North-Carolina-man-catches-two-record-breaking-catfish-in-18-hours on Lake Gaston

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Comment by Slip Sinker on February 7, 2016 at 9:37am

it was recommended to me on youtube... i had to watch it a couple of times to let it set in... just incredible odds.

cost of his guide services just went up!... lol

Comment by John Sheehan on February 7, 2016 at 8:47am

Man I am surprised at the small reel on that big Rod !Handled that huge cat though .Thanks for posting the vid Slip!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 6, 2016 at 5:21pm

Thanks for adding the video Slip..........these guys are doing great on Gaston.........Bugg Island.........Santee Cooper in SC.......catching some bigguns..........some guys caught a blue 143 pounds on Kerr in 2014 on a trot line..........

Comment by Slip Sinker on February 5, 2016 at 2:21am

heres the vid... pretty cool

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 1, 2016 at 3:30pm

And I was just thinking back to a 15 pound blue cat that broke one of my larger telescopic poles and this fish has 90 pounds on him....lol...........I've had big break offs in both Toledo Bend and Santee Cooper and you always wonder how big those fish are.........it's crazy to think.........Lake Gaston has some nice panfish populations as well so these big cats are eating well!

Comment by John Sheehan on February 1, 2016 at 11:55am

Never done that but I've seen a guy do it on the Shenendoah River .I think he was netting sculpins for smallmouths.

Comment by carl hendrix on February 1, 2016 at 11:19am

John;; for what its worth; a lot of guys in my area;; use a cast net; throw it to catch what we have here is gizzard shad;; very excellent bait for cat fish  go close to a bank; you can see the shad; working the area;; one cast can net a dozen or more; dump into a bucket; cast again; the go cat fishing..  learning to cast the net; properly; can be fun ! but rewarding !!

Comment by John Sheehan on February 1, 2016 at 10:33am

Thanks Jeffrey , cut white Perch huh , that's what I wanted to know !! Thanks for some details!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 1, 2016 at 9:38am

Hey John the " North Carolina Sportsman" magazine has a pretty good article/discussion on the events........fish were caught on cut bait......"white perch" caught in the lake in which there is a huge population and no wonder these fish are getting so large........drifting baits on the bottom in 50 to 60 feet of water......the week before Christmas..........angler is a guide and very experienced on Gaston but it's still crazy........both fish were released as well........business will be booming!

Comment by Slip Sinker on February 1, 2016 at 9:22am

back to back state records... just wow

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