01-11-2003, 08:38 PM
Allan
There are catfish in the US that exceed 100 pounds. The current record on rod and reel is a Kansas flathead of 124 pounds. The circumstances of the catch are very suspicious.
Several blue cats exceeding 100 pounds have been caught in recent years. Most have come along the Cumberland/Tennessee river system.
Virgil Agee from Missouri has caught 3 blue cats from the Osage river that are over 100 pounds.
I have caught sevral flatheads over 50 pounds. My partner and I have caught 4 flatheads over 60 pounds. My largest at 66 pounds is still 10 pounds below the Ohio record flathead.
Flatheads are predators so we use live baits for them. Here is an example of a bait rigged to fish in rivers.
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When fishing in lakes we rig a bit different.
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When people decide to fish for trophy cats I encourage them to prepare to fight and land the biggest fish in their waters. Part of the fun of fishing is that you never know what will happen next.[
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There are catfish in the US that exceed 100 pounds. The current record on rod and reel is a Kansas flathead of 124 pounds. The circumstances of the catch are very suspicious.
Several blue cats exceeding 100 pounds have been caught in recent years. Most have come along the Cumberland/Tennessee river system.
Virgil Agee from Missouri has caught 3 blue cats from the Osage river that are over 100 pounds.
I have caught sevral flatheads over 50 pounds. My partner and I have caught 4 flatheads over 60 pounds. My largest at 66 pounds is still 10 pounds below the Ohio record flathead.
Flatheads are predators so we use live baits for them. Here is an example of a bait rigged to fish in rivers.
When fishing in lakes we rig a bit different.
When people decide to fish for trophy cats I encourage them to prepare to fight and land the biggest fish in their waters. Part of the fun of fishing is that you never know what will happen next.[
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