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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

Flathead Catfish entered by john catfish young

Member Name John Young	BOC Screen Name john catfish young	BOC Join Date January, 2007
Catfish Catch Date May 27,2008	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Energy Lake
Catfish Species Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 67 Lbs.	Rod Used Penn 9' heavy action
Reel Used Penn 5000 spinning reel	Line Test & Type Trilene 20lb. Mono	Hook Used 9/0 King Kahle
Bait Used Live Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 10:30 PM	Air Temperature 70⁰
Weather Conditions Dark and rainy night	Bite Activity Rating 5 - So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
It was a rainy and dark tuesday night. The time was 10:30 pm.I was siting in my chair and noticed that my rod was bouncing as I could see the glow stick very good. I was about 100 yards from this rod. I ran the 100 yards and the fish was bending the rod and taking line off of the spinning reel. I had the drag set loose . I took the rod and tightened up the drag and set the hook. The battle took about 15 or 20 minutes. The fish was netted and weighed by Griz. The fish was video taped and pictures were taken by lilgriz. The fish weighed 67.2 lbs and was quickly released. The fish was caught on a live bluegill fished on the bottom in about 4-6 feet of water.

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Member Name James Noles	BOC Screen Name Catfishhunter	BOC Join Date March, 2002
Catfish Catch Date October 8, 2005	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 62 Lbs.	Rod Used Info N/A
Reel Used Abu 7000 C3	Line Test & Type 80 Lb. Mono	Hook Used Info N/A
Bait Used Cut Shad	Approx. Time Caught 12:30 PM	Air Temperature 55⁰
Weather Conditions Cloudy	Bite Activity Rating 6	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat

Fish Tale of the Catch:
It took me about 2 hrs. to try and catch some descent shad to fish with. I had marked this place a while back and decided to give it a shot. After going over it I thought "This doesn't look very good." So I took 2 3" shad and cut them in half to put on the hook. I sat there about 20 min. and he hit the inside rod. It was the only fish I caught that day.

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Member Name Demetrius Kinnis	BOC Screen Name Slimcat	BOC Join Date December, 2003
Catfish Catch Date October 29, 2005	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Mississippi River
Catfish Species Flathead Catfish	Catfish Weight 52 Lbs.	Rod Used Info N/A
Reel Used Quantum Iron 320	Line Test & Type 80 Lb. Power Pro	Hook Used Info N/A
Bait Used Herring	Approx. Time Caught 2:30 PM	Air Temperature 60⁰
Weather Conditions Clear	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat

Fish Tale of the Catch:
Me and best friend Shane Williams had planned a weekend outing on the Mighty Mississippi. We usually try to plan our spots and stragies to allow for the best fishing spots and not spend to much time on one spot. This particular day was just an awesome day for nice fish. We started the day with a few 40lb blues before moving to an outside bend on the big river. After finding what looked like to be an awesome drop from the bank we decided to anchor and give this particular spot a good shot. Within 5 minutes of anchoring my outside pole started the traditional flathead motions. After the fish committed and I reeled the fish in we got a decent yellowcat(for us Ky folks) of 18lbs. After admiring the beautiful flathead we released him and I recast my pole to the same exact spot. Within another 5 minutes at the most, the same pole started the same motions. The ole yellow decided he wanted my herring and took the pole down ever so easily. The fight was on, getting the fish to the top took several minutes but getting the fish to the boat in 16ounce current was the real trick. After working the fish for about 10 or so minutes we finally got the fish to the side of the boat. At first I believed the fish to weigh around 40lbs but after getting the fish in the net we both knew we had ourselves a real dandy. I still to this day am amazed at the flathead catfishes size. After weighing the fish at 52lbs we took several pics and had several high fives. We released the big yellow back into the mighty muddy to fight another day and another time. Seeing the fish swim off was as much fun as actually catching it. Preserving our big fish is a great concern to both of us and should be for everybody.

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Blue Catfish record holders

Member Name James Noles	BOC Screen Name Catfishhunter	BOC Join Date March, 2002
Catfish Catch Date January 1, 2006	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 86 Lbs.	Rod Used Info N/A
Reel Used Abu 7000 C3	Line Test & Type 80 Lb. Mono	Hook Used Info N/A
Bait Used Skip Jack	Approx. Time Caught 1:30 PM	Air Temperature 55⁰
Weather Conditions Cloudy	Bite Activity Rating 5 So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat

Fish Tale of the Catch:
The fishing was slow that day and all I had gotten was a few taps every once in a while. I was getting hungry and decided that the next place I stopped to fish I would also eat. Got the rods out and took one bite of my sandwich and the outside rod went down. Grabbed it and was bringing it in when I looked over and my inside rod went down. Grabbed that rod, set the hook, and with a rod in both hands I decided which one was the biggest and put the other rod down. Got big boy in and grabbed the other rod. Got that fish in and it weighed 26 lbs.

