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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

whiotewolf138 with 55 lb. flathead catfish

Member Name Eric Dollarhide	BOC Screen Name whiotewolf138	BOC Join Date April, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught May 18 , 2007	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Upper High Rock Lake/Yadkin River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead catfish	Catfish Weight 55 Lbs.	Rod Used Catmandu 7' MH
Reel Used Shakespeare Tidewater 30l	Line Test & Type 20 Lb. Suffix	Hook Used 8/0 Gamakatsu octopus circle
Bait Used Live Bluegill	Approx. Time Caught 2:20 AM	Air Temperature 54^o
Weather Conditions Clear night	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
This cat hit at 2:20 on live gill thrown at a log in a ft and a half of water. It didnt run too much until it got close to boat then it got tangled up in 5 other lines, the trolling motor and then the anchor rope. I finally got it to where I could get a gaff in its lip and boat it.

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Member Name Jeff Cole	BOC Screen Name CMJ	BOC Join Date August, 2005
Date Catfish Was Caught November 10 , 2006	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Lake Tillery
Catfish Species Caught Flathead catfish	Catfish Weight 47 Lbs.	Rod Used Shakespeare Ugly Stick 7' MH
Reel Used Ambassadeur 6000	Line Test & Type Berkely 20 Lb. Mono	Hook Used 5/0 Kahle
Bait Used White Perch	Approx. Time Caught 11:15 AM	Air Temperature 62^o
Weather Conditions Sunny	Bite Activity Rating 6	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
I was fishing for blue cats anchored in one of my favorite spots. I had a decent morning with the blues with the biggest being 28 lbs. Well , it was about time to call it a morning when one of my rods slowly started bending towards the water. I grabbed it up and set the hook. This fish didn't want to come off of the bottom, I new it as a pretty good one. When I finally got it to the top I could see it was a flathead. After netting it and getting it in the boat, I just set down and looked at it for a minute.It was by far my biggest flathead. I don't target flatheads that much, it was a nice suprise. A guy that was coming up the lake was nice enough to pull up and take my picture with it.

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Member Name Joe Reynolds	BOC Screen Name joe0580	BOC Join Date August, 2003
Date Catfish Was Caught June 26, 2005	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Cape Fear River
Catfish Species Caught Flathead catfish	Catfish Weight 46 Lbs.	Rod Used 7' Beef stick H. Action
Reel Used Ambassadeur 7000	Line Test & Type 17 Lb. Mono/30 Lb. leader	Hook Used 8/0
Bait Used Cut shad	Approx. Time Caught Late afternoon	Air Temperature HOT
Weather Conditions Sunny & hot	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat

Fish Tale of the Catch:
I was fishing with friends above lock and dam number 2. It was late afternoon and had missed a larger fish due to a tree stump but put half a 5Lb. shad right back in same spot with drag a little tighter this time. After about 20 minutes rod took off and fought fish for about 25 to 30 minutes and finally landed fish. Buddy with me almost broke his arm trying to get fish in net. This fish was a little to big for it.

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Blue Catfish record holders

Member Name Eddie Busque	BOC Screen Name Turfman	BOC Join Date August, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught May 3, 2007	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Badin Lake
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 76 Lbs.	Rod Used Ugly Stick Tiger Med Action
Reel Used Ambassadeur 6500c3	Line Test & Type 35 Lb. Berkley	Hook Used 5/0 Circle
Bait Used Cut Shad	Approx. Time Caught 12:30 PM	Air Temperature 75^o
Weather Conditions Cloudy and windy	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:Well we had been anchored and catching fish when the wind picked up and blew us off of our hole. We then decided to set up and drift over the hole we were fishing. After about 30 mins of drifting I told my uncle (who was fishing with me)the rods should almost be over the hole. Just then the rods started jumping. The big girl hammered the shad. She almost spooled us 3 times when we decided to pick up the bags and just follow her around. After 45 mins we got her in the boat. I had just caught a 60lb fish earlier in the week and told my uncle this fish blows that one out of the water. Well I was right 76lbs. The biggest fish I had ever caught. After a few pictures we returned her to the water to be caught again.

