Why you shouldn’t fish alone

…this past weekend i hit the water with my one-man cat wranglin’ bregade of me, myself, and a few voices that seem to follow me everywhere. Friday night Eye-Guide ran into me on thier way in, at this point, i had NO fish, just a few missed fish to help shrink my ego. (EG- It didnt hit me until after u guys left that Corey was in your boat….i used to work with him at 4seasons way back when. ..lol)

anyways……. i got ancy so i started to move around and put some miles on my boat under the darkness. eventually i found a spot that produced some fish. in 2.5 hours i had 5 fish landed and several missed. then the sun came up and i went home.

the first pic is when i had a catfish 3some. Two flatties at first…an 11#, 17# at the same time (hard to reel in 2 fish) when i got them both landed and had alot of untangling to do so i tossed some cutbiat over board…with in minutes i had a little channel cat landed.

here are the three (sorry for the CRAPPY pic…the camera view finders are busted so i have to guess shoot…the other cat is at the bottom of the pic )

another big guy 30 minutes later

the biggest of the night…..36lbs:

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a different night:

19#

and 29#

i am hesitant about my scale cuz sometimes it reads 29 lbs then it reads 14 lbs on the same fish…it has been dropped, thrown, sumberged, and lost several times….so i FINALLY baught a new one that will probabyl last a month….

biggest one from saturday night…. 22#s…with the NEW Rapala scale.

9 1/21 rod bending…….yeehaa!

and some nice c-cats from various times.

mating snappers!!!!

i am starting up a night time pizza delivery for those who like thier food….like me!

your common nighthawk flying around!

this was mid May when i was still at school…… but i actually had a fishing companion to take pics..lol

Those are some great fish Mudcatkid. Three fish in the boat by yourself is awesome! You must have been going nuts in the dark.

P.S. I may order some pizza next time I’m out. Will you deliver on Pool 2?

In that first picture, it looks like you’ve got one right-handed and one left-handed reel???

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In that first picture, it looks like you’ve got one right-handed and one left-handed reel???

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DING DING DING………..WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

j/k………… yr right. I prefer lefty reels. I can fight a fish much better with the rod in my right hand, but i happen to come across that other standard right handed Penn so i use it also.

Nice fish there Mudcat… My wife was thinking of pizza tonight..what channel are you running on?

You could make some money on that…need a liquor license though…

Nice not seeing you!
I would have stayed out later, but the young kids…Corey and Joe…were crying about having to work at 8:00 AM on Saturday morning.
Great pictures! Maybe that will get those guys to stay out later!
Tuck

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Maybe that will get those guys to stay out later!
Tuck

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naw………….. stay home. the need thier beauty sleep.

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j/k………… yr right. I prefer lefty reels. I can fight a fish much better with the rod in my right hand, but i happen to come across that other standard right handed Penn so i use it also.

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I figured it was too good a deal to pass up, but it’s worth asking. About half the time when I spot something in a picture it turns out to be some little ‘trick of the trade’ that I hadn’t thought about. It’s amazing how much the little details impact fishing success.

so i take it your in town again, so when are you gonna take me after some mudcats? I got my stuff all ready

aw come on tuck. we are still rookies!

Just jokin’! I got to sleep in Saturday, so I can cock off!
Next time, it’s an all nighter!
Tuck