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Flathead Catfish record holders. Learn the catfishing secrets used to boat monster Flathead Catfish

Flathead Catfish record holders. Learn the catfishing secrets used to boat monster Flathead Catfish

Member Name Jason Berry	BOC Screen Name Jason Berry	BOC Join Date July, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught September 18, 2007	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Ohio Rive
Catfish Species Caught Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 48 Lbs.	Rod Used 7' Ugly Stick M/H
Reel Used Daiwa Emcast Sport 6000	Line Test & Type 65 Lb. Power Pro	Hook Used 10/0 King Kahle
Bait Used Fresh Cut Skipjack	Approx. Time Caught 2:00 AM	Air Temperature 75⁰
Weather Conditions Clear night	Bite Activity Rating 9	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:I was in the Ohio River up river from from a deep hole using fresh cut skipjack in about 34 feet of water. The flats were picking up the baits but dropping them throughout the night. I got a bite and I could tell it was a flat by the tugs but it kept dropping the bait.It finally took the bait and started going very slowly bending the pole and he wasnt going to stop so I set the hook. Then the line started ripping off the reel. I was having a hard time keeping him off the bottom. I was worried, major hangups in this spot. The pole was bent all the way over. I got him to the boat three times before I got him in.He's still my personal best a year later.

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Member Name Tim Pickering	BOC Screen Name river scum	BOC Join Date December, 2003
Date Catfish Was Caught October 31, 2007	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Wabash River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 39 Lbs.	Rod Used Berkley Big Cat 7ft med.
Reel Used Tidewater 30	Line Test & Type Berkley Big Game 40 Lb. mono	Hook Used 7/0 Eagle Claw
Bait Used Cut Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 1:30 PM	Air Temperature In the 50s
Weather Conditions Partly sunny	Bite Activity Rating 5 - So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:This fish was caught filming our second halloween flathead video for the B.O.C. hoosierpolecat and I set out at mid-morning and fished at the head of a bend hole just down from where we put in. We fished the front and core of the bend hole with no results so we dropped back to the tail end of the hole where polecat proceeded to spank me 4 fish to zip. My clicker finally started to run and he was on. The fish was weighed and released as you can see in the video section.

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Member Name Marc Pedersen	BOC Screen Name stumpjumper	BOC Join Date November, 2005
Date Catfish Was Caught July 7, 2006	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Wabash River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 35 Lbs.	Rod Used Berkley E-Cat 7'6" Heavy Action
Reel Used Penn GTI 320	Line Test & Type 80 lb. Spiderwire Braid	Hook Used 7/0 Mustad Hoodlum
Bait Used Live Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught PM	Air Temperature 82⁰
Weather Conditions Clear night	Bite Activity Rating 6	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:For nearly 14 years my buddies and I have fished a hole on the Wabash River. At the head of the hole there is a massive logjam followed by an extensive shallow run at the tail. The hole is only 10 feet deep which is one of the deepest holes in this section for several miles up or down river. It can be very challenging, and even impossible, to reach the hole with anything other than a canoe; which is what we were fishing from this particular night. The fish was caught in the shallow run at the tail of the hole. My Penn clicker started one of those slow but steady and powerful pulls. Upon hook set, the fish thrashed in the run and then freight-trained for deeper water. After nearly tipping the canoe a few times, we netting the fish. It was released after photos.

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Blue Catfish record holders

Member Name Pat Courtney	BOC Screen Name catfishcrazy256	BOC Join Date June, 2007
Date Catfish Was Caught November 24, 2007	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 68 Lbs.	Rod Used 7ft. 6in. Heavy custom I built
Reel Used Ambassadeur 7000 Pro Rocket	Line Test & Type 100# Powerpro with 80# cajun red leader	Hook Used 8/0 Circle
Bait Used Skipjack	Approx. Time Caught 10:20 AM	Air Temperature 34^o
Weather Conditions Partly Sunny	Bite Activity Rating 5 - So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
Tournament out of Madison In. 9am till 5pm started fishing about 10 oclock big fish was on at 10;20 caught 4 more blues & 1 channel culled the channel weighted the 5 blues 124.8# 1st place & big fish A.C.A.T.S. president Mike Parr was my partner Poor Mike never caught a fish all day !!! LOL

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Member Name Winston Bush	BOC Screen Name metalman	BOC Join Date January, 2004
Date Catfish Was Caught June 22, 2008	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 63 Lbs.	Rod Used My own make, 8' Heavy
Reel Used ABU 7000csi	Line Test & Type Berkely 40 Lb. Big Game	Hook Used Gamakatsu 8/0 Octopus Circle
Bait Used Cut Carp	Approx. Time Caught AM	Air Temperature 75^o
Weather Conditions Sunny, windy	Bite Activity Rating 3	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:On the last morning of the Indiana Rocky Point Gathering I went out early. I really needed to get a decent fish for the fish-off. With time running out I marked some fish on a drop-off not far from the marina and after a couple of tries got the boat set up on them. Bait was also running out so I took two large carp and cut them into four large baits and set them at different places down the drop-off. When the rod went down I was sure it was a flathead and even more sure during the fight which was not the typical fight of a blue. I could feel it was a good fish and was happy to get it in the net. A great end to a great weekend...W

