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Big Blue Cat today but got away cause BASS rig. - bytebull - 08-08-2010
Hi everyone!
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I haven't been fishing a lot during this heat wave in the mid south but today I decided to go cat fishing at my favorite spot on the river at payneway, AR. a spot we call : Little Dam.
I rigged up my Big Cat pole (Berkley BigGame 7'6" Medium/Heavy Lancer Lourd, with Tidewater reel and 20lb test line) with a hotdog piece and a stink bait sponge above it, put on some Doc"s Blood Bait and tossed it in the current.
I Rigged up my BASS pole... A (6'2'' Light/Medium Ugly Stik with an Ambas
or 5000c Open face reel and 10lb test line)... Same bait. Wouldn't you know it. The BASS pole bent double about 20 minutes later and I fought a Huge Blue[img]../../../images/gforum/unsure.gif[/img] cat for about 10 minutes to the bank, It stripped off 50 yards of line at least 3 times.
When I saw it I knew it as easily over 12lb ( I like to under judge weights) but it probably more like 15 to 18lb. Well since I fought it that long I thought it was worn out and reached down to get him and WAM!
He took off like a bat out of hell at break neck speed and that's exactly what happened to my 10lb test line.
SNAP!
I like to go ahead and have two poles in the water but today if I had stuck with my BIG Cat rig only that cat would have found my bait eventually, I had both within 20 yards of each other in a hole near current.
So at least I got some action and got to get very nice Blue Cat to bank and at least get a hand on him before he broke off. Just wish he had hit my other pole, I would be having catfish for dinner tonight!
Keep on fishing anglers! And don't think you can't catch a great cat in the heat of summer. They still have to eat.[img]../../../images/gforum/emfishing.gif[/img]
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Re: [bytebull] Big Blue Cat today but got away cause BASS rig. - davetclown - 08-27-2010
you would think that rig would hold up a monster cat, I mean if a barbie pole can handle an 80 pounder... sheeshe... lol[:p]
some times I think the ones that get away are more fun than the woppers we haul in. Just so long as its not a yank and snap...
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