willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 this guy put up quite a fight on my 4 wt rod when i saw the swirls of water, and the stired up mud ,pluse i felt the power of this thing i knew i was in for a fight and after 20 minuets of back and forth battels i got the beast ashore his fly of choice one of my red wiggelers on a scud hook .(wil post later) Will hunsaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruncher 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Nice fish. :headbang: That was probably a heck of a fight on a 4 wt. That rod had to be doubled over at times. Amazed you got it in for a pic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 yea it was insane, he was stripping my line and he was half through my backing when he started to tire out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 All I can say is ...."DINNER!" :hyst: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smallieFanatic 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 What a fish! Mmmmmm....crispy fried Catfish...... Jan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txflytier 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 very nice catch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smalltownfisherman 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Mmmmmm..... Ain't nothin' like fried catfish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arkansas Mike 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Nice one, Will. I have a small pond about 100 yards from my back door and am always taking my fly rod down there to practice casting. I've caught several 8-10 pound channel cats on a 6wt. fly rod. You're right, they can wear you out fighting. I can imagine on a 4wt. They always demolish my hooks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 i know its crazy, i had about a 20 lb blue cat on and he broke my hook it was insane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Classic tier 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 You did eat it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 no we ddnt we decided to put the fish back to let it get bigger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinner 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 Nice fish, what fly you catch him on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2009 this was the fly that did him in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2009 sry for the bad pic it was on my new phone . its a red wiggeler with a flach colar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunsaker 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2009 they kill bream down here and i was very suprised that i caught a bass on it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites