Very Large 100# plus Cat Fish

[Guest]

I was a guest in Chattanooga and was told that a 125 # castfish was recently caught by a young boy in the Chattanooga area. Is this true?

 

[DHaun]

I read this in the outdoors section of the Chattanoogan.com a while back. Compliments of Richard Simms, Author or Poster (I assume) of the article.

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_65637.asp

 

[rsimms]

FYI, I helped a couple of folks land a massive catfish below Chickamauga Dam recently. I know it exceeded 100-pounds. They had their picture in newspaper with it... caption claimed 116-pounds... which would be a new state record. But I know they weren't the type to bother with "certified" scales and all the paperwork involved. But I believe it may very well have been a state record. Here's a photo.... not very good, but best I could do at the time. I darn near knocked myself out helping them get it in the boat with a boca grip... grip slipped loose and busted my lip.

 

[DHaun]

What a chunk of a fish! I think that really says something about the kind of catfishing we have in this region. Did they happen to mention what they were going to do with it?

 

[rsimms]

I'm betting he was quickly reduced to catfish steaks. They did mention a donation to the Aquarium, but it was a weekend. One guy with a cell phone tried reaching someone "in power" at the Aquarium, without success. Too bad

 

[G-MAN]

I just saw this picture and artical about a 124# catfish. Just thought you might get a kick out of it.

Enjoy!

http://www.wftv.com/news/4529496/detail.html

 

[2jigs]

I've seen that guy & his wife catch more 50lb.+catfish. He has one one every time I see him below Chick.

 

[Liveliner]

I have heard that the aquarium has a standing offer for a catfish that exceeds 100 lbs of $1,000.00. Too bad for that guy. I am sure he did not get that much on the street for that fish.

 

[bass15]

I hooked one on a shiner Smallmouth fishing that was a lot bigger than the 55 lb. cat that I caught on labor day. It felt like a kid with flippers on swimming. My buddy said it must have been a Sturgeon. No luck, Blue cat all the way. I fought it for 2 mins. or so then the 8lb. line gave out. I had the drag set and everything. I hooked it across the river , behind the sandbar from the old Sandbar Restuarant. If you happed to catch it , it's should still have a gamakatsu circle hook in it's jaw. I couldn't calm down for minutes.

 

[polo-dog]

The TN river is really a world class blue cat fishery. Hopefully others will figure that out and call rsimms so that he can quit his writing job.

 

[churly]

2jigs - 12/21/2006 6:18 PM

I've seen that guy & his wife catch more 50lb.+catfish. He has one one every time I see him below Chick.

His name is Willie, he and his wife have caught tons of big ole carp and cats!