2009 King of the Cats Contest

[Wiskers]

For sure I think some nice kitties will be caught this weekend. the cats I have caught lately look real good and the battle scars are even healing well. They should be feeding up real good. This light rain we got will also help stimulate their feeding.

Good luck to all and lets have a good time.

[Scott K]

Tonight I finally got myself an upgrade, it seems as though it's been forever.

[Scott K]

Ok, make that two upgrades tonight. I was due!

[harvey lee]

Way to go Scott.

[Scott K]

Thanks Tom. Last night was a good night for me for sure. I have been stuck at 200 points for a long time, and got 2 upgrades in one night. The night started off with a little flat about 2 pounds, it is nice to catch the future trophy fish once and a while. I then caught about a 12 pounder and it had a good battle wound on its back.

Then a friend of mine broke off on a hook set with my pole, and he blamed it on faulty equipment. A few minutes later I hooked into a nice one, a 47.5x29.5, and this one sure had a full belly on her!

At this point I was thinking I had a great night since this was my personal largest fish. Then we tried a couple more spots out and I caught a 46x27 flat. Which would have been my largest flat just a few hours earlier, but had now had to take second place for my largest cat fish. Not a bad night to catch a new first and second largest cats. I had to do a little work on this girl, she had 2 lines and hooks wrapped up in her gills(not mine), with a line that wrapped through and out her mouth and back into the outside of her gills. I couldn't get it all out, but got a lot of it out and she was in better shape when I released her, compared to when I caught her. Here is the 46x27.

[DTro]

Nice! Those kind of nights are what we labor for. Good for you Scott.

Looks like I need to get back out there.

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

Man I should've came out last night lol. Could've had me a shot at one of those. Very nice job Scott, and well deserved!!!

[Whisker Warrior]

Nice fish 4W! Time to get back out indeed....

[aanderud]

Looks like the big girls are on a feeding frenzy again. Time to get back on the river, I guess. Nice ones, Scott.

[Shack]

Congrates Scott! Those are some very nice flatheads. More than very nice

I changed the images a little. I see a new avatar soon

[hanson]

I'm liking this photo the best. Thats a great shot! BIG fish!!

[Scott K]

I think you are right, new avatar time

[Borch]

Awsome night Scott!

[SteveD]

Beautiful fish, Scott. You had a great night. You ended up bumping me back into 5th place on the KOTC Flathead Board and I'm hanging on by a thread. I need an upgrade bad now to stay alive in the Green - I'm out tonight for sure.

Congrats on two great fish.

[Slowhand]

Way to work it Scott; great looking fish.

[Scott K]

Thanks, I figured for the hours I have put in this summer, it would pay off sooner or later. That and what I spend on bullheads, Ed could start a college fund for upcoming children.

[Gordie]

congrats Scott and way to go on getting that boat of yours on the riv alot of guys wouldnt even think of floating a boat half that size in the river. we gotta get out sometime this year yet.

[Scott K]

Your right taking an 18 foot with a 115 down the river in normal water levels is insane, not to mention taking it down in these water conditions. Although the boat pretty much never left idle, and was pretty much trimmed up all the way up.

Any time you want to get out give me a call.

How did the Franklin contest go? Did you win? What was the big one

[Gordie]

lots of fun and lots of small flats we caught no winning this year and I belive the winner was 49lbs on the nose they got it down by Morton

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Wow some great fish being posted!

[DTro]

We are officially over 400 fish entered. WOW!

I knew the competition would be fierce this year, but had no idea that by July end you would need 215 to be in the top 10 for Flats.

Whew

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Yeah...it's been really hard for me to find an upgrade but I would still like to make the top 10.

[Gordie]

way to go Jake!! Must be my turn

[ec30_06]

Ed could start a college fund

No, thats my beer and lunch money fund.

[Scott K]

I just found myself another upgrade for kotc a nice 45x28. I will submit photos tonight or in the morning.