Lake Tillery 1/10/07 what a day. 62lber

[catfishrus]

i went to tillery today and started out with plenty of bait in the cove. i then went to some old holes i knew about to fish. i got 11 blues,1 flathead an 1 channel. i kept moving around and searching but i caught fish at everyspot today. at 11.00 i came back came back to where i had started the morning and figured i would try it again. i hit the jackpot with a 62lber. my best every at tillery. only saw one boat all day and he was coming towards me when i saw him and he saw i had a nice fish on, so when i landed the fish i invited him over in my boat for a few pictures. he took a few pictures for me and said hey you got one on back here and i told him to go ahead and get em! so i returned the favor i asked of him by letting him catch fish out of my boat. now wasnt that nice of me? i even got his picture but i forgot him name.....lol. even told him about the boc and he has a friend thats a member but i forgot his name too....lol. i was excited a little bit i guess. i caught a 32lb and 23lb out of the 11 blues also. top five fish should have been close to 140lbs. pretty good day. water temp was 50 and muddy. bait was cut shad. location i forgot that too. sorry! aw and dieter i hate to tell you but you are knocked out of the hall of fame.:big_smile: sorry. heres a picture of my fish and my new friend. what a day!

[Katmaster Jr.]

Way to go buddy! That's one beautiful fish!

[catfishrus]

thanks zakk i also forgot to say i released her right back into the water.

[chrisblue]

I hear ya man thats a hell of a day.Nice fish.

[dougc]

Great job! Nice ol' blue.

[Beaufort]

Great looking fish mike.

[CMJ]

What a fish Michael, You sure know how to stick the knife in and twist it, here I am setting at home sick and you go and catch that one........:lol: I think that catch would do good (Feb. 3rd)..............:wink: Congrats on a great day and especially the 62.

[jdstraka]

Michael Congratulations on the BIG Blue and what a day it must of Been.J.D.

[Live Baiter]

I here ya micheal, That was a killer day!!! Very nice fish. Did you mark a lot of fish? I was going to falls in the morning, but i might go to tillery instead :roll_eyes: Great catch man, thanks for the report.

[stoney]

nice fish,cant wait to get out their....

[catfish101]

men in other boat Gary the one you let catch fish and Wild Bill

[SC Hartwell]

Nice fish, man that water sure is looking muddy! Maybe that seasonal weather has got them biting right again.

[Cattledogz]

What a great catch and great day Michael!

Congratulations to you.

I am very happy but also envious. Maybe, just maybe one of these days I will catch a one half that big! LOL

[catfishrus]

men in other boat Gary the one you let catch fish and Wild Bill

now i remember richard....lol. tell them guys i said thank you. it sure makes a better picture when someone is holding the fish but sometimes you do what you got to do. i got a good laugh out him catching that fish.

[catmanofohio]

do u guys like tillery or santee better? i know santee is SC and NC is tillery.. but i would like to go there on vacation some day and would like ur opinion on what one is better, and if so... what parts?

[CMJ]

Well, Tillery is a small lake compared to the santee lakes. There are no fish camps, motels, or anything like that there that I know of. Santee has several fish camps and places to stay. As far as the fishing, Tillery is my favorite because it is close to home and I know the lake.......:big_smile: but santee is a great place to go, you might want to use a guide the first time out to learn a little about it, or just read the post on this site in the S.C. category.

[FishBrew]

Sweet catch. Congrats on that toad. I may missed it if you said ... how deep were you fishing?

[catfishrus]

do u guys like tillery or santee better? i know santee is SC and NC is tillery.. but i would like to go there on vacation some day and would like ur opinion on what one is better, and if so... what parts?

now you going to start a argument with me a jeff:tounge_out: . i love santee but its takes a long time to learn all that turf. its a dangerous lake too. if your just wanting to fish for a weekend either one is good but santee first time trip you need a guide and they have plenty. tillery is okay for a do it yourself kind of thing. depending on when your going too. i tillery in the winter and santee in the summer. seems they spawn earlier at santee so when they spawn at tillery i head to santee.

[catmanofohio]

nice info mike.. ill post b4/if i ever go down.. and maybe hook up for the weekend with someone who fishes there often and knows the areas.. and has a boat / dept finder and everything

[Bream baiter]

Hard to beat a day like that! You just need to do that again on Feb. 3.

