Pond Cats 9/13/2006

[TNHeadhunter]

I've been fishing a pond here since January this year.  Caught several stringers of keeper crappie early, and also some good bream.   I've only caught a few bass and they were all slicks.   Recently I've seen something pounding top water in the shallow end.  Tried bass topwater baits but no takers.  Then a couple of weeks ago I got there at daylight, rigged my ultra-light 4.5 foot spincaster (4lb. test) with a redworm under a floater, casted and set the pole down in front of me while I rigged up a crappie tube.  Suddenly noticed my line moving so I picked the rod up and pulled...My line started screaming off!!  I adjusted the drag and fought that fish for over 10 minutes.  it was a 9 lb. channel cat.   I decided to use a small live bluegill under a large floater and let it swim around the shallows.  After 15 to 20 minutes I heard a big commotion, looked up and the floater was gone!  Waited a few seconds and set the hook and the fight was on...Landed a 14 lb. flathead.  Since then Ive caught 4 more cats ranging from 8 to 12 lbs on live gills.  Tried to include photos from scanned pictures but having trouble.</p>

 

[Guest]

RE: Pond Cats

9 lb. channel on 4 lb line I know you had fun! People catch the channel cats in my pond on topwater,spinnerbaits and soft plastics too. It's like bass fishing only with a little more slime.emoLaugh

Cheeez

 

[drumking]

cheez - 9/13/2006 5:09 AM

9 lb. channel on 4 lb line I know you had fun! People catch the channel cats in my pond on topwater,spinnerbaits and soft plastics too. It's like bass fishing only with a little more slime.emoLaugh

Cheeez

Cheez, I'll have to come down there sometime and fish for "ole charlie".emoGeezer

 

[rsimms]

I know there are some "record" fish hidden away in some of those Sequatchie Valley farm ponds. emoThumbsup

 

[Guest]

When you come drumking you better bring the weedeater cord. Nobody has been able to get him out of the stumps yetemoSmile

Cheez

 

[fisherpal2k]

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