1 Lucky Kitty

[DTro]

I would like to see the fish that did this. The channel was about 25"

[pureinsanity]

Wow. thats awesome Looks to me that some nice sized flat head was watching shark week a couple weeks ago...

[LeAndra]

CHOMP! That must have been Franklin Sr who was hungry for a big meal! Maybe that's why I can't catch him.... hmmm....

[harvey lee]

That could have been a hungry pike also.

[Carp-fisher]

Looks like a tank flathead bite to me

[mrklean]

man oh man would that be a nice fish to reel in, im sure darren will find that fish pretty soon here

[Alagnak]

I've seen a lot of evidence from pike and muskies to lead me to believe that this pic is not one (not just bait evidence but my hands at times). I would assume most fisherman have. No way its an esox of either kind. Unless it was a last month of its life toothless pike. The mouth shape isn't even close either.

SUMO MEOW!

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Agreed with Pete

[blakeb]

what the heck is in the right side of the picture. another scar, or just an odd angle at the gill plate?

[slipperybob]

I see that every now and then with channels of just less than 20 inches. I use to always think they were scuffed from the fighting, but the more I see it, the more it resembles a bite mark.

I've heard of them southern folks using 14-15 inches channels as baits.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Darren I'm curious whether the other side of the channel had the bottom (or top) jaw marks on it or not.

[DTro]

Yes, it was roughed up a bit, but not nearly as defined as this side.

[rushing]

Samsquatch said ewww tastes like fish and threw it back.

[hanson]

Hmmmm... so even fishing with a 25" channel cat, its best to hook your bait behind the dorsal fin.

[dsm95]

Hmmmm... so even fishing with a 25" channel cat, its best to hook your bait behind the dorsal fin.

rotfl!

[blakeb]

+2 leaning twards Samsquatch

[Archerysniper]

I would like to see the fish that did this. The channel was about 25"

Maybe you should bring ellwood out with you he could probably catch the fish that tryed to eat it.

[Ed Carlson]

Big male Channel Cats brawl it up preaty darn good when picking and staking their nesting sites.

A big boy Sumo Kitty may of just wanted to impress this youngster, to go look elsewhere for his one personal Honey Hole.

[bobbymalone]

I have seen similar marks before, including one on a decent sized flat that could have only come from an unbelievable sized flat.

I wondered if it wasn't a wound that happened when the fish was considerably smaller and just stretched out as the fish grew.

the wound on dtro's fish looks pretty fresh though.

[pureinsanity]

What I find interesting in this picture is the amount of line marks on this fish. Darren did you have to untangle this fish? Looks like it rolled around your line at least 2 dozen times

[Gordie]

manbearpig

[DTro]

After remembering fighting that fish, there is a possibility that fish might have got hit as I was fighting him.

[slipperybob]

Something like one bass biting another bass to see if they'll drop the bait?

[Shack]

That looks like anchor rope rash or photoshop.

[DARK30]

Manbearpig?