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Member Name
Erich Brown |
BOC Screen Name
Rockfordflathunter |
BOC Join Date
January, 2008 |
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Catfish Catch Date
June 3, 2008 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Rock River |
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Catfish Species
Flathead Catfish |
Catfish Weight
49 Pounds |
Rod Used
Glowstick 8' M/H |
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Reel Used
ABU Garcia 7000 Big Game |
Line Test & Type
Suffix Elite 30 Lb Mono |
Hook Used
8/0 King Kahle |
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Bait Used
Rock Bass |
Approx. Time Caught
10:17 PM |
Air Temperature
60o |
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Weather Conditions
Cloudy |
Bite Activity Rating
10 - Great - Catfish Really Biting |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat Fishing |
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Member Name
Harold Hicks |
BOC Screen Name
Hickshh |
BOC Join Date
February, 2006 |
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Catfish Catch Date
September 10, 2006 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Mississippi River |
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Catfish Species
Flathead Catfish |
Catfish Weight
44 Pounds |
Rod Used
Shakespear Tiger M/H Action |
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Reel Used
Tidewater 30L Baitcaster |
Line Test & Type Offshore Angler 35 lb Braid with Cajun Red 20 lb Mono Leader
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Hook Used
Gamakatsu 7/0 Circle |
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Bait Used
Shad with tail cut of and belly cut open |
Approx. Time Caught
2:00 PM |
Air Temperature
76 |
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Weather Conditions
Clear and Sunny with light wind |
Bite Activity Rating
3 |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat |
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I went out about 7am.. Tried my usual spots with no bites.. I moved to west side of Island and slowly worked my way upriver. Got a few hits and caught a couple small Channel Cats.. Went to the east side of island about halfway down the island about 100 ft out in 16 ft of water.. No structure on bottom but I seen a big fish on fishfinder so I dropped anchor and figure I would try one more spot before I called it a day.. I baited up and put the 1st pole out.. I had just got the 2nd pole out when the 1st one took off.. I picked up pole and started reeling in.. I thought I had about a 20 pounder on till I got him to the top of the water and seen him.. It took me about 20 minutes to land him.. It was my 1st flathead and my personal best catfish. Took pictures and turned him loose to fight another day. |

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Rob |
BOC Screen Name
TeamCatHazzard |
BOC Join Date
February 2005 |
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Catfish Catch Date
May, 2005 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Mississippi River |
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Catfish Species
Blue Catfish |
Catfish Weight
55 Lbs. |
Rod Used
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Reel Used
Abu Garcia 7000 |
Line Test & Type100 Lb. Power Pro Mono
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Hook Used
Info N/A |
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Bait Used
Skipjack Head |
Approx. Time Caught
12:00 AM |
Air Temperature
Mid 40s |
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Weather Conditions
Clear Night |
Bite Activity Rating
7 |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat Fishing |
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Member Name
Bill Rowe |
BOC Screen Name
RIVER-RAT |
BOC Join Date
October, 2005 |
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Catfish Catch Date
March 30, 2008 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Mississippi River |
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Catfish Species
Blue Catfish |
Catfish Weight
50 lbs. |
Rod Used
7'10" Surge Elite MH |
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Reel Used
Abu Garcia 7000i |
Line Test & Type
80# Power Pro |
Hook Used
8/0 Gamakatsu |
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Bait Used
Skip Jack Fillet |
Approx. Time Caught
about 2 PM |
Air Temperature
520 |
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Weather Conditions
Clear |
Bite Activity Rating
4 |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat Fishing |
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Member Name
Brian Hupp |
BOC Screen Name
bwhupp |
BOC Join Date
July, 2007 |
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Catfish Catch Date
May 17, 2008 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Baldwin Lake |
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Catfish Species
Blue Catfish |
Catfish Weight
21 lbs. |
Rod Used
Black and Blue Custom, 7'6", M-H |
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Reel Used
Okuma Stratamaster 45D |
Line Test & Type
30lb Dacron Braid |
Hook Used
8/0 Gamakatsu |
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Bait Used
Cut Shad |
Approx. Time Caught
PM |
Air Temperature
750 |
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Weather Conditions
Clear Sky, 15-20 mph winds |
Bite Activity Rating
4 |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat Fishing |
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Jeremy Rich |
BOC Screen Name
cats4uandme |
BOC Join Date
August, 2005 |
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Catfish Catch Date
August 15, 2005 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Clinton Lake |
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Catfish Species
Channel Catfish |
Catfish Weight
13 Pounds |
Rod Used
Catfish Ugly Stick MH |
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Reel Used
ABU 5500 CL3 |
Line Test & Type
20 lb Stren High Impact
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Hook Used
5/6 Gamakatsu Circle Hook |
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Bait Used
Cut Shad |
Approx. Time Caught
8:00 PM |
Air Temperature
Mid 70's |
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Weather Conditions
Clear Night |
Bite Activity Rating
8 |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat |
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This fish was caught in the hot water discharge fishing against current. The fish hit the shad and ran at the boat. I was attached to the cable and the fish went under the boat to other side of cable. The cable has sharp freys and to avoid line breakage i had to dunk rod and reel under the cable leaning over the boat. The fish fought for close to 15 min. |

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Randy Ferris |
BOC Screen Name
Fishnfwl |
BOC Join Date
August, 2007 |
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Catfish Catch Date
May 20, 2008 |
State Caught In
Illinois |
Body of Water Fished
Carlyle Lake |
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Catfish Species
Channel Catfish |
Catfish Weight
9 Pounds |
Rod Used
Ugly stick 7' M/H |
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Reel Used
Ambassdeur 5500 |
Line Test & Type
Spiderwire 80 lb Test
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Hook Used
5/0 Red Sickle (WildWolf) |
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Bait Used
Shad Head |
Approx. Time Caught
4:10 PM |
Air Temperature
63 |
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Weather Conditions
Showers, sunny, cloudy, Mixed off and on all day 10-15 mph west wind |
Bite Activity Rating
8 |
Boat or Bank Fishing
Boat |
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Well we actually started the day off going for Crappie, after getting
nothing but some small channel cat, So we quickly netted some shad and
swapped out the equipment to catfish. Was in the process of taking another
smaller fish off when this one hit, set hook on him and dome the hold one
rod and work on the other routine, LOL. All in all it was a great day after
changing over to catfishing. Not a monster by any means but still a nice
fish in my book. was a good birthday gift that day! |

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