Memphis Surf

Anybody got any pointers for fishing from the bank near Memphis?

Thanks

Hey mem_rookie! Welcome to the board!

I’m a little challanged in many ways…ask some of the board users…but Memphis…as in TN?

Exactly.

There are some big cats down here too ya’ know.

Actually…no I didn’t know…but it would make sense.

Do you fish there often? I haven’t seen anyone on the board that lives in that area, but I ‘spose we would have someone out there that has some expertise in this area. If you don’t get a response here, you might want to try the General forum. Bigger audiance.

I have fished for cats in Kentucky Lake for years from the bank, but after moving to Memphis years ago, I just started to entertain the idea of fishing the big muddy, since I can get a couple hours in close to home…

Check it out… I think this was in 2001 or 2002. This was underneath one of the Memphis Bridges.

http://www.arkansassportsmanmag.com/ar_aa060303a/

“On Aug. 3, around 6:30 p.m., Charles Ashley Jr. of Marion was catfishing with two friends on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River at West Memphis. Ashley was fishing with an inexpensive medium-weight spinning combo he had recently bought. He baited it with a chunk of Spam, cast it out, let it sink to the bottom and set the hook on a 116-pound, 12-ounce blue cat just minutes later. The next day, I certified his fish as a new Arkansas rod-and-reel record, and, just recently, it was certified as a new all-tackle world record.”