The bay catfishing is on fire again this year. They were plucking 20 pounders left and right a week before we arrived. We still did great with many 13 to 15 pound fish. We used all vintage tackle this time, and it was a blast. My brother used his Pflueger 429, I used a Mitchell 306 and a Penn 930 Levelmatic.
We released all cats back into the bay this year though, as the freezer is still full from last year. This time, before we headed home, we shot over to Port Clinton and bought 9 lbs. of walleye fillets and 3 lbs. of yellow perch fillets. This cost about the same as processing all that catfish, but performs much better in the skillet! Video to come later. 8)
Here are the combos we used.
Great fishing !!
Very nice cats,,,,, ;) you're getting all the big ones,,,,,,, ;D
Nice, Mike! Cats are fighters! Their rolling makes them seem twice as big as they really are. They're a lot of fun to catch!
Good going guys. Three weeks earlier than last year so you must have it wired.
-steve
My brother made this video of the trip...enjoy! 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjBvFqoQJWs
Nice going Mo. Looks like loads of fun and great weather too !
Gee Mike what a great report, nice weather, good clear pictures, really good moovey, that man on the net, was holding his mouth the right way to net the two fish at once, but although I had my eye on the job, I could not work out what you were using for bait, thanks for taking us along, cheers Don.
Thanks for the video!
Nice fishing. :)
Good one Mike it nice to see different fish from other places around the world.
Kim
Thanks everyone! Hey Don, we baited with shrimp. There are a lot of cheaper baits to use for cats, but most are very messy, and I think the shrimp help Scott keep his boat in a cleaner condition.
great pics and awesome video Mo, looks a really fun day.
love the knob on your bro reel
BTW, you need to eat more fish as we are in June and you still have fillets from last year, my freezer is empty and I still blocked to go fishing.
Quote from: mo65 on June 07, 2020, 10:27:49 PM
as the freezer is still full from last year.
Yes mo's using the coolest fishing gear,,,,, 8) and i bet gets alot of looks from other fisherman wondering wear they can buy that,,,,,, ;D