never catfish or keep fish, but good info none the less. I can narc on all those poachers now! ha ha
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