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Member Name Robert Tomasek	BOC Screen Name Tomahawk	BOC Join Date January, 2000
Date Catfish Was Caught March 18,2005	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Badin Lake
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 75 Lbs.	Rod Used Info N/A
Reel Used Penn Open Face	Line Test & Type 25 Lb. Mono	Hook Used info N/A
Bait Used Cut Shad	Approx. Time Caught 8:30 AM	Air Temperature 55^o
Weather Conditions Clear	Bite Activity Rating 8 - Fairly Active	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat

Fish Tale of the Catch:Well, this fish was caught after a slow morning of fishing. Caught him on cut shad. He took about 40 min to boat. That's a lot of fish to bring over the side of the boat by yourself.

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Member Name Michael Chandler	BOC Screen Name catfishrus	BOC Join Date January, 2006
Date Catfish Was Caught January 10, 2007	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Lake Tillery
Catfish Species Caught Blue Catfish	Catfish Weight 62 Lbs.	Rod Used Eagle Claw 505
Reel Used Abu 7000c3	Line Test & Type Ande 30 Lb. Mono	Hook Used 8/0 Gamakatsu Octopus
Bait Used Cut gizzard shad	Approx. Time Caught 12:05 PM	Air Temperature 48^o
Weather Conditions Clear & sunny	Bite Activity Rating 8	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:
I had just moved back to a spot I had fished earlier in the morning and figured I would give it one more try before moving on to another area. I had been setup for no more than 15-20 minutes when I noticed one of rods start to load up so I set the hook on the fish and right away I knew I had a nice fish. The fish never really made any runs on the drag but there was a lot of steady pressure being applied to the rod. i saw the fish come up several times and roll on the top. while fighting the fish I managed to get my dip net setup so when the fish came close I would be ready fast. Once I saw the weight come up i knew the fish was real close so reached for the net and when the fish came up i made a sweep with the net and she was in there. I took a second to regain myself and then I lifted her over the side of the boat. I really didn't know how big the fish was until I laid her down in the boat and then I knew it was a great fish. fight lasted 10-15 minutes. I took pictures and the fish was released to live another day.

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Channel Catfish record holders

Crankbait with 18 pound channel catfish.

Member Name Wesley Trucks	BOC Screen Name Crankbait77	BOC Join Date July, 2007
Date Catfish Was Caught August 15, 2007	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Neuse River
Catfish Species Caught Channel Cat	Catfish Weight 18 Lbs.	Rod Used 7' Heavy Action
Reel Used Shimano 6500 Baitrunner	Line Test & Type 100 lb. Diawa Saltiga Braid	Hook Used 7/0 J Hook
Bait Used cut eel	Approx. Time Caught 2:00 AM	Air Temperature 76^o
Weather Conditions Clear Night	Bite Activity Rating 2	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch: My friend Jason and I had been out all evening, and caught 3 small blues before dark and nothing had hit for hours after. Jason had to work the next morning, so he offered to let me keep his boat for the night, and he would head home to get some sleep. Over an hour passed without a hint of a bite. When I finally decided to leave I moved to the front of the boat to begin getting in the rods when one of the back bait runners began to run. I put the front rod back in the holder and grabbed the rod, quickly setting the hook. The fish fought nicely, and had me convinced that it was a nice blue. When I got the fish to the boat I noticed it had a different build to it than that of a blue cat, so I turned on the white lights and saw the awesome gold color of the fish. I called Jason immediately and told him that I believed I had just landed the new state record channel cat. He had just arrived in his drive when the call came and told me where to find some stringers. I stayed at the river as long as I could trying to keep the fish alive, but before I reached Custom Marine Fabricators to have it certified it died inside my cooler full of river water. It was caught at 2 AM and weighed approximately 20 lbs, but was not certified until 7:45 AM when it weighed in at 18 lbs 5.44 oz. I then drove the fish to Kinston to meet with Bob Barwick, a North Carolina Wildlife Biologist who confirmed the fish to be the new state record.