[jsk30]

Nice looking fish Mike

[Cutter]

Conradulations Michael on that 62lb blue! Glad you guys had a awesome day on the lake! Maybe next time I make it to Tillery i'll get to land a few of those big boys! :smile2:

[catrod]

Wow!!! thats a great day congrats. If you ever run out of bait you could cut that spot out of your carpet and use it in small pieces!LOL! great catch.

[mudkip]

Wow! It was tough weather wise today. Great catch!

[Catgirl]

That is AWESOME Michael. Guess I need to catch up on the NC lake talk. I didn't realize that the blue you were gonna knock somebody (Diet) down with was just caught on the 10th! I wish you luck on February 3rd.....well, sort of :wink:. I just might be fishin' that tournament myself, and if not, my local fishin' buddies will be :big_smile:. I do hope there's decent weather that day, and everybody doesn't end up covered in icicles :lol:. Congratulations bro! That was a big ole blue!

[KC Jayhawk 78]

Nice blue ! Wish I could get into some action like that around here. :sad2:

[miichael]

Sounds like a great day! did you anchor down or was you drifting? I cant wait to get on them big blues down there. Going to have to plan me a trip down there soon.

[laidbck111]

very nice catch, what a hog

[seaark]

Thanks for the post Michael. Thats a fine day of fishing. Man, thats a nice blue you caught. Are ya'll still fishing out of that battle ship gray lund. I think they changed the Tillary tourny. It has been scheduled for the 4th:cool2: . I am hoping to make it down there to fish the tourny, but you never did send me that map of of your hot spots. I guess it got lost or something like that. I never did see any of those smoke stacks on Tillary or Badin, you were talking about either:confused2: . Have a good one and congrats!!

[catfisher43]

Mike,What a awsome fish.Congrads on the catch..:cool2:

[Riverfish3r]

Boy Mike, that is an awesome fish, and it was good to see you were so encouraging to the other feller. When I caught my large one it was after a few days of rain and they were pulling the water through at a good bit. If anybody ever needs a fishing buddy over that way, I come home every once in awhile from Raleigh to Denton on the weekends. I would gladly pay for gas/food/whatever.

[catfishrus]

Thanks for the post Michael. Thats a fine day of fishing. Man, thats a nice blue you caught. Are ya'll still fishing out of that battle ship gray lund. I think they changed the Tillary tourny. It has been scheduled for the 4th:cool2: . I am hoping to make it down there to fish the tourny, but you never did send me that map of of your hot spots. I guess it got lost or something like that. I never did see any of those smoke stacks on Tillary or Badin, you were talking about either:confused2: . Have a good one and congrats!!

yes thats the battleship grey one in the picture. look at the color of the int. hey glen if your coming on the 4th go ahead and send your money in early and when you get there that morning i will have the hotspots map ready for you on the 4th. smoke stacks and all.:lol:

fish was caught anchored.

[gearhead]

Thats a big fish ,your the man , i was thinking about fishing that tourny at tillery but i can see i should stay home ,i fish tillery some but i keep the little ones busy all day,im going have to get a spoting scope and start trying to follow and watch you and tomahawk but thanks with the help in the past , im starting to get a little better. Congrats on the whopper.

[catfishrus]

hey things can change and they will. come on and get in on the action man. all you have to worry about is old cmj. hes holding out, i just about know he is. said he hes sick.....ya right. sick of catching fish. hes going to pull us around on feb 3rd arnt you jeff.....:lol: seriously its a open game for anybody to win. look at last year results. things change on a daily base. i never have seen a winter blue set at home very long. its about being at the right place at the right time and the places do change daily.

[CMJ]

I just hope your boat will start Feb. 3..........:0a17: ................:lol: Just joking , I wouldn't do anything like that..............:wink:

[catfish_clayton]

nice fish, congradulations.

[catfishrus]

o it will start jeff about the time you stop and then its going to push you forward about a 100 ft and drop anchor.:big_smile: took my son out today. fishing was a little tuff. he got 3 blues and 1 channel. biggest 18lbs. still trying for that 30lber. hes gonna get him one of these day.

[WylieCat]

Dang man...you were spanking 'em!!! :lol:

[catfishrus]

Dang man...you were spanking 'em!!! :lol:

im sorry about the hall of fame there dieter. i wont do it again for long time i promise.:wink:

[CMJ]

That's right, He won't........:lol:

[quailman]

nice fish wish i had one on now