Weekend Channel Cat Report - June 5

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We fished two different Lake Erie tribs on the weekend for pre-spawn channel catfish. Water levels were much higher and muddier on sunday from the heavy thundershowers we had saturday. We covered a lot of water using slip-floats and bottom rigs, fishing them tight to under-cut banks and wood cover. Many of the cats were in the 10-14 lb range with a 17 lb monster the biggest fish of the weekend.
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Anything That Swims
Fish em All
 
Nice!!! I need to learn how to catch them big buggers I have absolutely no luck with them.

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I would like to thank Denali custom rods, The Rod Glove and Live Eye Jigs for their support
 
That 17lbder is a hawg.Nice pics also.

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I was out last Wednesday and Saturday as well. Lots of fish both days! I was by myself on my inflatble pontoon Wednesday and hooked into 20+ landing 15 or 16 in 3hrs, all 10-18lbs.

Saturday I converted a steelheading buddy to a summer fisherman. He wanted to strictly float fish so I spooled spooled up my Apex with 30lb braid and gave my 13' GLX 3 power quite a test! Hooked a pile of fish again all 10-17lbs. All fish were prespawn and mostly females. Most were taken on slip floats and a few on the bottom. Large uncooked Tiger shrimp and cut sucker were the offerings of choice. Didn't see anyone else fishing for them either day! Definitely an under utilized resource
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Those are some butt ugly cat's foresure[:X]
Great fighters, nice fishing!!!!!

Brian (Legend Man)
 
For prime catfishing timing is everything. Late spring pre-spawn period usually late May through June depending on conditions. We have found that big chunks of fresh cut-bait are dynamite for monster cats! Channel cats pull hard, fight very well and are aggressive biters and we are surprised more people don't fish for them!

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