70 pound catfish I caught today. Update 7/07/2010

[gonfishn]

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Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today.

Nice lookn fin TF. Looks to be a Blue Cat and i have seen some in the 125lb class plus. I may be mistaken but at one time they had a catch and release because of being overfished.

I have fished for the blues a little East of you around Galloplis. The river has a nice assortment of fins to. Again nice pull and am glad to see her let go to give another person a chance at a heart pumper.

 

[JRJ]

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Congrats

 

[ninabl]

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We have a huge problem with flathead cats in GA, people released them into river systems where they didn't belong and they have virtually wiped out the native species. DO NOT release flatheads of anysize in GA.

find me a river in the winder - athens area with some decent flatheads and i will go get em. i almost gave up on river fishin for them around here.

 

[jdcastro]

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That's a big one! So you didn't feel like making a meal for 12...

 

[cougar1985]

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wow! nice catfish.now tell the truth ,did you use a rod or did you go the hillbilly way and lip it from its hidey hole,lol?seen those guys on tv that use their hands and sometimes arms to catch them,nuts.send them to the mekong delta and try and tackle one of the 400 pounders that way,lol.

 

[RicMic]

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Don't know where to catch any really big cats around Winder, you could go south to the Altamaha or Ocmulgee for flatheads or up to Nickajack for blues and flatheads, 70#'s+ in either case and 100#'s plus are in there.

 

[ninabl]

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Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today.

Don't know where to catch any really big cats around Winder, you could go south to the Altamaha or Ocmulgee for flatheads or up to Nickajack for blues and flatheads, 70#'s+ in either case and 100#'s plus are in there.

where is Nickajack at?
never heard of it.
we were bank fishin the middle oconee river and cought a few probally less then half pound. but no big ones.

 

[RicMic]

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Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today.

Chattannooga, theres two big lakes and dams right next to the city, I know guys that drive up from south GA to fish there.

 

[vhuevos7]

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Thats Awesome

 

[mlrman]

Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today. Update 7/07/2010

this is a cool story, thanks.

 

[mikastorm]

Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today. Update 7/07/2010

Very nice!! That had to be fun!!
I hit the lake the other day and all I caught was cats fishin for bass,lol

 

[gonefishie]

Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today. Update 7/07/2010

Seems a little late but they were probably spawning on the rocky bank you were fishing Mike. They will hit a crawdad color crankbait like no tomorrow.

 

[ahoy49]

Re: 70 pound catfish I caught today. Update 7/07/2010

Great experience. Congrats.

Ahoy