Fish Those other Species . I love Catfish But... There are a lot of Other fish To Catch. Have a great Summer .....

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

Catfish are tough, it won't hurt them any. 2 years ago, I caught a 49" flathead and the guy that was fishing with me wanted it in his pond. We hung the fish from the side of the boat with the stringer through the jaw, not the gills. We continued to fish for another 4 hours until the sun came up. We called the guys wife and she met us at the boat ramp with a horse tank in the back of her pickup. We stuck the fish in the tank and she headed home and released the fish into the pond. 2 weeks ago, My friend was fishing for bass in his pond and hooked that flathead on a plastic worm. After fighting the fish for an hour, he landed it, measured it, and released it. It is now 56" long and in fine health. He has only put 4 flatheads in his pond and the others were added last year with the longest being 32" and over the course of a year, a 32" catfish can not grow to 56" so the only fish that it could have been was the big one we added 2 years ago.

Don't underestimate the toughness of a catfish, they can survive being measured just fine and live to be caught another day.

Trace

Something to think about..
Smiles

MA

Tough to Beat 41" Unless you are fishing on the Red ... Cheers Ma . BK

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

That’s the problem... Who can compete with the Red River?

R

Blue cats and flatheads can :D

Turn it around, make them compete with us (in the U.S) rather than vice versa. The odds of 5 people busting into monster cats in the US and getting bounties for them isn't all THAT great, I'd say at least one red river fish would make it.

Hi there :)

How come nobody told TC about Bounty when all the cat money was on the line, Rainbow :( ... oh yeah, there was money on the line ;) !!!

TC

Reply to topcat3820

I think the old format of 3 fish up each week allowed everyone to compete for something. This is quickly turning into Bass Bounty Fishing.

catfishhunter

well since it's only ONE species of catfish they accept I think they should keep it off the board. That is if you want to sell more daily/weekly passes.

It's Crappie round here.

I can compete with red river dont know about 41" but we have caught some 38's !!!! The bay is loaded with them and the moira river since adding new deeper spawning beds and dropping truck loads of rocks has made it a cat factory! I say Cat's a must on the schedule, more for MA then anyone she loves her cats and shes going to miss them if there not in the bounty!!!!
Mike :)

Better to be loose then tight!

Yep I will! I got 40"ers here caught them in past years. Hoggy Boy ain't gonna hold that for much longer when the Challenge starts! I have a game plan! Thanx Mikey! YOUR MY FAVORITE!!!
Smiles Always!

MA

Your my Favorite!!! Get on over here and will go for the BEAR LAKE MONSTER! Bring that gal too!
Smiles!

MA

Here's a great site for all you catfish lovers. www.thecatfishnation.com .
It has a great group of members, many U.S. state chapters, many tournaments, and good forums.

Luke Keener

Count Me in Richard.... Along With Those other Species

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

Im crossin' my fingers for you to get your way :)

Contact me at : Jonathan@ilivetofish.com

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The Bounty Admin - info@BountyFishing.com

I'm most definitely in, Richard... Aaron WHO ;) ???

TC

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You know...DUH>>>!!lol "HOGGY KIDDO", "JAMMIE DUDE", "MONEY MAKER","PIKE GUIDER", "BELL BOY"...REMEMBER NOW??? Hold on to your CAMMIE JAMMIE's(like in your profile pic) cause I think we gotta GAL who's gonna take that Bounty in July! Her name isn't Boehme I think it's Wiebe!
GL Glad to see you commit!
Always Smile!!!

MA

I'll sign up...just to get it in......we have some decent cats around here from time to time.

greggofish.com

I AM IN FOR SURE

catfishhunter

I have never fished specifically for channel cats in my life, but hell, count me in. It will be a bass and kitties week for me.

P.S. Who do I have to bribe for a summer perch week? Just one extra rule though. No fishing may be done in the state of Illinois.

