So.. I have taken up fishing again, just started the weekend before this last one. Saturday of last week netted me a couple catfish, the largest about 18 inches, maybe half a pound.. Sunday was a couple more foot or so cats. I managed to hook a large cat, at least large to me, maybe a 2 pounder but it got loose about 1 foot from shore.
I did manage to catch a white whale in a mud hole, had to call a friend for extraction.
You can see where my rear Diff and frame were rubbing. The right tire got in the rut and it sucked me in and I was doomed.
Then Monday and Tuesday were without a single bite. Went out Saturday, Sunday, both again without bites. I decided to say fuck it and picked up a pole for cheap that a guy I knew was selling. The new pole is quite a bit bigger and allows for farther casting and bigger catches.
So.. I managed to get a bite using live bait that I caught with my throw net, this one was large, largest fish I have ever had on a hook but he somehow managed to get my weight stuck or wrap himself around a stump and I had to cut the line I had been using 1 inch shad I had caught, they were dying from being hooked and not drawing too much attention.
I had been out since 6:30am, was getting hungry as it had hit 2pm, decided to use the 2.5 inch bluegill I had brought up with the throw net. Hooked him in the back and cast him out a good 60-80 feet and let him sit. About 5 minutes later, I got a hit and finally caught my monster.
14lbs 3oz Flathead
Next to a 2 lb Flathead a guy who showed up to the same spot caught a hour prior.
I ended up giving him the fish, I was not going to eat it, I would have just released it but the guy gave me tons of good pointers which lead to the catch so I figured he earned it.
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