Thanks Hex. In my 50 years of ice fishing I may have caught 2 catfish. A week ago Friday I caught a 24" on Fox Lake. Then I caught these two Saturday on a different lake. Talk about battles. The second tripped my jaw jacker just as the South Milford 12 Noon whistle went off. At 12:19 she was finally wore out enough. I'm not kidding you, when my buddy pulled her through the 6" hole it actually made a suction noise. lol
I was hoping for more panfish, primarily perch as this lake has some darn nice ones. A few years ago, one evening I caught 5 perch using a swedish pimple tipped with a minnow. The sizes were 13.75, 13.50", 13, 12.75 and 12.50. So the 14" was a personal best for me.
Take care,
Tim