Brian, keep your pets outta my fishing hole!

  • josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    July 23, 2013 at 6:58 pm #1223043

    One of Brian’s buddies found his way into my kayak the other day…

    Looks like he was tagged by an errant arrow recently too


    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2790
    July 23, 2013 at 6:59 pm #1185161

    That had to be fun in a Kayak. I’d love to get one in mine!

    happycampin
    New Richmond, WI
    Posts: 667
    July 23, 2013 at 7:09 pm #1185162

    That thing is begging for trouble!!!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    July 23, 2013 at 7:10 pm #1185163

    That’s kinda sexy!! err..sorta.

    I’m guessing that’s just a spawning injury. I’ve seen flesh pulled away from building nests and other unhappy flats getting to close to them.

    That had to be a hoot just lifting her into the kayak not to mention the battle!

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    July 23, 2013 at 7:14 pm #1185164

    That first picture is awesome!! Nice catch!

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    July 23, 2013 at 7:18 pm #1185165

    It was pretty fun, getting the bigger ones in is usually just a grab for the lower jaw, since I don’t have room for a net or anything like that.

    Spawning injury you say? Hadn’t considered anything like that, or seen such a thing before. Figured it was a boat/muskie bite at first but it seemed like an entrance/exit wound to me(granted I didn’t torment the guy by seeing if I could stick my pinky through).

    I’d have to take your experience on it though, I’m sure you’ve seen far more injuries than me!

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    July 23, 2013 at 7:22 pm #1185168

    Haha,

    Yeah everyone thinks the first picture is funny (something about having a predators mouth near your frank and beans seems counter intuitive), unfortunately I’ve found it hard to take selfies while holding a flailing 30lb cat up with one arm, and a phone in the other.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    July 23, 2013 at 7:55 pm #1185173

    PS Welcome back to Ido! Haven’t see you for a while.

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    July 23, 2013 at 9:05 pm #1185189

    Quote:

    PS Welcome back to Ido! Haven’t see you for a while.

    Thanks Brian! I kinda focus on whatever my hobby is at the time, and last year people seemed a bit…hostile(hyperbole) towards harvesters ; ), and after our long winter, and monsoon season this year I didn’t make it out on the river much till this last month.

    Then in conversation with one of our DNR friends about some of the flathead regulations he actually suggested you might have an idea where they were at with removing harvesting flatheads during the winter.. and I was like.. “Oh yeah, I used to chat with those guys.”

    jakeh
    White Bear Twp
    Posts: 997
    July 24, 2013 at 1:16 am #1185224

    That first pic might be a little close for comfort…

    Nice flathead for sure

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    July 24, 2013 at 5:46 am #1185259

    Quote:

    That first pic might be a little close for comfort…

    Nice flathead for sure

    Thanks. Hah, well I guess if he took a bite I’d be less concerned about the other kind of kitty out there, and would have more time to chase these ones, lol.

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    July 24, 2013 at 2:15 pm #1185323

    Quote:

    That’s kinda sexy!!

    Why don’t you take a seat right over there . . .

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