Eric

I Love them too in the Summer! My Musky won't leave em alone! Did you ever read my story LAST WEEKEND TO CATCH THE BOUNTY? Perch were VERY involved in that mishap!! If you want a side Perch tourney I'M IN FOR SURE!!!
Smiles and BIG FAT THANKYOU's I LOVE MY KITTIES!!!

MA

COOL! ERIC! Your my favorite brother!
Thanx!
BIGGY :)
MA

MA

Im in forsure and so is AndyMartin!

Better to be loose then tight!

Its True Ma ,Aaron Wiebe is going Up North to Work ....

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

Nice Kitty MC !!!

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

Count me in boys let's do some cattin

I'm in like flynn........ Don't expect much from me as far as numbers on the board, but I'll give it shot...

Hangman, Hangman, Hold It A Little While = )

Your my FAVORITE!!!
Smiles Always!

MA

I'll fill in for Aaron.

I thought my kitty-senses were tingling (...either that or it was those burritos I made last night :( )???

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TC

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OINK! Okay Mr. TOPCAT!.... you my friend get "HOGGY" status today but only today!
ARE YOU IN???
Smiles!
MA

MA

Only today??? Did I mention I live 1/4 mile from where those kitties reside, Ma???

TC

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Giggle!

MA

Any time is primetime for catz. Count me in! should be a fun one KC.... Nice kitty Martycoo

Im on the water, while you're on the forums

Hey Mr. Cox COOL! Where's your Bro!?! Go get him!!! You in on Eye week???
Smiley!!

MA

Your my FAVORITE!!
Always Smiles!

MA

I don't know if this is possible or not; but wouldn't it be better to have the catfish tournament during week 35 (the same week as the red fish tourney)? This would let everyone focus on the first North/South Bass Tourney for week 34. Also, most of the channel cat fishers don't have immediate access to Redfish.

Eric

I'm in (hence the name).
Let's get some more votes!

Luke Keener

D... I wouldn't advertise that if I were you...

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!!!

TC

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May the force be with you!!!
Mike :)

Better to be loose then tight!

Count me in for a catfish vote!

Where can I get me a set of "Aaron Wiebe" Jammies?! Might need some that week!

http://www.bountyfishing.com/members/aa68c75c4a77c87f97fb686b2f068676/photo/06b1
n338ba02add2b5d2da67663b19ebe/640x480/itty-bitty-kitty.jpg

LOL
Smiles with a ITTY BITTY KITTY! Caught with a 1/o hook!

MA

Is that what that is?

Thought you might be twistin' one up there Ma! LOL.

LMAO!

Better to be loose then tight!

KC I don't think you can take Aarons place! Cause he would NEVER talk like that!lol

MA

Up where? KC kiddo I think you live more North by the Red river than I do! Since your takin Aaron's place, Your closer to them Hoggys than I am! It would cost a bundle for me to travel right now!
Smiles Always!

MA

I was thinkin' the same thing... Hilarious: ) !

Hangman, Hangman, Hold It A Little While = )

Yay Derrick! ;)

Hey! No Gangin up!lol If you double click the mouse... on the picture... POOF it enlarges.... then you can clearly see it has WHISKERS!!!lol and STINGERS ta boot!
Smiley!

MA

Anyone who doesn't get the "Jammies"... can read this

http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/author/tom-behrens/

R

OH FLIP!! Wonder how I felt the bite???? I am NOT going there!LOL
Smiles All The time!

MA

I'm in for catfish. I would be much happier if we had flatheads and blues added to the list. If it is a bass week, I may even sign up for that one. I use big live sunfish as bait and all my biggest catfish are caught in less than 3' of water along weed beds. Every now and then when something makes a run on my bait, I will set the hook and instead of a catfish, it is a big bass. I have caught some of the biggest bass I have ever caught while fishing for catfish and at night when I fish for cats, those big bass are moving along the weed beds looking for a meal right along with the cats.

