rsimms
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BREAKING NEWS - Hixson Woman Catches Her 2nd 100-lb. Cat
Pictures and story here: http://www.Chattanoogan.com/Outdoors
Pictures and story here: http://www.Chattanoogan.com/Outdoors
BREAKING NEWS - Hixson Woman Catches Her 2nd 100-lb. Cat
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DHaun
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That is an incredible story - Have mercy! - All kudos, congrats, and braggin rights on that fish of a lifetime (twice) emoThumbsup - even more so for setting a fine example and releasing it!!! Thanks for posting it.
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Congrats on the monster cat. Anyone would be extatic about catching that monster. She must have the touch.
Hey Richard, if you'll guarantee a fish like that for me I'll book a trip right now.
Great story!
Cheez
Hey Richard, if you'll guarantee a fish like that for me I'll book a trip right now.
Great story!
Cheez
rsimms
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If I could guarantee fish like that (or even half that), I'd quadruple my rates and folks would still be standing in line.cheez - 7/24/2006 7:43 PM
Congrats on the monster cat. Anyone would be extatic about catching that monster. She must have the touch.
Hey Richard, if you'll guarantee a fish like that for me I'll book a trip right now.
Great story!
Cheez
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Great story, Richard! Great to see that there are some huge cats still swimming the waters around this area, and that they sometimes do get caught by folks that deserve to catch them. Releasing the fish was a great move, and I hope that with that being her 2nd 100 lbs. catfish, that a replicator would be willing to donate a replica of the fish for her.
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I'm really suprised she didn't get spooled. An Ambassadeur 5000 can't hold very much 30# line and the drag is definitely not rated for that kind of action. It was just her day to catch that big fish. Man I fish up there a lot and would have loved to see the fight.
Cheez
Cheez
paulj
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Cheez I don't think your mickey mouse fishing poles could handle a fish like that. J/K. When are we going to go and catch some more crappie? My freezer is a little low since I have been giving them all away.
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polo-dog
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Wow, what a fish! That would be an incredible battle for anyone.
Fat Albert
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Richard, good story... I bet she was one tired lady when she finally got it in the boat....emoParty
Davo
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That thing looks like a fat pig with fins.
rsimms
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CORRECTION - I was contacted by one of the anglers presented when Diane Voss-Wilkins captured her huge catfish Monday. There was apparently an error reading the scale ... one of those scales that has a pin that can easily be mistaken for the weight mark. Apparently her monster catfish weighed a mere 70 lbs., rather that the previously-reported 100. As the scale owner points out, "It was still a terrific fish and a great fight!"
TennesseeTalker
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Who cares if it was 30 # light!!!???? Gosh thats a whopper by anyone's measure!!! Someday ..
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Fewfish
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I was in one of the boats watching, finally talked my son and his friend to try for some of the white bass there. When we got to the boils I caught our only one then noticed this lady fighting that cat. We were told she had been at it for about an hour. Spent the rest of our time waiting for a look at that hugh fish. Great fish, great story and really wonderful that she released the fish.
JerDog
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Yes, indeed a great catch. I am sure that was quite a battle and great to see that the fish will live to see another day. Any word on what was used to catch the fish?
TennesseeTalker
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think the article said cut shad bait!!!
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frazier2209
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Richard,
Have you or any of your clients every caught a triple digit fish??
Have you or any of your clients every caught a triple digit fish??
rsimms
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No.... I am indeed one of those "grizzled veterans" who dreams of a triple-digit catfish... either for me or a client. I've seen one taken by a gentleman below Chickamauga just last year ... helped him land it. And I know first-hand of three others taken in our immediate area in the last few years.. but they are rare.
minner
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Nice fish for sure. It's always a good day when you see a monster like that CPR'ed.
I don't know what you guys are feeding your fish up there, but they sure must be able to put up more of a fight than the ones down here in AL. Heck the big ones I have caught have never given me over a 6 minute battle. It seems like an eternity when you are the one reeling the fish in but it never takes as long as you think. When adrenaline kicks in, you pretty much lose your ability to judge.
I sure would like to let a 100 lber have his chance at me though.
I don't know what you guys are feeding your fish up there, but they sure must be able to put up more of a fight than the ones down here in AL. Heck the big ones I have caught have never given me over a 6 minute battle. It seems like an eternity when you are the one reeling the fish in but it never takes as long as you think. When adrenaline kicks in, you pretty much lose your ability to judge.
I sure would like to let a 100 lber have his chance at me though.
2 summers ago my co-worker's son caught a 47 lber from my boat. It took him about 20 minutes to land the fish and about 0.25 mile of river. We all just sat and watched the thing come up, blow bubbles, and go back to the bottom. We had to land it by hand as at the time I did not have a net or grabbers. I grabed it's lower lip and Alvin grabed it's gills. My thumbs bled for about 5 minutes after that and looked like I had grabed a hand full of razor blades.
