smbhunter Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 A buddy and I decided to head down to Dunnville for some cats. Both of us have caught a few in the past, but never spent a day targeting them. We had to improvise for gear, with my buddy taking a couple of his muskie rods and myself borrowing a shimano baitrunner reel for another buddy. We arrived in Dunnville at about 1 pm and headed down to see Fishmaster. He gave us some great advice and tips on how to catch these cats, and we bought some of his catfish bait that we heard so much about. We got to our spot, and began to set up, and by about 2 pm we started fishing. My buddy was already rigged up, so while I was rigging up he put on a piece fishmasters cut bait and cast out. About a minute later, a strike was detected but with no taker. By the time I was ready to cast out, my buddy had 3 hits. Finally, after putting on a big ball of worms, I cast out. I tried the worms because I was also interested in catching other species like, drum, carp, and suckers, but none would hit on this day, just the catfish. After 10 minutes of my worms soaking in the water I had a fish on, which would be my personal best at 14 lbs. The worms were working great at the start of the day, but then slowed down. We both then tried the cut bait and were going fish for fish for the rest of the day, with both of us getting personal bests. Mine ended up being 14.5 lbs, and my buddy had his tip the scale at just over 19 lbs. In total, we landed about 25 catfish, four of which were over 15 lbs and about 8 that were under 10 lbs. We both had a great time trying something new and thanks again to Fishmaster for helping us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Great day, now about a name change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster4 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 nice cats way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 sounds like a great day,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 WOW! Very nicely done -- always a bit dicey trying out a new species, but you guys really cleaned up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 We'll call ya "Mr.Whiskers" now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Now that's a good day of fishing! I'd love to get into some cats that size. Great job guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 A great day for you and your bud...congrats on your PB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnow Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Those are some Huge Cats! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Great report and nice cats Jason!! You are unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeforelle Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Nice kitties Jay. You know, the Niagara also has cats in it too . BTW, You remember the bows?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I know those chairs. You guys were setting up as I was launching. Glad to see you had a great day playing with the kittys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Great fish, Congrats. Steve sure has created alot of interest in the big cats. Way to go Steve. It sure was any under used fishery for the last year years. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustic-Fisher Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 The abu with 65lb braid and 11.5 foot baitcasting rod are ready!!! See ya Wed!! RY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 very nice looking cats! congrats on the PB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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