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Title: Had to throw this up here - Ohio Cat
Post by: Team Robinson on Nov 22, 2012, 01:18 PM

(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb429/doegirl96/20120921_195311.jpg)

The other half of Team Robinson with her personal best Flathead catfish. We didn't have a scale but we taped it at 62" and the state estimate we received was 82#.
I personal think it was closer to the low 70's but whatever it was... it was a battle on 30# test with a medium action abu garcia rod  ;D

Title: Re: Had to throw this up here - Ohio Cat
Post by: addicted to ice fishing on Nov 22, 2012, 08:22 PM

Awesome cat! Congrats!  Must have been a great battle.

Title: Re: Had to throw this up here - Ohio Cat
Post by: wyoutdoors on Nov 27, 2012, 05:20 PM

Being an ol' school flathead cat man myself, nice one!  :tipup:

Title: Re: Had to throw this up here - Ohio Cat
Post by: Team Robinson on Nov 28, 2012, 01:36 AM

Quote from: Old Goat on Nov 27, 2012, 05:11 PM

It's Huge Did slow run or fast and if not right away how did you get it to come up off the bottom

As soon as she set the hook it took off like it had a jet pack ;D  Obviously it didnt spool her but for a few seconds I was expecting it.
It seemed like it stayed about 3-5' down all the time (caught on a live sun fish under a bobber) and never did head for the depths. Had to wade in and land it by hand because we were fishing a rip rap and it would have cut her off if it would have gotten into those rocks... More than likely.

Title: Re: Had to throw this up here - Ohio Cat
Post by: TheDude28 on Jan 01, 2013, 08:04 AM

That's a fish? Looks like a pig to me...congrats

Title: Re: Had to throw this up here - Ohio Cat
Post by: Whopper Stopper on Jan 25, 2013, 02:53 PM

I just saw this. What a brute!

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