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Member Name Eric Simcox	BOC Screen Name Deerhunter01	BOC Join Date June, 2003
Catfish Catch Date February 22, 2006	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Ohio River
Catfish Species Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 75 Lbs.	Rod Used Info N/A
Reel Used Abu 7000 C3	Line Test & Type 40 Lb. Berkley BG	Hook Used Info N/A
Bait Used Cut Skip Jack	Approx. Time Caught 9:00 AM	Air Temperature 55^o
Weather Conditions clear to overcast	Bite Activity Rating 10 - Great!	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat

Fish Tale of the Catch:
Was fishing the Ohio River out of Henderson, Kentucky. I had found four large arches sitting in behind a tree stump in 42 foot of water, water Temp was right at 42^o. Set up rods and about 20 minutes rod went down and had this 75+ pound blue catfish on. To date it's my personal best for a blue cat.

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Member Name Vernon Parrish	BOC Screen Name vlparrish	BOC Join Date August, 2005
Catfish Catch Date December 1, 2007	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Ohio River Mcalpine pool
Catfish Species Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 65 Lbs.	Rod Used 8 foot Berkley Big Game Spinning Rod
Reel Used Jarvis Walker Gold Spinning Reel	Line Test & Type30 pound Shakespeare Omniflex Mono	Hook Used 10/0 Eagle Claw King Kahle
Bait Used Fresh cut skipjack	Approx. Time Caught 11:00 AM	Air Temperature 35⁰
Weather Conditions ENE winds gusting at 20 MPH, overcast with occasional sleet and/or rain	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:Mike (Ruger 454) and I were fishing a three boat tournament. We setup on a barge blowout in 40 feet of water. I was running 6 rods and Mike was running five. We had just gotten setup and one of the outside rods went down easy. I picked it up and felt the rod loading and set the hook. The fish ran the entire length of a long cast upriver and right back to the boat. That is when the fun began. He then tried to dive and go upriver. I was having a time with him on 30 pound mono, but was trying to horse him just a bit to rush the landing. Sometimes the bigguns will keep pulling until they wallow the hook and throw it. Mike was ready with the net and he got the first look at the fish out of the back of the boat. He said it was big. When I saw the fish I said that we had too small of a net and would have to lip him. After a bit of fighting and wearing the fish down Mike got a hand on him and I threw the rod down to help him slide him over the side. We got ten more fish that day and won the tournament with flying colors with a five fish creel totalling 114 pounds.

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Channel Catfish record holders

Channel Catfish enetered by firechief4201

Member Name Danny Cornete	BOC Screen Name firechief4201	BOC Join Date February, 2008
Catfish Catch Date April 23, 2008	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Big Sandy River
Catfish Species Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 8 Lbs.	Rod Used Old Whiskers MH 8'
Reel Used Ambassadeur 6000	Line Test & Type 30 Lb. Cajun Red	Hook Used 5/0 Circle
Bait Used Cut Shad	Approx. Time Caught Early PM	Air Temperature 78⁰
Weather Conditions Clear & Sunny	Bite Activity Rating 5 - So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

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Member Name John Austin	BOC Screen Name catfishjohn	BOC Join Date March, 2006
Catfish Catch Date May 10, 2008	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Big Sandy River
Catfish Species Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 7 Lbs.	Rod Used Abu Garcia Brute 8' MH Action
Reel Used Ambassadeur 6500 cl3 Baitcaster	Line Test & Type Mossy Oak 30 lb.	Hook Used 8/0 Red Octpus hook
Bait Used Raw Shrimp	Approx. Time Caught Late at Night - AM	Air Temperature 53⁰
Weather Conditions Llight rain, foggy and dark	Bite Activity Rating 5 - So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:The first Channel I caught was a pound or so. My clicker went crazy and I thought I had at least a 10-12#er on. I got him to the wall and Danny(Firechief4201)netted him for me. It turned out to be a 7.7lb Channel full of fight!!!

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Channel Catfish caught by firechief4201 - 6 Lbs.

Member Name Danny Cornete	BOC Screen Name firechief4201	BOC Join Date February, 2008
Catfish Catch Date March 13, 2008	State Caught In Kentucky	Body of Water Fished Big Sandy River
Catfish Species Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 6 Lbs.	Rod Used Old Whiskers MH 8'
Reel Used Ambassadeur 5500	Line Test & Type 20 Lb. Cajun Red	Hook Used 5/0 Circle
Bait Used Cut Shad	Approx. Time Caught 3:42 PM	Air Temperature 62⁰
Weather Conditions Clear & Sunny	Bite Activity Rating 5 - So-So	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:Took my son and wife fishing and we atarted to reel in the channels.