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Caught this bad boy on my 2wt glass rod. Definitely caught me by surprise when my drag went crazy

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 26, 2014 at 6:00pm
I couldn't be doing all that smiling... Id'a sh!t my pants, and it's hard to grin much when that happens.

Course we wanna know - what fly did you have on?
Comment by james bluto gillette on February 26, 2014 at 5:47pm

nice cat

Comment by Tim C. Homesley on February 26, 2014 at 5:46pm
Very nice, I've caught a few on my 4 wt, but only up to about 6 pounds.
Comment by carl hendrix on February 26, 2014 at 5:15pm

now that is super cool!!  great  job;; and bet your glad chris was with you!

Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on February 26, 2014 at 5:14pm

I know that when he got close he went straight to the bottom, at that point for me I was begging him not to break my rod because my rod had the biggest bend I have ever seen in it ,yes i was talking to him , but I finally got him in the boat,had to fold him over to get him into the ice chest, my Dad  caught an 18 pounder on a fly rod, I know now that if you are pulling the bluegill in  and they suddenly turn off is because a big catfish is raiding their nest or chasing them off.   Congrat on your fish !     LOFR

Comment by Allen Morgan on February 26, 2014 at 5:09pm

Sweet Jeebus, lookit that!!!

That, is a NICE catfish!  And on a 2wt?!?!?!?!  Amazing!  What kind of bug did it eat?

Comment by Grayson Jones on February 26, 2014 at 4:57pm

Haha dang, 14 lbs is a big catfish! The rod held up beautifully and he ran me like crazy, a few times I was surprised the rod didn't snap with the vicious bends the cat was putting in the rod. Chris Kowalski had to hold on to my arm and pull me back up so we could land him and I wouldn't go into the deep abyss lol your right when you say I won't forget this one!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 26, 2014 at 4:54pm

Awesome kitty........and on a fly rod.....how cool is that!

Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on February 26, 2014 at 4:48pm

How did the rod hold up ? the biggest one I have ever caught on a fly rod weighed 14 lbs , I'll never  forget it, and you wont forget this one!    LOFR

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