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Mattyk182
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:40 pm Post subject: Caught my first cat! |
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So I was fishing at Clarks Pond around 7:30 pm the other night going for some Trout with a Kastmaster. I wasn't getting any hits with my first few casts so I threw it out another time and let it sit for a few seconds before I started reeling in and BAM. I had something on the line that was putting up a heck of a fight. I thought I had a huge trout on the line. after about a 30 second fight, I brought this bad boy to the shore. My first Catfish and a Bullhead at that!
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jimbojonez
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| nice fish man! how bout the jaws on those big bullhead? |
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SmOoTh OpErAtOr !!!
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Nice fish dude !! The jaws on those things are killer! Feels like they'll crush ur hands!! 
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| jimbojonez wrote: | | nice fish man! how bout the jaws on those big bullhead? |
Oh yeah. Their jaws are CRAZY! Luckily, he spit the Kastmaster out as soon as I got it on land!
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Michael
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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I've felt those jaws before learning about it. Ever heard the noise they make?
Brown bullheads are fun fish on light setups. I've even hit bullheads while slowly dragging a rubber worm across the bottom. Nightcrawlers on the bottom from June to September with a light or medium light setup is fun. |
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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This came on a senko and my brother got a monster one with a huge gut today on a senko. When I caught mine I stuck my finger in its mouth and was shocked at the bite force.
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| rmflint wrote: | This came on a senko and my brother got a monster one with a huge gut today on a senko. When I caught mine I sick my finger in its mouth and was shocked at the bite force.
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Are you trying to best me Flint? Haha nice catch.
Michael, everyone I tell seems shocked when I saw I caught it on a Kastmaster. I guess I got lucky. I'll never know 
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rmflint
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I'm not if I posted my brother kitty then maybe. That thing must have been preggers cause its belly looked about ready to pop.
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| rmflint wrote: | | I'm not if I posted my brother kitty then maybe. That thing must have been preggers cause its belly looked about ready to pop. |
I believe it. I PM'ed you by the way.
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | I've felt those jaws before learning about it. Ever heard the noise they make?
Brown bullheads are fun fish on light setups. I've even hit bullheads while slowly dragging a rubber worm across the bottom. Nightcrawlers on the bottom from June to September with a light or medium light setup is fun. |
I caught it on 6 pound test on a light Cabela's gold series combo rod. I currently have 4 pound test on now so should be a little better if I encounter another one.
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Michael
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Another thing about catching brown bullheads is to make sure you weigh any nice ones because there's a very good chance for a new state record from what I've seen in the past few years.
Great Hollow Lake at Wolfe Park holds some monsters. |
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Mattyk182
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| Michael wrote: | Another thing about catching brown bullheads is to make sure you weigh any nice ones because there's a very good chance for a new state record from what I've seen in the past few years.
Great Hollow Lake at Wolfe Park holds some monsters. |
I heard this from a few people. Now, I'm kind of disappointed because I might have come close with this fish since I showed a few bait shop owners. Oh well. Hopefully, there will be more
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jimbojonez
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 this is from Job's in Portland a couple summers back. pushing 3 lbs |
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do you fish behind the gas station there???
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| Crest Daddy wrote: | | do you fish behind the gas station there??? |
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