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Good weekend at Drayton.

556LaGue
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I feel privileged to have guided my buddy to his first 20# channel cat! Landed with a medium action rod and 10# test. Good job Heis!

556LaGue
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Got out Saturday evening. First time fishing for cats for her and she got most of the fish. One around 6lbs and the other is 15+ easy! Rivers are high right now with strong current so you can imagine

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really? i never noticed, the channel catfish usually range from 3 to 8. and it seems the bullhead have a much stronger bite... but thats just me

[PoorWordUsage] flat head but gray. Definitely had some biting power. However those bullheads do chomp hard but nothing i have ever been bitten by compared to this fish...

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really? i never noticed, i always found bullheads have much stronger bite than channels.

You must be catching some weak or sickly channels then. a heathly Channel's bite can feel like a vise on your hand (if you are so inclined to stick your hand in their mouth)

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There’s a hard bony area, just inside the gill flap that you can get a couple of fingers in. A jaw hold if you will.

However, it is still possible for them to clench down and still mash your fingers.

Grippers for Channels are a very good idea.

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Grippers for Channels are a very good idea.

Yes they are. I should have taken the ones CF was trying to hand me the other night when I had a nice channel in the boat. Instead I said "I got it man, it's not like they have teeth or something." Next thing you know, Mr. chan locks down and I start letting the f-bombs fly like fireworks on the 4th of July. I have some awesome channel rash now.

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Yes they are. I should have taken the ones CF was trying to hand me the other night when I had a nice channel in the boat. Instead I said "I got it man, it's not like they have teeth or something." Next thing you know, Mr. chan locks down and I start letting the f-bombs fly like fireworks on the 4th of July. I have some awesome channel rash now.

Mine is almost gone finally. It definitely stung for a little bit...

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Holy pool cues, batman. They must have been hoping for something a bit bigger.

I love how he got both hands. That's classic definition of insanity. Repeat the same thing over and over expecting a different outcome.

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For smaller channels I've always grabbed them from the bottom. I put my thumb behind one pectoral & my forefinger & middle finger around the other. If they're too big to hold that way (10+?) then they can be gilled. The monster, Lockport sized cats, can be gilled with a thumb tucked into the corner of the mouth for extra support. There is a soft spot there where they can't crunch your thumb.

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