Cat Chat

[Tin-Can]

I've been catching fish, but can't find anything over 27".. Think I've got 7-8 at 27" so far but nothing better. Starting to wonder if there are any bigger fish this year. Wife says I'm grounded from fishing till I get my old tractor fixed and sold so I may have to work on that. Later J

Well, hopefully thats cuz all  the bigger Cats are making their way down to the Bird Refuge......... 

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Only got in about a hour of Cat time at the refuge this evening before the front pushed in with high winds. Cookie got a small one right away and missed another. I spent my time playing with the Deeper Chirp mapping the river bottom. Today they did hit the Santee rig this time strip of carp and tipped with a little bloddy liver for additional sent. Carp action on the increase.

Mapping the bottom..? Were you out on a boat? Wife and I are planning to put the Tin-Can  (14.5 foot Lund) in at the BR Ramp tomorrow. I know the middle of the river should be deep enough at least down to the hunt club. But the ramp looked a bit like I'll be putting the trailer into mud to get it far enough out to float the boat up out of  the trailer.

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"It's fun to be ahead as a team this year. We've taken a beating the last two years and I think we'll get the bragging rights back this year. But I know it's silly to declare a winner in a horse race when they're only two jumps out of the starting gates, so don't think we aren't wary of you Northerners. Once you get untracked it will be a real horse race. But we have some prime players waiting in the wings. Both Pisco and R2U2 are on the injured reserve list but should be back soon. (Don't you love mixed metaphors?)"

Craig, I've been fishing the BFT Cat Contest for 5 years now, so I know full well better than to make a brash statement that the North Team is gonna for sure come back and beat up on the South........again .  But,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have seen the contest changed literally over night by one guy (I believe it was jig_fisher's brother) so when we start getting some constant warmer weather, and a few more of us, what Jeff calls "misfits" get the chance to get out on the water more often (like me in June after I retire) better be holding on tight. Entirely possible South could win this year, but you will know you been in race. And I'm gonna do my best again this year to poach one of UL 36 inchers.