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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 Christopher Erickson	BOC Screen Name thegavel	BOC Join Date May, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught October 8,2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Des Moines / Raccoon River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 37 Lbs.	Rod Used Ugly Stik Catfish 7' M/H
Reel Used Ambassadeur 6500C3 Baitcaster	Line Test & Type Berkley 25lb. Mono	Hook Used 6/0 Circle
Bait Used Dead Shad	Approx. Time Caught 10:00 PM	Air Temperature 58⁰
Weather Conditions Clear	Bite Activity Rating 10 - Great - Catfish really biting!	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank FIshing

Fish Tale of the Catch:We had just got our shad and were setting up at the new spot, we weren't there more then 20 minutes and I had the ol' flathead lean! It was on... decent fight, harder as it got closer. 1st of 8 fish that night totaling 169lbs ALL CPR'd

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Member Name Christopher Erickson	BOC Screen Name thegavel	BOC Join Date May, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught October 9,2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Des Moines / Raccoon River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 34 Lbs.	Rod Used Ugly Stik Catfish 7' M/H
Reel Used Ambassadeur 6500C3 Baitcaster	Line Test & Type Berkley 25lb. Mono	Hook Used 6/0 Circle
Bait Used Dead Shad	Approx. Time Caught 11:00 PM	Air Temperature 55⁰
Weather Conditions Clear	Bite Activity Rating 3	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank FIshing

Fish Tale of the Catch:Hit the same spot we had great success with the night before. Caught a smaller 17lber, but then hooked in to this guy who was ripping line and screaming drag. He had a bad attitude and I loved it!!!

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Member Name Marcus Yuen	BOC Screen Name ahquabi_master	BOC Join Date May, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught October 8, 2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Des Moines River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 34 Lbs.	Rod Used Shakespeare Sturdy Stik
Reel Used Ambassaduer 6500 cl3 Baitcaster	Line Test & Type 30 Lb. Mono	Hook Used 7/0 Gama Circle
Bait Used Shad	Approx. Time Caught 1:30 AM	Air Temperature 57⁰
Weather Conditions Clear	Bite Activity Rating 7	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat FIshing

Fish Tale of the Catch:I was giving the bite about 10 more minutes before packing up, and right at about 10 minutes my rod bent slightly down. I picked it up and felt the tension then pulled. The fight was about 10 minutes, but well worth it.

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Blue Catfish record holders

Member Name Kenneth Spring	BOC Screen Name catfish kenny	BOC Join Date June, 2007
Date Catfish Was Caught August 26, 2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Missippi River
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 16 Lbs.	Rod Used Berkley Glow Stik 6ft. M/H
Reel Used Penn 309	Line Test & Type Eagle Claw 50lb mono	Hook Used 8/0 Circle
Bait Used Small shad	Approx. Time Caught 10:00 AM	Air Temperature 80⁰
Weather Conditions Beautiful morning, light SE breeze	Bite Activity Rating 2	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:Same as before I was on THE POWERHOUSE WALL! Throwing shad and heard my clicker giong off...had to take a peep knew it was a larger fish it was staying down so we had a lill fight...walked it round to the boat & netted it I met a new couple out that took the picture they had a 10lb striper .....what a morning even though the bite was slow.

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Member Name Kenneth Spring	BOC Screen Name catfish kenny	BOC Join Date June, 2007
Date Catfish Was Caught August 8, 2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Missippi River
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 15 Lbs.	Rod Used Cabelas Saltstriker 5'6 heavy action
Reel Used Penn 339	Line Test & Type Eagle Claw 50lb mono	Hook Used # 8 stainless circle
Bait Used Small shad	Approx. Time Caught 1:00 PM	Air Temperature 85⁰
Weather Conditions Beautiful day	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat/Bank fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:I said boat fishing but its sort of bank to ...you have to boat to what we here call the wall its a part of the powerhouse here loc #19 ..so I aint sure how to answer that one.....me and Lilly were burning them up the action was non stop...basket full workin on the stringer too... I lost a much larger fish we did see ...had it up but snapped me off so I retied and I really can't remember after losing it if this was the next or not, but I do rember the clicker peeling out fast and furious(LOL) and the glorious battle was on! I walked it round to the boat, gave Lill the pole to hold while I hopped in the boat & netted it and had the shot snapped so think I will show my lill ole blue it was a nice catch! My didgies read 15.28 so we can call er good(LOL)

