first cat ever

[mww24]

today i fished the mississippi river by anoka for the first time by boat. was fishing smallies and caught a cat on a lipless crankbait in 6 feet of water. the cat was grayish and maybe 4 pound at best. put up a good fight. my questions are. what type of cat do you think it was, again grayish in color. and is it unusual to catch them on artificial lures. i always hear about guys using live bait or cutbait. just curious. thanks

[pureinsanity]

today i fished the mississippi river by anoka for the first time by boat. was fishing smallies and caught a cat on a lipless crankbait in 6 feet of water. the cat was grayish and maybe 4 pound at best. put up a good fight. my questions are. what type of cat do you think it was, again grayish in color. and is it unusual to catch them on artificial lures. i always hear about guys using live bait or cutbait. just curious. thanks

Sounds like a channel cat

[KMR85]

channel cats are the only cats up there

[MinnesnowtaWild]

People catch Cats fairly commonly when jigging for Walleyes...so yes they will and do attack whatever they feel like.

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

There are flats from what I have heard , but yes very far and few.

[riverrat56]

We get a few casting cranks for walleyes every year, if they're hungry they aren't picky.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

That would be an exciting fight on Walleye gear!