King of the Cats 2014

[DTro]

Now in its 7th year.

Its been a slow start, but some very nice fish already entered!

Follow along even if you don't want to participate:

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/

I update quite often on FB as well.

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Update added:

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/

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Update added

Lots of fish entered!

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/

[aanderud]

Gotta love catch and release. Just looking through a few of the pics, and not even looking up the sizes, I'd guess these two are the same fish caught by two different people (at different times of day) -- glad it was released to be caught again!

[DTro]

Good eye Brian. It was indeed the same fish. No doubt about it. It was caught a week apart in the same general location. Both guys measured it exactly the same!

[JP Z]

That's pretty cool. So is everyone just timing it a week to keep cherry picking the big girl?

[aanderud]

I know that my biggest 2 flatheads ever have both been caught and photographed and released by a different fisherman, just a week or two earlier. One was by Lumpy (MrSpecial's buddy) -- Phil pointed it out the day I posted it here. "Hey that's the same fish my buddy caught last week!". It had the very similar bullet-hole type spawning marks on it and was easily identifiable. The other one was caught 2 weeks earlier by Hanson (who never posts around these parts any more), and I know it was the same fish because I was with him when I caught it in the same location that he caught it the first time.

Also, the biggest fish I've ever seen Dtro catch, I'm fairly sure was caught a couple weeks earlier by Ed (ec30_06 or whatever he goes by on here). I know lots of others have stories of re-caught fish. One guy said he caught the same fish twice in ONE NIGHT the other day on a different site!

The big girls definitely eat over and over, so just a friendly reminder to members and lurkers alike -- remember these examples when you CPR them and let them live another day. Someone else WILL enjoy the fight again! And, it might be you!

[DTro]

Even though its slow, plenty of nice fish being caught

Update added:

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/

[clayton08]

I tend to never take pictures with the king of cats logos every year but went out for the first time of the year last night. It did not disapoint I landed two one being a 39by22 the other was a 30incher. The wife had a hog on but got off. They were fire just like every other july. Next time Ill bring the control item with.

[Shack]

Nice fish Sir!

[clayton08]

Yeah gonna hit her again tomorrow this time Ill bring the logo.

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Update added:

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/?p=600

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Update added:

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/

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Final update of the year:

http://www.kingofthecats.org/wp/

[rbs]

Great job again Darren...and I even stayed on the top 15 list! Thanks!