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Member Name	BOC Screen Name	BOC Join Date
Date Catfish Was Caught	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight	Rod Used
Reel Used	Line Test & Type	Hook Used
Bait Used	Approx. Time Caught	Air Temperature
Weather Conditions	Bite Activity Rating	Boat or Bank Fishing

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Channel Catfish record holders

Member Name Gregory Hager	BOC Screen Name greg	BOC Join Date April, 2003
Date Catfish Was Caught June 26, 2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Brushy Creek Lake
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 20 Lbs.	Rod Used Fenwick 6' 6" Eagle GT M/H action
Reel Used Okuma Acuador FS 65	Line Test & Type Stren 50 Lb. Mono	Hook Used 2/0 baitkeeper
Bait Used Cut chub	Approx. Time Caught 1:00 PM	Air Temperature 85⁰
Weather Conditions Sunny, very humid and calm	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:Took my nephew to try a new spot that I had heard several good reports on. I had to see this spot for myself. Got to the spot just before 11:00 AM and set up on a point at the mouth of a creek that entered the lake. I used my little hummingbird cast sonar across the creek where it came into the lake. There was a 12 foot scour hole about half way across the creek. I baited up with a piece of cut creek chub on a 2/0 baitkeeper hook with a 3 ounce egg sinker and casted about 2 foot into the head of the hole and caught a 2 pound channel. I did this for the next several hours with the same result. I decided to cast a little deeper in the hole. I set the bait, reached for a drink and turned around to see my rod bent almost completely over. I set the hook and the fight was on. I cranked the drag completely tight, put steady pressure on it for about 30 seconds and started cranking her in. About 5 or so minutes later I got her close enough to shore for my nephew to grab her. She was gut hooked and was not in very good shape or she would have been released, She was full of eggs as you can see from the photo. I wanted to get her home to a decent scale to get an accurate weight. When we got back to the car the DNR officer pulled up to check our licenses. I always seem to get checked. He had a scale and weighed it for me 20# 3.5 ounces.

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Channel catfish entered by mikeskywalker

Member Name Mike Mertz	BOC Screen Name mikeskywalker	BOC Join Date September, 2005
Date Catfish Was Caught July 29, 2008	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished Des Moines River
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 17 Lbs.	Rod Used 7' medium sturdy stick
Reel Used Rhino RBCXL2	Line Test & Type Berkley Big Game 40 lb. Mono	Hook Used 6/0 circle
Bait Used Live Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 1:30 AM	Air Temperature 74⁰
Weather Conditions Clear	Bite Activity Rating 2	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:While out in pursuit of my new PB as guaranteed by Flatheadsteve and Thegavel . We were out fishing one of the bridges. At 1:22 I told myself I'm going home in 10 minutes I went to say my goodbye�s and heard my clicker going. Picked up rod hook was set fight was on fish took about 5 minutes to surface. I tired him out on the surface for a few minutes while Steve made the trek down the bridge to land him in the net. Fish was landed at around 1:40 a.m. After an extensive photo shoot the fish (LARRY) was released��

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Channel catfish entered by Ahquabi_Master

Member Name Marcus Yen	BOC Screen Name Ahquabi_Master	BOC Join Date May, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught April 30, 2007	State Caught In Iowa	Body of Water Fished South River
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 15 Lbs.	Rod Used Original Ugly 6'6" Medium Action
Reel Used Ambassadeur 5000	Line Test & Type Berkley Big Gama 25lb. Mono	Hook Used 3/0 J Hook
Bait Used Nightcrwalers	Approx. Time Caught 7:20 PM	Air Temperature 75⁰
Weather Conditions Clear, breezy	Bite Activity Rating 4	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:The South River is a small river that I used to drive by wondering "why are people fishing in such a tiny river?". It didn't occur to me that there is a huge pool which surpasses 12 feet deep at a spot way out past Milo. I had been working on finding truth in some stories I had heard about the place and made it out to the hole for the 15th time this season. I left some stinkbait further downstream in hopes of attracting fish my way where my smaller rod was rigged up with some crawlers. Smaller fish were in the area so after catching a couple Bullheads I set the rod back to the same spot. The smaller fish stopped trying to steal my worm for a minute and I got a little curious. And then, the bite came. It was enough to bend the rod more than a bullhead but it didn't feel like a large fish when I set the hook. I began reeling closer to the bank and found the the fish finally realized what was happening. All of the banks were the kind of muddy that you don't want to step in for fear of going for a swim and I was missing a fishing buddy with a net. After about a ten minute tug of war with my drag the fish began to grow tired. I found the least muddy spot on the bank and reached down to grab it by the gill. I did and he showed up at 15lb. 6oz. Great night!