01-02-2007, 03:11 AM
I enjoy catfishing. If you think catfishing lacks excitement
maybe you should not try fishing exclusively for trophy cats[
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Normally I fish 3 nights before I catch a 40+ pound catfish. For some reason
I had better success this year.
I still had a five week period without a big cat. A combination of spawning and
immense hatches of shad made my baits innefective.
I fish large live baits from bank and release the big cats after
photos and weighing them.
In winter I will travel to rivers in search of blue catfish. I fish from boats
so I can cover lots of productive water in search of feeding blues.
I hope to one day break the 100 pound barrier when fishing for blue cats.
![[Image: 77blue.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/katchaser/James/77blue.jpg)
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maybe you should not try fishing exclusively for trophy cats[
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Normally I fish 3 nights before I catch a 40+ pound catfish. For some reason
I had better success this year.
![[Image: 082606B.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/katchaser/082606B.jpg)
I still had a five week period without a big cat. A combination of spawning and
immense hatches of shad made my baits innefective.
I fish large live baits from bank and release the big cats after
photos and weighing them.
![[Image: 082706size.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/katchaser/082706size.jpg)
In winter I will travel to rivers in search of blue catfish. I fish from boats
so I can cover lots of productive water in search of feeding blues.
![[Image: 47night.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/katchaser/James/47night.jpg)
I hope to one day break the 100 pound barrier when fishing for blue cats.
![[Image: 77blue.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/katchaser/James/77blue.jpg)
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