Personal Best Channel Catfish

[Balex123]

Ok guys, I know a lot of you probably have a decent blue or flattie, but I'm curious about whats the average personal best channel. Unfortunately, I didn't get to weight mine, and it most likely didn't break 10.

In the waters around NE Indiana, a 10+lber is pretty big, with a 20lber unheard of (but not out the question). I've been patiently waiting for a 15-20lber to brag about and I only know of a few anglers in my area that has reached that.

Anyhow please feel free to leave any comments pertaining to this poll.


Thanks for you participation,

Bryan

[LeAndra]

Mine was a hair under 16lb... our MN state record is 38 pounds, I couldn't even begin to imagine what a big chunker like that would be like to reel in!!! I'm targetting flatties this weekend though - hopefully I get some decent channels too. The typical channel here (at least the ones I catch) ranges from 3lbs to 10lbs.

[afishpatrol]

I voted 15-20,probly over 20, but I took a buddy out to my spot that blew mine out of out of the ball park.
buddy chris with one over 25

[Balex123]

I voted 15-20,probly over 20, but I took a buddy out to my spot that blew mine out of out of the ball park.
buddy chris with one over 25

Wow, very Nice photo Andy.

One of the reasons I posted this poll was to see what range a real trophy channel is. For me right now, I'm beginning to think a 20-25lb channel is a real treat and would mean almost as much as a 50lb flat or blue would be(At-least in my home waters). But don't get me wrong, nothing compares to a monster cat!!:cowboy:

[metalman]

My best ever channel was 18lbs even from Lake Maxinkuckee...W

[dafin]

My best r&r channel was 22#.The biggest I have seen here was 33# .I catch several over 15# every year.

[flatheadslayer]

i was targeting flats in a small river years ago and caught a 22 lb channel on a bream.

[tricitycatter]

I caught a 26# channel cat while Steelhead fishing on the Snake River last September, took a photo with my camera phone but was unable to get it to download to the CPU, dropped the phone in the river a few days later. So far this year my PB has been an 18# 3oz channel, damm flash broke on my fishing camera so the picture is kinda crappy, the second biggest is a 16#er. I have also got 5 Carp over 13# the biggest was a bit over 15# put the pic on here for you.

[RebelMan]

20.5 lb channel caught on half of a bluegill:wink:

[tightline_69]

My PB cats are a 22 pound channel I caught last year at Harlan County in Nebraska and a 16 pound Blue I caught when I lived in East Grandforks Mn in 85 fishing the red lake river.