Count me in for catfish tourny but it sure would be nice to see flatheads and blues show up on the list one day.

Trace

You better sign up MR. I CATCH 20llbers on a regular basis DUDE! Put up or SHUSH up!!lol JK
Bounty cannot do flatheads or blues because of the size they get. It is too hard to measure and photo that big without hurting the fish. Bounty Team has indicated this before that's one of the reasons Sturgeon is not a Bounty fish.
Glad to see you in Kiddo! I wanna see them 20llbers! They are cool but I catch 1 if I'm lucky per season.
Smiles Always!

MA

I will have a cat to enter but a 20lb channel will not go 38". A 20lb to 25lb channel will go 32" depending on the circumference of it's girth, a 38" to 41" channel would probably set a new state record for Kansas. The best shot at a state record would be in the fall around here when the cats gorge themselves on shad before winter. I have caught some in early October that are as big around as they are long, they look like a puffer fish.

Topping one of those 38"+ channels from the Red River will be tough but I may know of a place where I can make it happen. The creek is famous for it's crappie and most people forget that big cats roam those waters also. Very few people fish for cats there and I have caught some really big flatheads there and a few good channels. I usually throw back channels, I don't like the way they taste but I keep to 20lb to 40lb flatheads releasing the flatheads over 40lbs. My in-laws were coming to visit and they don't know the difference between a good tasting fish and one that tastes like crap so I did keep a few channels that night. When I cleaned them I opened up the gut to see what they had been eating and found they were full of 8" to 10" crappie. The flatheads from there are always stuffed with crappie but it surprised me a little to find the channels were eating the same thing, I expected them to be eating crawdads.

Trace

Trace your right! I just checked Utah records there all 39" in records around 32llbs! WOW I may have thrown records away. Mine in N Utah are long and skinny! I only keep the 3-5llbers or so if I catch them on the side of the channel. I usually bring them home and let them swim around in the kiddie pool(fresh water) for a day, then soak the fillets in salt water for 24 hours, then freeze them in buttermilk.
Thanks I need to pay closer attention to my records here!
Smiles Always!

MA

It is a good idea to be aware of what the records are in your area because you never know when you may have hooked the next record. This year I want to try and land the world line class record for flatheads on 4lb and 6lb test line. The easy part is getting a hook in fish that are big enough, I can catch fish big enough to break those records every single night but the problem will be getting them into deeper open water where I can fight them. Every time I go fishing no matter what species I am after, I will be looking for places that will hold big flatheads but are close enough to deep open water where I might have the chance to fight the fish without it running up into some cover where I will break my line. I usually fish with no less than 20lb test with 80lb test on my heavy rigs when I am on the hunt for real monsters. I got a wild hair up my butt at the moment though and I want to try and get a world line class record. It may seem a bit insane and I doubt I can do it but you never know until you try so I am going to give it a shot.

Trace

It is true that red river cats are hard to beat, but I'd still like to see blues added to the schedule. I do 90% of my fishing here in East Texas, and the only species I can get to that are on the schedule are crappy, largemouth bass and bluegill. Having blue catfish on there would give me more opportunities to participate in the contests.

Best,
Trevor

Here fishy fishy fishy!

OUCH! Your not my favorite no more!JK I gotta go THERE!...to DO list!
Smiley!

MA

kittys kittys kittys, love to see a catfish tourney again. some of us cant fish for much else

IM @ 23!!!! Someone else do a recount because I got a major head cold and see double!!!
Mike :)

Better to be loose then tight!

Ya I will be in this forsure, big cats roam the bay of quinte and it will be tough during that time of year but Ill be up for some fishing this year and cats get the heart ticking when you catch them. Thats me in the pic Mike put up.

EYE TIME!

WEEHA! Andy's Here!! Your Kitty Kat is KOOL!! Hope you told her to sit put and call her friends in for that week!
I may get my week after all!
Smiles Always!