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Member Name John Davinson	BOC Screen Name bigblaze	BOC Join Date September, 2005
Date Catfish Was Caught April 19, 2006	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Roanoke River
Catfish Species Caught Channel Catfish	Catfish Weight 16 Lbs.	Rod Used 6'0 med action Shimano
Reel Used Shimano bait runner	Line Test & Type 65 Lb. Suffix Braid	Hook Used 4/0 Gamakatsu Circle Hook
Bait Used Live Golden Shiner	Approx. Time Caught 9:30 AM	Air Temperature 65^o
Weather Conditions Overcast	Bite Activity Rating 2	Boat or Bank Fishing Boat Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch:i never have been striper fishing before. So when a fellow member greggofish (Greg Griffin) offered to take me to Weldon to fish for strippers....I jumped at the chance! The water was still kind of cold for the stripers at Weldon and the bite was slow, so Greg and his brother David, decided to go down river to see if the striper bite was better. We traveled about 10 miles when Greg decided we would give this good looking river bend a try. We baited up (bass shiners) and threw our lines out. i casted toward the shore. My line was in the water for about 10 minutes when Greg yelled " john your rod". the fish hit so hard it turned the driftmaster rod holder. it was tough getting the rod out of the holder the fish had so much pressure on it. i got it out...and started to reel, the fish was strong and was using the current to it's advantage. it took me about 15 minutes to finally get the fish in. At first when i saw it I was disappointed..." I thought dang it's a catfish", we were thinking it was a GIANT STRIPER. Don't get me wrong I love catching cats but we were fishing for stripers. As we landed the fish Greg and David immediately said "that's a channel, that's the new state record... if you want it" i said heck yeah! Well next came the task of getting the fish weighed with state certified scales and verified by a Sate Biologist. i called Kirk Rundle. Kirk is a Biologist for the state of NC. We agreed to meet at Weldon the following day so he could verify the fish. He advised me I had to have the fish weighed before meeting with him. What luck Greg somehow knew the state record would be caught from his boat, he had the necessary application for the sate record in his boat, We spent about 3 hours searching for a place to weigh the fish. Finally, we ended up at Atlas Fish Market in down town Roanoke. We weighed the fish on the scales....16 lbs. even. The fish went back into the livewell. All along my intentions were to cpr. the fish but that became increasingly difficult when I had to wait a day for the Biologist to verify the fish. I checked on it around midnight and it was fine. Somewhere between midnight and 6 am the fish died. We met Kirk at the ramp at Weldon to verify the fish. After counting the Anal Rays about 3 times...(it was killing me) he concluded that in fact it was a channel and that is was the new state record! kirk asked me what I was going to do with the fish and I said I didn't know. He asked me if I would be interested in donating it to the Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh. I said yes. A special thanks goes out to Greg and David Griffin. I would not have caught that fish if it were not for those guys and a very special thanks goes out to the BOC, who if it were not for the BOC I would have probably never met them guys.... So thanks to all who made it possible!!!!

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Member Name Zakk Royce	BOC Screen Name Katmaster Jr.	BOC Join Date October 2005
Date Catfish Was Caught July 1, 2005	State Caught In North Carolina	Body of Water Fished Roanoke River
Catfish Species Caught Channel Cat	Catfish Weight 15 Lbs.	Rod Used Info N/A
Reel Used Ambasseduer 9000	Line Test & Type 25 Lb. Mono	Hook Used Info N/A
Bait Used Diamond Jig Lure	Approx. Time Caught 8:00 AM	Air Temperature 80^o
Weather Conditions Clear Morning	Bite Activity Rating 9 - Pretty Active	Boat or Bank Fishing Bank Fishing

Fish Tale of the Catch: My dad and I were fishing at the dam on the Roanoke River. I was throwing Jigs into the boiling water on the other side of the Dam. Mostly catching Striped Bass. Then all of the sudden I felt a very hard and fast strike. I set the hook, and the fish took off pulling drag. I fought the fish for about 30 minutes due to the raging current. We netted the fish and it weighed in at 15 pounds 8oz. It is my personal best Channel Catfish and was a citation fish.