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<blockquote data-quote="Master Carper" data-source="post: 3030123" data-attributes="member: 15527"><p>Well, the fishing was great, made myself sick from the heat, and nothing went as expected, except for catching fish. Three day total was as follows:</p><p></p><p>Blue cats - </p><p></p><p>10 lbs.</p><p>16 lbs. </p><p>23 lbs.</p><p>42 lbs.</p><p>59 lbs.</p><p>62 lbs.</p><p>64 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Channel cats -</p><p></p><p>Nine fish 7 to 9 lbs.</p><p></p><p>14 lbs.</p><p>16 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Flatheads -</p><p></p><p>29 lbs.</p><p>42 lbs.</p><p>47 lbs.</p><p>49 lbs.</p><p></p><p>The thermocline made absolutely NO difference in catching these fish! A lot of fish were caught at 7 feet and the bigger fish over 30 lbs. we're caught in holes as deep as 82 ft.. Game Wardens checked me twice and said they were NOT surprised by the bigger fish being in much deeper water. They said they will hole up for long stretches at a time, when the water gets warm and that if you put bait close to them, they are more than willing to eat...</p><p></p><p>With all my prep time on the jugs and getting them ready, I caught "0" fish on them! The fun part though, they were all caught on rod and reel. My fish finder was the most valuable piece item taken on this trip, and we'll worth the high price tag. Fish that were located less than 3 ft. off the bottom, more often than not were the ones caught, once they were located. My bait was set to float 10-15 inches off the bottom, and probably 80% of the time when I set up on a catfish, I caught it. The other time, I figure is must have been a spoonbill, but that was just speculation between me and Game and Fish...</p><p></p><p>The smaller catfish, being consistently caught right at the 7 ft. mark, was under a float and out over deep water...</p><p></p><p>No idea why the jugs did not produce any fish, other than maybe because my leaders were too big, which was 120 lb. tarred nylon line...</p><p></p><p>Bait used was spoonbill liver and chunks of fresh frozen spoonbill...</p><p></p><p>I think I'm done fishing for a while. At least until the weather starts to turn cold!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Master Carper, post: 3030123, member: 15527"] Well, the fishing was great, made myself sick from the heat, and nothing went as expected, except for catching fish. Three day total was as follows: Blue cats - 10 lbs. 16 lbs. 23 lbs. 42 lbs. 59 lbs. 62 lbs. 64 lbs. Channel cats - Nine fish 7 to 9 lbs. 14 lbs. 16 lbs. Flatheads - 29 lbs. 42 lbs. 47 lbs. 49 lbs. The thermocline made absolutely NO difference in catching these fish! A lot of fish were caught at 7 feet and the bigger fish over 30 lbs. we're caught in holes as deep as 82 ft.. Game Wardens checked me twice and said they were NOT surprised by the bigger fish being in much deeper water. They said they will hole up for long stretches at a time, when the water gets warm and that if you put bait close to them, they are more than willing to eat... With all my prep time on the jugs and getting them ready, I caught "0" fish on them! The fun part though, they were all caught on rod and reel. My fish finder was the most valuable piece item taken on this trip, and we'll worth the high price tag. Fish that were located less than 3 ft. off the bottom, more often than not were the ones caught, once they were located. My bait was set to float 10-15 inches off the bottom, and probably 80% of the time when I set up on a catfish, I caught it. The other time, I figure is must have been a spoonbill, but that was just speculation between me and Game and Fish... The smaller catfish, being consistently caught right at the 7 ft. mark, was under a float and out over deep water... No idea why the jugs did not produce any fish, other than maybe because my leaders were too big, which was 120 lb. tarred nylon line... Bait used was spoonbill liver and chunks of fresh frozen spoonbill... I think I'm done fishing for a while. At least until the weather starts to turn cold! [/QUOTE]
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