Personal best…..a good night out

  • outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    July 19, 2007 at 11:52 am #1228101

    Thursday nights I always go out after I get done with work but I decided yesterday I neede to get out. After about 3 hours out the thunder and lightning started to make me think twice about going out so I called my wife and she checked out the weather and said I was ok to stay out. I spent a couple hours scouting out where I wanted to fish that evening and made my decision and stuck to it. At 9:10 my rod doubled over and after a good fight up came my personal best channel cat 29 inches 8 pounds 12 oz. I was by myself so the pics were tough. The kitty decided to hang onto me while I was releasing her as my payback. I almost went home because I figured that that was as good as I was going to get. Then my rod bent and then went slack I started to reel in with no tension until it took off. I knew it was smaller but still a good time. 4 pounds 11 oz To me a good fish!

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    July 19, 2007 at 11:59 am #591814

    Then my clicker on my other rod started to scream I picked it up adn there was no more tensionI reeled for what seemed forever then almost had the rod ripped out of my hands. After a nice fight I pulled in my new personal best channel cat at 31 inches 9 pounds 9 oz. Having to work in the morning I figured I better go home and get some sleep…..what a way to end my day starting off as a cruddy day at work.

    bennyj
    sunrise mn
    Posts: 542
    July 19, 2007 at 12:25 pm #591822

    That’s a nice surprise, you never know when you will get a great evening like that.

    Some days its two turtles and others its your personal best.

    nice work

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    July 19, 2007 at 12:31 pm #591825

    Nice Fish. Wait until the 20lber gets you. It will feel like the devil bit you in the a$$.

    rvrat
    st cloud,mn
    Posts: 1571
    July 19, 2007 at 12:48 pm #591833

    Very nice, nice fish…the pics turned out great too…Jay

    mile832
    MN
    Posts: 565
    July 19, 2007 at 2:32 pm #591895

    Beautiful fish. Those channels sure get pretty this time of year!

    CastJigBAM
    Posts: 36
    July 19, 2007 at 2:58 pm #591903

    Wow, very nice and very clean. Those are a beauty. Good job, need to get out and try for some channels again. Dude are you lippin them?

    rod-man
    Pine City, MN.
    Posts: 1279
    July 19, 2007 at 3:11 pm #591911

    SWEET FISH!!!
    bet it made work a little easer day dreaming about them fish

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    July 19, 2007 at 3:32 pm #591920

    Nice looking pics

    Moores Bait
    Posts: 328
    July 19, 2007 at 3:48 pm #591929

    Congrats on two personnal bests, those are always fun to catch.

    protourbaits
    stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2466
    July 19, 2007 at 4:00 pm #591934

    nice fish aaron!!!! I still haven’t gotten out since the day you caught those two turtles Been too busy bass fishing! You should put those up at the shop! What were you using for bait?

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    July 19, 2007 at 4:10 pm #591938

    Sounds like a blast! Congratulations

    STCROIXER

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18631
    July 19, 2007 at 4:18 pm #591941

    That 9 pounder sure has pretty colors!

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