My biggest fish ever! [Archive]

Butchy

08-22-2005, 05:08 AM

OOOOOHHHHH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess if you wait long enough it will eventually happen. Hey Bearcat and Buzz check this out. I was fishing Glenn Shoals tonight, I had been there about 3 hours and had only 1 little channel. I was using live bluegill with the tail cut off and descaled on one side. At about 1:45AM right where we anchored the pontoon the last time I brought in a 30lb channel cat 38" long.
That is my biggest fish ever. I brought it home and got pictures, weighed it, and showed my dad. Then I got it back to the lake and after about 15 minutes of CPR it took off lookin good. I hope to have some pictures in a few days.

Donnie Cassidy
Hillsboro, IL

vacatfish

08-22-2005, 06:15 AM

Brother that is a trophy size channel catfish. nice catch wish you many more. A tip see what your state record channel catfish is. let me know.

Dwednuts

08-22-2005, 08:50 AM

Way to go Butchy!!!! Always proud to hear about someone catching their personal best.
Hat's off to ya Brother!!!

shania

08-22-2005, 08:55 AM

Hey Butchy,

"Way To Go" :0a5:

"Congratulation on the catch"

Take It Easy,
Bert :cool:

TDawgNOk

08-22-2005, 09:24 AM

AWESOME catch, keep it up and you'll even beat it eventually.

MUDHOLE KID

08-22-2005, 09:59 AM

:rock-big: I hear you Bro!!!!!!!!!!30lb channels are rare and you have surely nailed a trophy catfish.We have plenty of the small ones ,but nothing like that bear.Good job!Is your face sore from grinning<<<<<<<<lol>>>>>>>>>?

Butchy

08-22-2005, 10:16 AM

Thanks guys,
As soon as I got home I checked to see what the state record was and its 45lbs 6oz, or something like that. But I bet there aren't too many 30's caught in a year. Its great to finally have a big one.
I hope the pictures turn out, we don't have a digital.

Donnie

MUDHOLE KID

08-22-2005, 10:19 AM

I just checked myself Butchy,thinking the same thing.Did you get it out of Glenn Shoals?.Thats a big fish in a small lake .Good work

Butchy

08-22-2005, 11:19 AM

Yeah Glenn Shoals, and I figure you never catch the biggest fish in the lake so who knows what's in there. Maybe sometimes the biggest one does get caught, but what are the odds ya know.

Donnie

Southernraised84

08-22-2005, 11:26 AM

Thats great man!!!!! 30lb channel wow that would have been a record here in NC.Hope you get many more brother!!! :thumbsup:

hookeye

08-22-2005, 01:47 PM

Great catch Butchy! congrats.

muskie_hunter

08-22-2005, 03:25 PM

here in WV the state record weight for channel cat is 33.38 pounds, you caught one heck of a fish! keep up the good work!monster channel cat

centralcalcat

08-22-2005, 03:54 PM

That is a monster channel. Great Job.

abilene

08-22-2005, 03:59 PM

Way to go Butchie boy! Go get another one.

cat4life

08-22-2005, 07:32 PM

Thats awesome Butchy, whis I could have some fish like that bite my hook. NICE FISH. :)

Brutom

08-23-2005, 11:22 PM

Congratulations on your REALLY impressive catch!

Just goes to show that you never know what'll bite next.

Butchy

08-25-2005, 12:15 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b285/dcass73/bigfish2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b285/dcass73/bigfish.jpg

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teaysvalleyguy

08-25-2005, 11:19 AM

Butchy congrats on the catch brother. Very nice fish ya got there. One to be proud of. Thanks for sharing.

Froggiestyle

08-25-2005, 11:41 AM

Congrats.

A Good catch, makes you want to hunt aggressively many days to come.

Abu

08-25-2005, 11:54 AM

Way to go Donnie. When I first read your post I thought it was a flathead. I read it again and seen you had caught a monster channel cat. I think a 10 pound channel is big where I fish, would love to hook into a 30 lber. Your photos turned out great, if I catch a channel close to that size here in Ohio I will wearout my digital camera. :) Abu

Butchy

08-25-2005, 03:22 PM

Before this fish, a 10lb channel would have been big for me too. My previous biggest fish was an 11lb flathead so this was a huge suprise. I about died when I saw its head come out of the water. I figured there were 20lbrs in the lake but not 30's, now I don't know what to think.

cat4life

08-25-2005, 05:27 PM

I know what your talkin about. Before my big fish the biggest I had ever caught was a 3 lb channel.

bearcat

08-25-2005, 06:08 PM

Hey Donnie
Wow. Never in my life did I ever think that lake would hold channels that big. Not alone see anyone catch one. That is tremendous. That had to be a freight train geting it in. Glad a brother caught such a great fish.
Got your message by the way. Will have to get together and fish again some time soon.

Jagal

08-25-2005, 06:16 PM

Nice one Butchy I wish I have been catching them like that lately

CJ21

08-26-2005, 01:25 PM

Congratulation on the catch Butch! keep it up.

buzz crackstock

08-30-2005, 11:01 PM

Awsome fish butchy. I might be headin over there this weekend. I am goin light and will probly fish the dam near that drop close to the tower. Will probly be friday night, so if you see my black suburban or the white dakota come on over. I won't be wearin shorts and sandals this time. Kinda rough on the legs and feet.

buzz crackstock

08-30-2005, 11:02 PM

oh yeah, that is one awsome fish!!! congrats

stickthrower

08-31-2005, 02:54 AM

Way to Go Butch! Congrats.
Frank :D

ohiocattracker

08-31-2005, 04:09 AM

Way to go Butchy great catch there,i have seen a few 15Lbs channels out of Ohio River and there huge but compared to that monster of yours there babies lol Great fish

Butchy

08-31-2005, 11:07 PM

Hey Buzz,
I'm pretty sure I'll be there on Friday. I probably won't be there until after 9:00pm. I got one of those headlamps with the red light, so you'll know its me.

jross1901

09-01-2005, 09:55 PM

beautiful fish :) :)

jddrumm

09-01-2005, 10:04 PM

:love-big: nice fish, real nice!!!!!!

