2011 Channel Cat Photos~

  • armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    April 11, 2011 at 4:55 pm #955999

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    …I would never have guessed but the maker of Secret 7 was telling me that stink is a very good winter/cold weather bait. Some people put the container in a cooler to keep it warm while outdoors.

    I have never caught a catfish on stinkbait in the now 4 years I’ve been targeting them. I’ve tried it on the ‘Croix, on the upper Miss on pool 1, pool 2, and pool 4. And nary a bite, nary even a nibble.

    I wonder what I’m doing wrong? I mean… it’s not like it’s hard to do or difficult to figure out. It just doesn’t work for me.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 11, 2011 at 5:15 pm #956005

    Used Sonny’s for the first time when staying at Evert’s last year after Dean suggested it. We cleaned up on channel cats the rest of the trip.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    April 11, 2011 at 5:25 pm #956010

    I have the easy answer. There were no channels in the area.

    With a stink bait like Sonny’s, Secret Seven or a Fiber Bait like Sudden Impact, if there isn’t a least a nibble in 10 minutes…move.

    I was a non believer at one time too.

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    April 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm #956050

    When fishing on a river, make sure you don’t close your bail until it hits the bottom. The running water can wash them off pretty good. Place your baits as close to a down tree as you can. Fish will come out of them and follow the scent up river. I find some prepared baits work better than others. Long time Sonny’s blood user here. I get them by the pail at catfish connection. I find the non blood bait doesn’t work that well here. Look for trees with some current on them and 10 plus feet of water around them and you’ll find some takers.

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    April 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm #956091

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    Jared, if you get the chance to fish Mill Ruins on a warm afternoon or a warm night, say over 50 degrees, try it again.

    OK cool I’ll try that. So… is that MR, or “the MR area”?

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    April 12, 2011 at 2:53 pm #956358

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    Jared, if you get the chance to fish Mill Ruins on a warm afternoon or a warm night, say over 50 degrees, try it again.

    OK cool I’ll try that. So… is that MR, or “the MR area”?

    MR fo sho!

    HAHA now you guys are using code??

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    April 13, 2011 at 6:44 pm #956832

    Aye us Miss CF guys gotta stick together… whether we’re fishing MR or HYH, P3 or P4… FS or FAB (that’s “from shore” and “from a boat”).

    I can’t tell you more… I’ve said too much already. They’re after me, you know.

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    April 18, 2011 at 3:34 pm #958325

    Nice fish, Ryan. I really need to start getting my pictures up here.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    April 18, 2011 at 5:42 pm #958384

    24″

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    April 21, 2011 at 3:39 pm #959364

    Maybe….Both over 26…

    cspierings
    Oregon, WI
    Posts: 113
    April 25, 2011 at 4:12 pm #960341

    first two of the year for us. 13.25 pounds and 16 pounds

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    April 25, 2011 at 6:18 pm #960384

    Hey you stay out of my marsh.. I know you aren’t wearing a glove are you? Most of us on the catboard think wearing gloves to handle catfish must be accompanied with lace panties and heels. Nice Work Chris, what did you get them on?

    cspierings
    Oregon, WI
    Posts: 113
    April 25, 2011 at 10:09 pm #960437

    Kev,

    Cut sucker. Tried crawlers and stink bait but no action on either. I thought I saw a boat like yours but the motor didn’t look quite right so I didn’t want to crowd them to say hi. Have you been out yet?

    If the weather cooperates I am going to take my twin girls out this weekend and see if we can get a couple more to cooperate.

    Yep that is a glove. I have a bunch of stitches in my hand so that explains the sissy gear. One of us didn’t get the net in the boat so we were grabbing them by hand.

    Size 15 pumps are hard to find, even in Madison

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    April 26, 2011 at 3:14 pm #960694

    I was out last Thursday for the first time. You are a quick study. Throw several things at them and go with what works. If the freaking rain would stop the bite will go nuts.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    April 27, 2011 at 3:33 pm #961175


    cspierings
    Oregon, WI
    Posts: 113
    April 30, 2011 at 3:52 pm #962091

    No big ones last night. My son and I took my twin girls out. One of the girls has never caught a channel cat and the sibling rivalry is strong in those two. Four hours of running around but finally found a hot spot. She can cross keeping up with sis on Cats off the list. Biggest one was 11 pounds. Mission accomplished both girls caught a couple. We boated 9 wiffed on 4 or 5 more. Had one break 15 pound power pro, must have been nicked or something.

    armchairdeity
    Phoenix, AZ, formerly from the NW 'Burbs, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Posts: 1620
    May 2, 2011 at 5:42 am #962501

    Nice Fish!

    malomike
    River Falls, WI
    Posts: 148
    May 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm #963621

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    I know you aren’t wearing a glove are you? Most of us on the catboard think wearing gloves to handle catfish must be accompanied with lace panties and heels.

    *Mallory*

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    May 5, 2011 at 3:39 pm #963627

    …and hand sanitizer!

    malomike
    River Falls, WI
    Posts: 148
    May 6, 2011 at 2:54 pm #963907

    Well, she’s not as bad as she used to be with the hand sanitizer, but she still won’t let me wash our spoons after they’ve been in stink bait. Heck, I think I’d eat off of them without washing them.

    -Mike

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59996
    May 6, 2011 at 3:23 pm #963915

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    but she still won’t let me wash our spoons after they’ve been in stink bait.

    Didn’t you check on this before you asked her to marry you?

    It’s going to be very hard to break her of that now.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    May 6, 2011 at 4:42 pm #963938

    Just do what I do with cutbait knives. “Honey, I’ll start the dishwasher”. I slip them in and she is none the wiser.

    Get the scales off first though. Trust me on this one. She will not appreciate seeing one sitting next to her steak on the plate.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    May 6, 2011 at 5:52 pm #963960

    I noticed some chub scales on my phone yesterday. Left them there.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    May 11, 2011 at 4:17 pm #965208

    Big boys are coming out to play…

    catman89
    MLPS
    Posts: 35
    May 11, 2011 at 7:23 pm #965288

    man what a hog, is that a metro cat?

    Jakob
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    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    May 11, 2011 at 8:20 pm #965317

    That would be a metro cat

    Secret metro spot though! haha

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    May 12, 2011 at 2:16 am #965441

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    That would be a metro cat

    Secret metro spot though! haha


    Fishing in a cave again I see.

    dtro
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    Jordan
    Posts: 1501
    May 12, 2011 at 12:27 pm #965497

    This one had more of a square tail and yellow coloring.

    tccat
    Minneapolis, MN.
    Posts: 195
    May 12, 2011 at 7:35 pm #965657

    “This one had more of a square tail and yellow coloring.”

    looks like a flat

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