drumking, riverpark, catfish, 6/17/09, Richard Simms

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Richard introduced me to catfishing on demand. Just name how many you want to catch, and that's how many you can catch. I had a great time today. We caught a little bit of everything. Smallmouth bass, spotted bass, bluegills, crappie, white bass, drum, channel cats, and bluecats. The fish ran from 2-3 pounds to around 15 pounds or so. Richard had one break off on a short line. Drag too tight. We figured the average weight to be 6 lbs or better.<br /><br />We saw Jerry fishing up there as well and he caught several catfish too. We stopped and talked to him a couple of times. All fish released to grow up and be bragging size before long. Of course, chicken breasts was the bait of choice. When the fish bite this as good as they do, why would anyone want to fish with those old stinky shad? emoScratch <br /><br />As always, Richard, I had a great time and you taught me a lot about catfishing. I know what to do the next time that I need a mess of catfish. emoBig emoGeezer