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31'' Channel Catfish (13 lb.)

Jim's discussion on ranking your favorite fish to target and catch made me look back at some of my catches in years past. This is my second biggest channel cat, I caught it a couple years ago.

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Comment by Adam Rink on October 18, 2013 at 7:13am: Thanks everyone, and yes John, I was fishing from a couple hours before dusk. This fish was caught about an hour after sunset and was the big fish of the day. It was caught out of a little farm pond, less than acre. And congrats on your cat Jim, I haven't come close to cracking the 30" mark in a couple years; this was my last really good one and I caught it in 2011. They sure do put up a good fight when they get big.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on October 17, 2013 at 3:36pm: That's a great fish there, Adam! Far heavier per length than the 30 incher I got yesterday.Mine might have gone ten, but still a powerhouse of a fish!

Congrats!

Comment by John Sheehan on October 17, 2013 at 10:43am: HA HA ! Leo ,you're a trip! Adam again ,Great fish !

Comment by Leo Nguyen on October 17, 2013 at 10:28am: Wowzer! I had my luck with a massive catfish that dragged me around the lake while targeting bluegills at their habitats. However, line was broken after a wee while from the dragging at 4lbs test, which was roughly around your time (11:20AM or so). That was just a few rare time.

Now, wife is forcing me to drag her to the local rivers and hunt massive flatheads to shake of the bad taste of a little bullheads she caught earlier. Can't please her at all..and she got the freaking mad skill for fishing.

Comment by John Sheehan on October 17, 2013 at 10:16am: Leo ,Sunglasses maybe Adam stuck it out since Light of day ! My biggest Channel Cat came @11:00 am oddly enough .It was a 12# 30 " fish caught on a tiny worm on a #4 hook . I wasn't targeting it I was Bass fishing and getting skunked and an unannounced stocking of Trout just occurred .The Trout were jumping and I believe they were "Knocking" for Catfish .That Cat I caught came in from the channel or hole to investigate as I see it . This was my first Channel Cat . Caught it in the 1980's in Pompton Lake NJ .

Comment by John Sheehan on October 17, 2013 at 10:10am: SUPER Fish! Nice work Adam!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on October 17, 2013 at 9:22am: Great looking kitty! Big kitties tend to be more abundant at night time. I have yet to land a kitty larger than 5lbs in broad daylight unless my luck was loaded.