MA

Hey MA I pretty much called that he'd catch that 12 hours before he did..... Andy was getting the boots put to him by his oldier, more handsome, more skilled at walleye BROS! So I said that morning I bet you'll do what you do best and catch a bigger fish an hour before the tournys over.... hour was left and BANG, I knew instantly either cat or sheephead but when they keep on bottom you know it's a cat!!!! I got looking at those Red Rivers cat's compared to this one and wow you guys gotta get those things on some kind of diet or work out plan because there just plain ol FATTY's! More muscle means MORE FIGHT!!!! Cant say I like a skinny kitty but I prefer them IN SHAPE! J/J!
Mike :)

Better to be loose then tight!

Awwwww darn

C'mon Dusty I'll spot ya the 7 bucks???????

Come on Dusty, How Big are your Channels, Where you Fish .???.

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

He only knows how to catch one species...I don't think he's got the gear for anything over 14"!lol
Smiles!

MA

You had me worried for a sec, Ma... 'till I realized you were talking about fish!!!

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TC

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lol! I like searching for "BALLS"....see I can talk Golf too!;)
Smiley!

MA

Ma I got the gear but my TARGET species happens to be Crappie. I go to the Gulf of Mexico and catch LOTS of different fishes. And we have giant bream. Include Blues and Flattties Richard and I'll show you some REAL kats ma...

It's Crappie round here.

Cool Richard!(Dusty Kiddo) I WANNA SEE REAL CATS!! I was hopin to get your goat!!!(NEVER QUESTION A MOM ON MOTHERING ABILITIES)Growl!!!lol Kitty's are easy...I guess they are not target in your area!
Oh Well go back to sleep until Crappie time....yawn.... I'll side bet your entry fee you can't even catch a little channel!
Smileys!

MA

our channels down here suck...small. I'm in Mississippi.

It's Crappie round here.

Pussy!

The WR Channel Cat is only 9 hours from you!

The "kid" does that for fun!!!!!!!!!

whos the KID????

Better to be loose then tight!

AW

YA KC! Where do we see this kid?!
Smiles Always!

MA

Ya man!

I'm lovin all the great response from this thread. Richard can't turn down the tourny now!

Luke Keener

Did I mention that I was in?? Oh yeah, About three times so far : ) I don't fish cats and I probably don't have a chance in Hades of putting something on the board that will warrant any respect, but I'll giver a go!!

Hangman, Hangman, Hold It A Little While = )

Ok so here’s the story. At this rate I’m fairly certain that this thread will get the “40” people...
Regardless, the interest is evident. Channel Cats it is. Week 34.
Check out the schedule.
Enjoy.

PS: 1st place = $500. + Airrus Rod

R

Thank you Richard + Bounty ...

Take your Kids fishing .. They grow up!! Fast !!!!

Sure thing and Thank you Richard + bounty team. Gotta say this is a great group of people and good luck to every one on the cat tourney.

Luke Keener

I have to give you an extra Thankyou Luke! EXTRA THANKYOU!!! Love my KITTY KATS!
Smiles Always! Caught another lil 10llber today plus a bunch of eaters!

MA

Meow! Thanks!

Don’t hold me to this… it’s still early in the week and anything can happen before Sunday midnight. Currently this week’s Regional Catfish Tournament is shaping up to be the best opportunity to date, to win money on Bounty.
The new regional format/ little lead time has caught a lot of members sleeping.

Enjoy

R

SHHHH RICHARD! Don't wake em up I'm heading out right now!lol
Smiley!

MA

well Im kinda new here and i just cought the last weekend of the catfish i felt pretty happy about my 8th place on my 20 incher my first try out but after being on for a couple of weeks now mine looks like a minnow fish LOL . next summer i think im going to have to find the bigger rivers and lakes if im going to get on the leader baord again . here in New Mexico we got the riogrand river thats my next plain>

my best fishing partner .is my loving wife,