Nice Haul

[fishshooter]

The wife and I met Dad up at the family fish camp, had some smoked pork for lunch, and spent the rest of the day out fishing. The weather was perfect, mid 70's until dark. We caught a little bit of everything: catfish, a couple bass, shellcracker and bream. Doesn't get much better than days like this.
The wife and Dad with a channel cat:

Me with a butter cat and a channel cat:

Pretty red bellies:

Dad landed this beast with a #6 hook and 6lb. test line on a Zebco 33!!

Wonder why they call these "flatheads."

The wife with the end of the day results:

A nice, diverse mess of fish. The best part is we didn't even buy any bait, caught all this on wigglers we dug from a our worm bed.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

wow.. that is quite the haul... nice pics as usual man.. thanks for sharing..:thumbup:

 

[raylaconico]

Nice haul indeed:thumbup:

 

[Mistwalker]

Wow, that is a nice haul, that flathead would make some nice steaks too.

 

[johnspark]

mmmmm. dinner! Great haul!

 

[m. wohlwend]

Very nice! I wish I could go fishing.....

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Hey fishshooter, nice pictures. Might help us Canucks up here in the 'Cold Country' to know where that is.

Doc

 

[myright]

That's a really nice haul! Those redbellies are gorgeous. Sweet cat on 6# test - that's a testament to the fisherman! Dad must be proud of that one.

Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[kgd]

Great fishing thread!

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

Wow. Nice catch.

 

[j williams]

Where ya from man? Looks like Missouri, especialy the nice Cats....

Great pics. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Diomedes Industries]

More pictures of the wife are requested!

Good job man - a BAD day of fishing is better than most 'good' days at work.

TF

 

[dipbait]

What the heck is a butter cat. Looks like a speckled bullhead.

 

[fishshooter]

More pictures of the wife are requested!

Good job man - a BAD day of fishing is better than most 'good' days at work.

TF

Hmm, pics of the wife fishing...

I might have a couple :

Look at all those slabs on the sink!

Smile for the camera, both of ya :

Toughest lesson yet, baiting her own line:

She'll fish until the natives run her off:

A little saltwater action:

 

[fishshooter]

I like this pic, small medium and large:

This is her and my brother's wife. She loves fishing as much as my wife. She was just commisioned as an officer in the Air Force. :thumbup:

 

[Diomedes Industries]

Okay - so YOUR a lucky bastard. I think I hate you now.

Great pics man - good for you!

TF

 

[fishshooter]

Hey fishshooter, nice pictures. Might help us Canucks up here in the 'Cold Country' to know where that is.

Doc

Where ya from man? Looks like Missouri, especialy the nice Cats....

Great pics. Thanks for sharing!!

Dead Lakes in Northwest Florida, a couple miles across the river from west side of the Apalachicola National Forest.

 

[fishshooter]

That's a really nice haul! Those redbellies are gorgeous. Sweet cat on 6# test - that's a testament to the fisherman! Dad must be proud of that one.

Thanks for sharing the pics.

He played him until the fish was literally floating he was so wore out. The real testament is that the folks that have the camp next to ours didn't catch a single fish in two days of fishing, and we caught these in a few hours. They are staying all week, Dad is taking them fishing today to put them on a few holes. :thumbup:

 

[fishshooter]

What the heck is a butter cat. Looks like a speckled bullhead.

Same thing, I think. We call them buttercats or willow cats. I have heard them called butter bellies or mud cats, also.

 

[wwilson]

Nice fish! We do a little fishing around Telogia about twice a year...nothing like those redbellies fried up with some "dough-boys" and a cold beer! those willow/buttercats are quite tasty as well!