RamRod

09-01-2005, 10:19 PM

Congratulations......very nice catch! :0a23:

buzz crackstock

09-02-2005, 12:41 AM

hey butchy, I'll also have my red headlamp and will probly be there after nine or so. I been tryin to catch some crickets to use for bait to catch some gills to use for bait. what size gill did you catch that hawg on. probly see ya friday night. If not, good luck.

Rockin' Blues

12-01-2005, 03:46 PM

nice fish,if you contact the conservation department,you can get a certificate or sometimes a patch,there pretty nice.

river scum

12-01-2005, 04:09 PM

cant beleave i missed this post for so long. what a channel cat bro!!!!!!!! sweet.

on_the_fly

12-01-2005, 04:27 PM

truely a nice trophy cat :cool: by far beats my best of a 12 lbs channel an state record here in ky is 32 lbs out of ohio river ( Boyd Co. ) in 2004

Cattoo

12-01-2005, 07:56 PM

Katmaster Jr.

12-01-2005, 08:09 PM

Thats great man!!!!! 30lb channel wow that would have been a record here in NC.Hope you get many more brother!!! :thumbsup:

Yep, it diffently would have been a state record here in NC.

And that is one heck of a channel cat! Hats off to you bud! GREAT FISH, keep at it, but it's usually not very often that a fish like that comes along.
I know you will cherish that fish forever!

good luck, and again congrats on that trophy channel cat. :)

JAYNC

12-01-2005, 08:25 PM

great catch man!! are you sure its a channel though? it looks a whole lot like a blue to me. its body shape and light blue appearance really stand out. just thought id ask. one heck of a fish either way though.

I agree, it does look like a blue cat, did you count the rays on the anal fin. Either way great fish. I think my biggest channel is only like 8 lbs but I rarely fish for them, now blues and flatties are another story.

vlparrish

12-01-2005, 09:04 PM

Butchy, I'm pretty sure that's a blue, but without looking at it up close and personal, I could be wrong. Either way congrats on the catch.Vern

teaysvalleyguy

12-01-2005, 09:07 PM

Congrats on the catch, definatly one to be proud of.

catman872

12-01-2005, 09:08 PM

yeah its a blue ,but a nice one

centralcalcat

12-01-2005, 11:08 PM

yeah its a blue ,but a nice one

LOL, ok it could possibly be a blue, but by the pictures it is way too hard to tell. I have seen channels black, grey, blue, brown and almost every color in between and that is in water where Flats and BLues DO NOT LIVE.

So that is a thought, but the proper thing to say would have been is that a blue? Without being there how do you know?

Brian

Cattoo

12-02-2005, 02:50 PM

after looking at the pics again, i have no doubt that is a bluecat. small head big body, pale blue color, long anal fin, and deep forked tail, gotta be a blue. also, a blue can live anywhere channels do. just because the fish isnt stocked there doesnt mean it doesnt swim there. there are all kinds of fish popping up all over in places they werent supposed to be. people often transport fish from one body of water to another. it is illegal in alot of places, but it does happen. that being said it is still an awesome fish ,but it is a blue.

bluehunter

12-05-2005, 01:04 AM

Hard to tell for me without seeing the anal fin close. It did look forked though which indicates a blue cat. Nevertheless its a great catch.

Butchy

12-05-2005, 01:23 PM

Hey guys,
There aren't suppose to be any blues stocked in that lake and there really isn't any way for them to get there naturally. The only way that could be a blue is if someone put it in there, which is absolutely possible. Now, I counted the anal fin twice and got 28 and 29 rays. I was in a big hurry to get it back in the water. I have a couple of other pictures that show the fin better and the main thing I noticed was the front and rear of the fin is rounded, like a channel, instead of squared like a blue. As for these other pictures, I have them scanned but I can't figure out how to get them on here and make them bigger. If someone could help I'd like to see what you guys think.
Hey if its a blue then there are probably bigger ones than that in there.

catman872

12-06-2005, 09:30 AM

LOL, ok it could possibly be a blue, but by the pictures it is way too hard to tell. I have seen channels black, grey, blue, brown and almost every color in between and that is in water where Flats and BLues DO NOT LIVE.

So that is a thought, but the proper thing to say would have been is that a blue? Without being there how do you know?

Brian

well im not there when Jessica Simpson sunbaths nude either.......but even this dumb country boy can make an educated guess and say, im sure it looks pretty good :D

MadKater

12-06-2005, 01:19 PM

heck of a fish ya caught butch! congrats to ya,looks like a blue to me as well and even if it is its still a great catch...early this fall i caugth a 49lb blue i thought for sure was channel because the lake i caught it out of was said not to have any blues or flatheads in it.a week later i caught a 23lb flat,someone would of had to have put those fish in there and if so im glad they did cause both are memories ill have for the rest of my life.but anywho congrats on a great catch,keep hittin it and youll break that personal best.