gforce Posted August 24, 2007 Report Posted August 24, 2007 Hi All, Was @ HBPE at the footbridge again. Was fishing worms for cats with coopdog and ilikefish. Caught a lot of 1 lb'ers in the past week. This was our best night! We all caught a fish, myself 2! Hooked into a big one and thought it was a carp.. Did not see it for a good 5 minutes and it was quite the battle. Was using my light tackle w/20 lb P.P. with a floating jig, worm and bell shaped weight. Finally raised it and it was a big catfish. Did not weigh or measure, sorry. It was probably 18-22" long and i guessed it about to be 10-15 lbs. I am 6'6", if that helps. This thing put any carp I have caught to shame! GO CAT FISHIN' TODAY Check it out!
silvio Posted August 24, 2007 Report Posted August 24, 2007 Nice fish but dont think near 10-15 pounds maybe 5-7. None the less nice fish. This is about 15 pounds give or take i am 5,10 ft and 180 pounds.
HIMTI Posted August 24, 2007 Report Posted August 24, 2007 Wow.... amazing. Nice catch guys. My next trip is to Humber Park for sure.
Guest Johnny Bass Posted August 24, 2007 Report Posted August 24, 2007 I'm sure that was a pleasent surprise!!! Nice cat!Yes Channel cats are great scrappers. Hook one in deep water and you will have a hard time bringing it up!!!
Greencoachdog Posted August 24, 2007 Report Posted August 24, 2007 That's a very nice cat for sure!!! Your wife is gonna be pizzed when she find out you stole he dishwashing gloves from under the kitchen sink!
Rizzo Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 MEEEEEOOOOWWWWWW! nice cat my light tackle w/20 lb P.P.. What would heavy tackle be if you've got 20lb powerpro on the light?
banger Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 That's a very nice cat for sure!!! Your wife is gonna be pizzed when she find out you stole he dishwashing gloves from under the kitchen sink! You beat me to the punch line. LOL Nice Cat. Fun as hell I bet.
Mike the Pike Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 That's a very nice cat for sure!!! Your wife is gonna be pizzed when she find out you stole he dishwashing gloves from under the kitchen sink! Glen Nice cat I like how the top fin is standing right up in all the pics MTP
007 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 Wow. That's a big cat. I didn't know there were any channel cats in Lake O near Toronto. First time I've seen/heard of one being caught. Normally its just lots of 1-3lb Bullhead Catfish. When I saw the pic at first I thought you had a record Bullhead - but I think I can see a forked tail so must be a channel cat I guess. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Always nice to see new species in the GTA that I didn't know were there. 007
redx Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 Wow. That's a big cat. I didn't know there were any channel cats in Lake O near Toronto. First time I've seen/heard of one being caught. Normally its just lots of 1-3lb Bullhead Catfish. When I saw the pic at first I thought you had a record Bullhead - but I think I can see a forked tail so must be a channel cat I guess. I know, It doesn't look like a channel catfish to me. If that was a Bullhead then that would of killed the old record.
007 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 I'm guessing that not too many people try to get the Bullhead record, as I think in Ontario it is 2.37lbs and there are plenty of them at the T.O Islands bigger than that. I was with a friend last year when he caught a Bullhead that weighed over 3lbs - a record fish i guess - but back it went to fight another day without a thought to recording it. That said I don't think Bullheads can grow to the size of g-force's fish can they? If that is a bullhead then its an unbelievable size - that's why I'm guessing it is a channel cat despite the very brown appearance. Would have been easier to identify if you could see the forked tail properly. Great fish though whatever it is! 007
-Coopdogg- Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 yeah man! nice cat there G!! it was quite the scrap! I was there!!!
bassmaster4 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 thats one ugly looking fish.... nice fish lol
fishindevil Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 Nice big CAT !!!!!!!! way to go ,thats a great night of fishing for sure, congrats on your biggest cat ever,great...
sharper Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 Amazing catch! when you mean foot bridge, do you mean that metal walk way in the area that like separated into many sections??? I was just there a few days ago and the end closest to the parking lot is covered in weeds and duck droppings so nasty there now. Before it was clean and clear what happended?
motv8tr Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 Nice fish ya got there, sounds like it was a lot of fun bringing her in. Maureen
wallyboss Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 Nice fish !!! The weight might be a tad off though. this one was 12lbs 11oz But like you said the big ones fight like crazy.
mikeymikey Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 Forget the catfish... Cast some spoons and hope that you'll hook into some salmons cruising around.
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