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Member Name Bill Harris	BOC Screen Name billcatfish	BOC Join Date July, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught June 21, 2008	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 58 Lbs.	Rod Used Tiger rod M/H action
Reel Used Shakespeare ar20al	Line Test & Type Berkely 40 Lb. Big Game	Hook Used 10/0 Circle Hook
Bait Used Cut Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 7:00 PM	Air Temperature 85^o
Weather Conditions Clear and windy, a front had just passed through	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:I was at the Indiana gathering and after the Sat. meal we all headed out for a night of fishing. I was trying to drift fish an outside bend and couldn't fish the spot that I wanted so I was headed back to the dock to go down river about 20 miles. For some reasen I stopped by this spot and ran the fishfinder over it and saw some fish stacked in there. On the first drift I landed a 10 to 15 lb. blue. About 10 min after that fish the rod loaded up and the fight was on with this hawg!

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Channel Catfish record holders

Channel Catfish entered by CatfishHateMe

Member Name Jayson Hamblen	BOC Screen Name CatfishHateMe	BOC Join Date October, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught April 27, 2008	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Private Lake
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 15 Lbs.	Rod Used 10' M/H HT Spinning Rod
Reel Used Daiwa 4500	Line Test & Type 30 lb. Berkly Big Game	Hook Used 6/0 Gamakatsu Octopus
Bait Used Cut Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 1:00 AM	Air Temperature 65⁰
Weather Conditions Partly cloudy	Bite Activity Rating 2	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
I was fishing with a buddy on his pontoon boat in an old strip pit on private property. The fish weren't biting at all and after a couple places we set up in about 15 feet of water with some fallen logs in a small cove. I was spooling up my other rod when i hear my rod that was already out hit the side of the boat, so I run over and grab it before it goes over and I set the hook. After about a 3 or 4 minute fight my buddy got the net on this fish. The final weight was 15.3 pounds. Great fish and only fish of the night. Also my Personal Best channel catfish.

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12 Pound Channel Cat for Catfishcrazy256

Member Name Pat Courtney	BOC Screen Name Catfishcrazy256	BOC Join Date June, 2007
Date Catfish Was Caught May 17, 2008	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 12 Lbs.	Rod Used 7ft. 6 in. Catfish Safari Lake Rod
Reel Used Abu 7000 I C3	Line Test & Type 100# Power Pro with 80# Cajun Red leader	Hook Used 8/0 Circle Hook
Bait Used Bluegill Head	Approx. Time Caught 2:15 PM	Air Temperature 80⁰
Weather Conditions Sunny and Hot	Bite Activity Rating 10 - Great - Catfish Really Biting	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
Was supposed to fish a tournament out of Madison ,In. but it was canceled due to high water Mike Parr and I went up river above Markland dam and fished in close out of heavy current. What a fun day ,we caught 23 channels and 21 flatheads biggest being the 12.4# channel I am entering in the hall of fame flatheads from 5 to 10 # nothing big but lots of fun,all fish were all realesed to grow bigger and fight another day.

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Member Name Andy Shepherd	BOC Screen Name Fullstringer	BOC Join Date March, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught August 6, 2006	State Caught In Indiana	Body of Water Fished Private, un-named lake
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 11 Lbs.	Rod Used 7'0" Catmaxx M/H Action
Reel Used Catmaxx CMX3	Line Test & Type 30 Lb. Berkely Big Game Mono	Hook Used 7/0 King Kahle
Bait Used Live Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 1:30 A.M.	Air Temperature 60-70⁰
Weather Conditions Clear Night	Bite Activity Rating 10 - Great - Catfish really biting!	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:This small lake was located on a farm that boarded horses where my wife was working at the time. I asked if I could fish it because I heard that the owner had stocked it years before with walleye. While I was fishing there for the first time that afternoon a man showed up and told me there were some really nice cats in there and that someone pulled an 18lb channel cat out of there in the winter through the ice. So I ran home grabbed my cat gear went back caught several bluegill out of the lake for the night and settled in. I was using 2oz no roll sinkers with around 8 inch leaders between the swivel and hook, and fishing a rocky point. My poles were hot all night I caught 6 fish that night that weighed a total of 63lbs I also missed many others that night. I have went back several times since and have only caught a few fish just over 5lbs. Guess it was my lucky night. Check out my album to see more pics of these fish.