Are you guys ready for summer yet?

[hanson]

I think we've clobbered to death every conceivable catfishing topic this winter already.

I'm ready to get out fishing and get some photos of success posted here!

BTW- Got a couple new In-Fish Cattin' DVDs coming in the mail soon! Yippee!! Catfish Fever & Day on the River! I think I may have to watch Big Cat Safari again tonight.

[hanson]

Al just hooked into a monster James River blue! Awesome!

And I've fished the spot that was in the previous clip of the video on the Mississippi.

I sure didn't pull a flattie out like that one.

Anyone know what dam that was that Hoffman & Lindner were setting up on for the evening flathead bite? I'm guessing Mississippi somewhere south of me. I haven't fished south of P3 so excuse me if its Red Wing.

[rushing]

Oh yeah I am ready for summer! Just got another rod in the mail. I am kinda glad I dont have any of the videos it would probably make my jonesin for the summer even worse!

[Ralph Wiggum]

Hanson, can I check out these videos from the Chris Hanson Library?

I'm ready to go. We got some action last week, and that has made me even more antsy. Oh well, we won't have to wait nearly as long as our walleye-chasing brethren, at least!

[honky kong]

day on the river is a good one man. got in january and it made me go bonkers cuz it is still cold out. i can't wait to get out either. we should try for more get-togethers this season. there sure is a alot of spots on the minnesota that we could pick for multiple cat meets. rushing, i got one freezer lined up for the new bully tank. looking for another. get rready. it's almost time.

[rushing]

Looking for another? lol You gonna open up a bait store? Honky's Bait-N-Beer? Yeah Chris told me you got the vid I think the season is gettin close enough to make it safe to loan me the vid without me freakin out! lol Now that you dont have a roommate you gonna convert his room into the bait room? You gonna have different flavors of bait?

[honky kong]

i never even thought of the bait store thing. the name has a good ring to it too. if i can figure out how to addd flavor to a bull head we might have something. i'll have to build a laboratory and start testing. you can check out the dvd whenever you want, give me a call. it will make your desires to hit the river go through the roof. call me when you have time. later.

[Fish'n guy]

I am reay to hit the river for sure!!!! Here is a few pics of my buddy Travis with a couple cats from last year.

A nice 36lb Flattie just north of Mankato.

A nice 14lb channel near St. Peter

Its not too far off!!!!

[rushing]

Silly travis lol

[Fish'n guy]

Hey Rob, you happen to come up in the conversation all the time when Travis and I are out catfishin. I was just curious if you were going to break the 40lb mark this year on a flattie. I fished a lot last year and never even broke the 6lb mark for a flattie while the others I fished with pulled out 35lb+ cats like it was nothin !!

Hopefully we can all get together and do some cattin this summer on the river!!!!!!!!!

[wambat]

glad to see there are others out here itching like me, so far ive respooled line on all 5 poles, bought some new hooks and started researching bait tanks. so if anyone can help me out with the bait tank much would be appreicated

thanks

[honky kong]

wambat if you go to the second page of this forum and scroll to the bottom click on the post: bait tanks. i posted asking the same question a month or so ago and got some good info from some of the guys. good luck.

[Random guy]

Here ya go Bait tanks

[hanson]

I've just gotta say that "Day on the River" by the In-Fish crew has been the best tutorial to Flathead Catfishing that I have ever watched! Awesome, awesome video!!

I think my favorite part was Doug Stange explaining why & how to use the baitclicker on your reel when he started to get a run. He was pulling out line to show how the fish can take the line and the line kept going. "What's going on here," he says. "I think we got a bite." Sure enough, 37 pound flathead in the boat!

[Dennis Steele]

Well I got a few rods ready. Didn't bother washing off the old dried bood or scales from baits long eaten. Just give the rod character!

Come saturday, I'll be pulling the RP out of the snow bank. Well I might not need to do that. SNow should be gone by saturday.

Then a good cleaning and I am ready to tangle with some cats!

[DARK30]

Hey Hanson, I think that's the one where Stange is talking about using bullheads "up to 10"? I stopped and talked with a CO the other day...at one point I asked him if he would give a guy a ticket for using an over sized bullhead. He said no.

[DTro]

Just ordered, "Day on the River" and "Catfish Fever II"

I am SO ready for summer

[hanson]

Dark-

Thats the one.

He actually said he was using a "bigger" bullhead, about 9 inches or so I believe. May have been a slip on his part but he said it very casually. The bullheads that I saw in the video were about 6 inchers.

Now here's another question. The bullhead part didn't concern me that much. However, keeping a 37lb flathead cat in a mesh decoy bag tied to the side of the boat so you can photograph it in the morning was a little more alarming to me. I know them cats can live forever and even live for awhile out of the water in a wet gunny sack so I can see where it would be OK. I was just a little taken back when I saw them do it. It was a surprise from a couple of huge proponents of safe handling of fish and C&R.

[hanson]

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Just ordered, "Day on the River" and "Catfish Fever II"

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Did you order from CC? You should have it in about 2 days. Man they are fast.

"Day on the River" is fantastic!

[DTro]

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Just ordered, "Day on the River" and "Catfish Fever II"

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Did you order from CC? You should have it in about 2 days. Man they are fast.

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No, actually I ordered directly through IN-F

[Guest]

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dtro .. you do realize you could be here catching fish within the time it takes to watch one of those video's dont you?

Summer will come, but if you wait for it, your missing half(the better half) of the season.

Heck.. I'll bet you a fishing trip I land at least 20 channels before you recieve your video!

[I Da Man]

In-Fish video...

The video you are talking about was made several years ago. If I recall correctly, it was Dirk that informed In-Fish that there was a 7 inch transport lenght limit.

Those guys have progressed over the years with more and better info too, just like all of us.

I doubt you'll hear them talking about fishing wintering cats and using the duck bag anylonger.

PS Dark, don't be asking the CO's about the lenght limit of bullheads...you're educating them!

Next time...just ask them how many you can transport alive. If they say none or 100....just say...Thank you!

[DTro]

Just finished watching both of the DVD's I bought. Catfish fever II and Day on the River.

Anyone have a time machine to fast forward a couple of months?

Day on the river was very informative. Great learning video.

I'm ready to go exploring

One thing I found suprising was the size of the baits used for the big blues down south. Some of those "cuts" were bigger than the size of my hand.

[DTro]

Just by chance,Papa Grump and I happened upon the stretch of river the video was filmed on. Sparked my interest and am watching again as I type

[Dennis Steele]

Leave it alone!!!