Blue Cat or Channel Cat

[fishlips]

I don't know much about catfish, so can anyone tell from the picture if it is a blue or channel? I caught it on a finesse worm while bass fishing at Parksville. It measured 30" and I caught it on 8# test/spinning tackle. I don't know what it weighed. That thing worked me to death, though.

 

[Liveliner]

Awsome fighters, those channel cats are. That is why I like to chase them. The Blue cats are better eating than the Channels in my opinion.

Looks like a Channel from where I am sitting. If it has a bronze color it is not a blue. That would mean it could one of several different type cats. A blue will be a faded pail blue to light gray color. Channels will be slightly longer and leaner than the chunky blues. The channel cats pound for pound will out fight a Blue cat.

 

[EricM]

I agree with LL, that's a nice channel! I don't get many that big. Nice catch!

 

[skeeter07]

emoThumbsup nice fish

 

[drumking]

The profile, color and the fight defintely says channel cat. LL is right about the taste. Blues better, but channels fight much harder. emoGeezer

 

[fishlips]

Thanks for the replies. By the way... Those Pflueger President spinning reels have excellent drag systems on them.

 

[Liveliner]

fishlips - 5/14/2007 3:43 PM

Thanks for the replies. By the way... Those Pflueger President spinning reels have excellent drag systems on them.

After fighting that big Channel Cat you should know.emoThumbsup

 

[EricM]

fishlips - 5/14/2007 3:43 PM

Thanks for the replies. By the way... Those Pflueger President spinning reels have excellent drag systems on them.

I use one myself because of the drag! It works great on 4 and 6 lb line and big fish! Good fishing!

 

[minner]

anudder vote fer a channel