Catfish Trip 7/31

[usmcgrunt]

I hadn't been catfishing all year and was itching for some cats on the line. I picked up my friend and we went up to Aldrich about 5 PM and immediately saw swarms of shad cruising the surface. A few throws with my cast net got us plenty of bait for the day and we loaded our hooks up with 4 little shad on a hook. 10 minutes later, I missed a bite that almost took my pole in the water. After that, we hardly went 20 minutes without a bite, even though most of the fish were drum and some gigantic carp. As soon as the sun went down, we quit catching the rough fish and started catching cats. the final tally was 12 cats, and 46 pounds total. The biggest of the night was a 15 pound flathead that I caught right before we packed up to leave. On a side note, the crappie were THICK there.

[Cat Thief]

Nice work. Where were u catching them all at?