What state or country was this catfish caught in?:
Florida
What body of water was catfish caught from?:
Farm Pond
What species of catfish did you catch?:
Channel Catfish
How many pounds did this catfish weigh?:
16
What is the type, length, and action rating of the rod used?:
Ugly Stick 7' medium heavy
What brand and type of reel was used?:
Shakespear Platinum 5000 spinning
What pound test and type of line was used?:
20 lb Cajun red
What type and size hook was used?:
2/0 circle
What bait was used?:
live bream
What time was catfish caught?:
4 PM
What was the approximate air temperature?:
69 degrees
What was the weather like?:
sunny bright
Were you fishing from boat or bank?:
Boat Fishing
ENTRY CERTIFICATION:
I CERTIFY MY ENTRY AS TRUE
Fish Tale of the Catch:
I was in my Kayak fishing the edges of the pond for Bass but had cast a 4 inch live bream out toward the deeper water. I fished the bream about 6 foot deep under a float.
I placed the rod in a rod holder behind me and continued working the shoreline. Suddenly I noticed the Kayak was moving away from the bank. When I turned around and looked at the set rod it had a nice steady bend in it.
I picked the rod up and let the circle hook do its job. After being towed around the pond for 5 or 6 minutes i got the cat near the boat and was very pleased to see the size of the fish.
I clamped my boga grip on the fish and beached the kayak so I could photograph and measure the fish.
You do NOT want to lay a flopping 16 pound catfish in your lap in a kayak.
The channel was 32 inches long, nice and fat and scaled 16 pounds. My personal best Channel cat.
It was released unharmed...I have since received a "Big Catch Certificate" from the State of Florida for the fish.
16 lb. Channel catfish entry by Pirate Jerry
01-05-2008 11:44 AM
nice channel you sure that was 16 pounds lol good job
