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Here our river is very low, the average deepest area is around 9-10', now around 3-4'. The water is crystal clear and you can see them, people has stopped fishing. The temperature here is averaging 90 degrees every week. Surprised to see you doing another video but glad to get to see one and you catching one! God Bless and stay cool and safe! (Glen). WV.
While catching fish for food is an extremely important reason for angling, it is not the only valid reason. Your state wildlife department probably has some information available to help address your question. Funding received from the sale of licenses is critical to conservation efforts and would likely be near the top of the list.
Beautiful Channels, that's what I've been using bluegills and crappie! I lost one probably around 55# to 60#'s 2 nights ago on a crappie. I got to touch it lol Flathead.. If I had my big net, I would've landed him. Keep those lines tight, God Bless you! (Glen). WV.
Sorry to hear about the big Flathead. That’s a heartbreak! I haven’t been getting on any flatheads out here this year. As always, thanks for the support!
Nice channel cat! Catfish are my favorite target. They fight like mad. I'm looking into getting a kayak just for the extra thrill of having them drag me around the river 😆 Where are you, and what gear are you using? I fish the Chattahoochee and use 65lb braid with a 80lb mono leader on Penn 5500 and 4000 reels. Live or cut bluegill as bait. PB is 23lb 9oz, but I've had a flathead break the leader at the boat.. heartbreaking, to say the least 😅
This is actually not a blue, but a channel catfish caught in north-central Kansas. Fish 80lb braid with 40lb mono leader. 7’ Medium Heavy Ugly Stik Catfish rod paired with KastKing Rover 60 baitcaster reel. Solid combo for the price. I fish tight to cover so I like the mono leader to be a lesser lb test than the mainline braid. If I hang up and have to break off I’ll get the lead back most of the time. Thanks for watching!
Would love to get on a 20lb channel. They just don’t grow that big here. This particular river is pretty small. Not sure if that limits the growth of the fish. On my water, if you get a channel over ten pounds that’s a seriously big fish.
On a rare occasion I will keep a few smaller fish. I do usually release my catch, but I fully support others keeping theirs if that is their preference.
Any day out on the water is a good day! Nice channels there, It's 95 degrees here since Fri last week. I haven't gotten to go, where they took my lung out, I can't breathe that hot air. They're spawning here now, can catch 1 or 2 what some of the guy's have told me. They stocked blues in the little lake here near me, put in 2,500 a month ago. I'm going after dog days when it cools. The stocked ones are on average 2', good eaters! Keep those lines tight and drag a singing! God Bless you! (Glen). WV.
Respect brother... Any dude able to pull a monster flat from a kayak deserves some recognition. RIP to your phone but I would have done the same if I knew how big that fish was lol. Worth it!
I wonder when this video was filmed approximately... I've been having trouble finding good bites recently out here in Missouri. I've heard it's spawn for cats and they are bedding so less likely to bite, apparently after Father's Day they start biting better.
The bite gets super tough during spawn on these small rivers. It seems like maybe they’ve started, but I haven’t seen much evidence of spawning yet on the fish I’ve caught (swollen heads, darker colors, scars, etc). Video was filmed pretty recently. Just keep putting the time in. It will pay off.
Something’s are being exploited it’s nice when you catch and release if not needed but its my thoughts on how catfish live for years in there bank spot and we will run out
How would this reel be for carp fishing? I am currently running a 5000 Daiwa black widow carp reel and a Daiwa black widow carp rod. I need a another setup but I would prefer something a bit bigger as I'm afraid if I hook into a 50 pound carp it may spool me. So I'm just looking for a bigger reel that's not extremely expensive.
I would personally prefer a spinning reel for carp. KastKing has several listed on their website for around the same price point as the Rover. I haven’t used any of their spinning reels, but would assume they are similar in quality.
I caught a 27 pound channel 15 years ago in a private lake I snuck into lol. Weighed it twice and both times came out to 27.3 and 27.1. So I just called it 27 pounds. I was 15 at the time and have only caught one cat bigger than that. That was a 31 pound flat head in a small river like this in Arkansas