finally joined the 50+ club

  • katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    August 28, 2011 at 6:44 pm #1222430

    got out on the st croix saturday night and had a hard time gettin bullheads all week for some reason so i had to grab some suckers however i did have one good 9 inch bully. the river was nice and low just how i like it to find them big gals.
    had one good run around 9 o clock on a sucker but he missed the hook. at exactly 10 o clock my rod holder made a huge thunk and drag started peeling so i picked it up engaged the reel and this 48×30 beast almost pulled me out the back of the boat. he also loosed up some screws on my record 60 which made landing him a little interesting as well.
    on the conversion charts he goes 54.2 so i guess i finally joined that club. he was the only fish of the night and he was caught on the bullhead, wish i would have had more bullys

    jiggin-rake
    inver grove heights, minnesota
    Posts: 857
    August 28, 2011 at 6:49 pm #991468

    nice fish!!!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    August 28, 2011 at 6:51 pm #991469

    NNNICE!

    Congrats! Don’t you just love the way the rod stops on hook set!

    Mudshark
    LaCrosse WI
    Posts: 2973
    August 28, 2011 at 7:17 pm #991472

    Beautiful cat …Kat

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    August 28, 2011 at 7:27 pm #991474

    Quote:

    Beautiful cat …Kat

    X2

    cougareye
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 4145
    August 28, 2011 at 7:44 pm #991476

    Saweeeet!!!

    dtro
    Inactive
    Jordan
    Posts: 1501
    August 28, 2011 at 7:55 pm #991477

    Congrats to you!

    That’s a real beauty and a fish you will never forget.

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    August 28, 2011 at 9:10 pm #991491

    Congratulations

    That is a pretty fish.

    aanderud
    Posts: 221
    August 28, 2011 at 9:57 pm #991495

    WOW, Nice fish! Congrats!

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    August 28, 2011 at 10:30 pm #991501

    Thanks guys I’m gonna be grinning from ear to ear for awhile.
    Hopefully this is a sign of goods things to come for the st croix in September and October because it has been tough out there but persistence pays off I guess

    daveho
    Cassville Wi missippi pool 11
    Posts: 64
    August 28, 2011 at 11:35 pm #991515

    Congratulations on joining the 50 lb club. I hope some day I
    can catch one that big. I think the guys that put in a lot of hours eventually lad a big one.
    Dave

    Steveinsene
    SE Nebraska
    Posts: 53
    August 29, 2011 at 12:03 am #991522

    Congrats on an exceptional flatty!

    flatheadwi
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 578
    August 29, 2011 at 12:18 am #991525

    Way to go! I like the second pic just for how big the tail looks.

    How deep?

    little-t
    Plymouth WI
    Posts: 314
    August 29, 2011 at 12:22 am #991526

    Beautiful Flat! Nice to give the rods a good workout-eh?

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    August 29, 2011 at 12:23 am #991527

    Quote:

    how deep?



    Itwas in a newly formed hole the spot used to be about 9 feet but a new log jam dug a 24 ft hole on the front side of it.

    That’s where he was caught

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    August 29, 2011 at 12:28 am #991530

    Quote:

    Beautiful Flat! Nice to give the rods a good workout-eh?

    He’ll yeah the gear was pushed to the limits for sure.
    As was I.

    flatheadwi
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 578
    August 29, 2011 at 12:44 am #991532

    Quote:

    Quote:

    how deep?


    Itwas in a newly formed hole the spot used to be about 9 feet but a new log jam dug a 24 ft hole on the front side of it.
    That’s where he was caught

    Nice – it’s great to have a new spot pay off like that. Once you’ve gotten a 50+ out of a spot, it gets hard not to visit that spot a lot …

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    August 29, 2011 at 2:09 am #991540

    Very nice. To think my kids where swimming in that river yesterday.

    joshbjork
    Center of Iowa
    Posts: 727
    August 29, 2011 at 4:09 am #991555

    way cool. it takes some perseverance to be out this time of year. Long sleeves!

    Jerry Hochhausen
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Posts: 275
    August 29, 2011 at 12:04 pm #991571

    Congratulations Katmando, That had to be a great fight. Hope you get more this fall.

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    August 29, 2011 at 2:15 pm #991594

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    August 29, 2011 at 9:55 pm #991724

    Quote:

    Nice – it’s great to have a new spot pay off like that. Once you’ve gotten a 50+ out of a spot, it gets hard not to visit that spot a lot …

    Yeah it will definitely be my go to spot for awhile now.

    It’s kind of funny to see the progression of the day where I made the post earlier in the day panicking about finding bullheads but it turned out I only needed one good one.
    I did get some good info through pm on where to find bullheads that day but just didn’t have the te to visit them spots prior to heading to the croix, but I do appreciate the help I got from them fine gentleman

    cat-stevens
    Rochester,MN
    Posts: 449
    August 30, 2011 at 11:57 am #991816

    Congratulations on an awesome fish!

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