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

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Flathead catfish entered by Jason Berry
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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Flathead catfish caught by river scum
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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stumpjumper with flathead catfish
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

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blue catfish caught by catfishcrazy256
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
34o
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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blue catfish entered by metalman
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
75o
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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Blue catfish entered by billcatfish
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
85o
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

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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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Channel catfish entered by Fullstringer

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.


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