rsimms
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On Friday I was scheduled to head out with Clint Bailey and his pretty wife, Katie. Clint has fished with me a bunch of times, but this was to be the first time for Katie. Clint really wanted her to experience a little "Taste of Scenic City City Fishing."
We were heartbroken when we woke up to rain. emoRain Katie wasn't really keen on getting soaking wet. But we kept a close eye on the radar and saw a window of opportunity about 9 am, and we went for it.
We got in about two hours of fishing before the next storm blew in on us, but those two hours stayed very active. For starters I hooked up a solid 8-pounder about 50 feet deep and let Katie reel it in (as I ALWAYS do with clients). A short time later I heard Katie exclaim, "I got one." emoEek
I turned around to see her rod bowed down, and it wasn't giving. After a few seconds I saw this was going to be a solid fish and went for the i-Phone Video. <a href=http://youtu.be/xG6R8jqnTbc>CLICK HERE</a> if you want to watch.
I don't think I've ever been happier to see somebody hook up on a big blue. emoBigsmile Clint had already told me that, to date, her biggest catfish might have weighed two pounds. Katie was a little bit overwhelmed by the power. At one point when the fish made a hard run, she whimpered a little and asked, "What am I supposed to do when he does that?"
I wasn't quite sure how to answer that question. emoConfused
She was worried about her line breaking, but I knew the 50 lb. braid would hang tough and as you can see in the vid, she whipped him. It was one of those post-spawn blues that should have weighed a solid 30 or even 35 lbs., but it still came in at 26. We were happy campers. There is a TARP Award in Katie's future.
No more trophy fish, but we stuck at least eight or ten more solid fish in the 8 - 10 lb. class. And with all due respect to Clint, Katie whipped his butt on size and numbers. emoPoke
She caught her last one just as the bottom was about to fall out of an approaching storm so we snapped a quick picture, then cut & ran. But it was one of the best two hours trips I've had in years, and that means life is good and gettin' better every day.
We were heartbroken when we woke up to rain. emoRain Katie wasn't really keen on getting soaking wet. But we kept a close eye on the radar and saw a window of opportunity about 9 am, and we went for it.
We got in about two hours of fishing before the next storm blew in on us, but those two hours stayed very active. For starters I hooked up a solid 8-pounder about 50 feet deep and let Katie reel it in (as I ALWAYS do with clients). A short time later I heard Katie exclaim, "I got one." emoEek
I turned around to see her rod bowed down, and it wasn't giving. After a few seconds I saw this was going to be a solid fish and went for the i-Phone Video. <a href=http://youtu.be/xG6R8jqnTbc>CLICK HERE</a> if you want to watch.
I don't think I've ever been happier to see somebody hook up on a big blue. emoBigsmile Clint had already told me that, to date, her biggest catfish might have weighed two pounds. Katie was a little bit overwhelmed by the power. At one point when the fish made a hard run, she whimpered a little and asked, "What am I supposed to do when he does that?"
I wasn't quite sure how to answer that question. emoConfused
She was worried about her line breaking, but I knew the 50 lb. braid would hang tough and as you can see in the vid, she whipped him. It was one of those post-spawn blues that should have weighed a solid 30 or even 35 lbs., but it still came in at 26. We were happy campers. There is a TARP Award in Katie's future.
No more trophy fish, but we stuck at least eight or ten more solid fish in the 8 - 10 lb. class. And with all due respect to Clint, Katie whipped his butt on size and numbers. emoPoke
She caught her last one just as the bottom was about to fall out of an approaching storm so we snapped a quick picture, then cut & ran. But it was one of the best two hours trips I've had in years, and that means life is good and gettin' better every day.
