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Jun 19, 2021 07:16:06   #
Weekend Hooker Loc: Clyde, Texas
 
Yesterday was wonderful.
Went catfishing with my friend. Caught 12 pounds of fish. YIPPEE
Experimented with a toad I caught for use as bait. 4# channel cat was caught on a 1/2 toad under a slipcork 12' deep. The toad was extremely durable having been pulled through bull rushes twice before being eaten by the cat and was still solid on the hook when removed from the catfish. Guts were still inside.
2 blue cats caught on cut shad.





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Jun 19, 2021 07:25:33   #
Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa
 
WH. Gereat job girl. You're showing the boys some new baits. We don't know if we don't try new stuff. I'm still looking for a roadkill snake. If it works n it's free why not. Glad you've been doing so well n having fun doing it. Have a nice day stay safe πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸŽ£πŸŽ£πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Jun 19, 2021 07:43:00   #
Weekend Hooker Loc: Clyde, Texas
 
Grizzly 17 wrote:
WH. Gereat job girl. You're showing the boys some new baits. We don't know if we don't try new stuff. I'm still looking for a roadkill snake. If it works n it's free why not. Glad you've been doing so well n having fun doing it. Have a nice day stay safe πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸŽ£πŸŽ£πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ


Thanks Grizzly. I have a great mentor. He doesn't always know he is teaching me. For him it is conversation...for me it is classroom. Gonna try bull snake today. You'll find live snakes laying on backroads at night. Not always but sometimes
You could make your own roadkill. LMAO.

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Jun 19, 2021 07:43:36   #
Jer Loc: N. Illinois πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
 
Weekend Hooker wrote:
Yesterday was wonderful.
Went catfishing with my friend. Caught 12 pounds of fish. YIPPEE
Experimented with a toad I caught for use as bait. 4# channel cat was caught on a 1/2 toad under a slipcork 12' deep. The toad was extremely durable having been pulled through bull rushes twice before being eaten by the cat and was still solid on the hook when removed from the catfish. Guts were still inside.
2 blue cats caught on cut shad.


Nice looking fish and great looking fillets. Congratulations.
Some good eating there.

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Jun 19, 2021 07:51:15   #
Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa
 
Weekend Hooker wrote:
Thanks Grizzly. I have a great mentor. He doesn't always know he is teaching me. For him it is conversation...for me it is classroom. Gonna try bull snake today. You'll find live snakes laying on backroads at night. Not always but sometimes
You could make your own roadkill. LMAO.


I'm sure you're fun to be around n fish with πŸ˜ƒ. I think you have more snakes in Texas. Although i have encountered many copperheads n a few rattlesnake. My biggest worry here is ticks. Pa is bad for them. Your enthusiasm for fishing n learning is awesome. Keep hookn em. πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸŽ£πŸŽ£πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Jun 19, 2021 07:56:18   #
dbed Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI
 
as I said when you 1st asked about toads as bait tried toads didn't catch anything apparently just me have lots of toads in yard will try again

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Jun 19, 2021 08:06:10   #
flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
 
Weekend Hooker wrote:
Yesterday was wonderful.
Went catfishing with my friend. Caught 12 pounds of fish. YIPPEE
Experimented with a toad I caught for use as bait. 4# channel cat was caught on a 1/2 toad under a slipcork 12' deep. The toad was extremely durable having been pulled through bull rushes twice before being eaten by the cat and was still solid on the hook when removed from the catfish. Guts were still inside.
2 blue cats caught on cut shad.


Good job there, Hooker.

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Jun 19, 2021 08:10:47   #
Rutinbuck Loc: Haysville, Kansas
 
Grizzly have you ever used permethrin? You can get it at Walmart. Get the big bottle. It’s over by the mosquito spray. Spray it on your clothes, socks and boots and let it dry before putting them on. It’s good for 5-6 washes and definitely keeps the ticks off.

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Jun 19, 2021 08:17:37   #
CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas
 
Congrats on cat catching WH

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Jun 19, 2021 08:24:46   #
Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa
 
Rutinbuck wrote:
Grizzly have you ever used permethrin? You can get it at Walmart. Get the big bottle. It’s over by the mosquito spray. Spray it on your clothes, socks and boots and let it dry before putting them on. It’s good for 5-6 washes and definitely keeps the ticks off.


Hi Rut yes i have brother. I use to bow hunt alot. Many warm days. I spray my gear tape pant legs. I'd pick my spot then clean all dead leaves n brush away. Not only did it help with ticks i had quite ground to move around on. Didn't use a tree stand on public ground. The stuff works. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Jun 19, 2021 08:29:26   #
Rutinbuck Loc: Haysville, Kansas
 
WH them are some nice channels and good eating too. I’ve never tried using a toad to catch a toad of a fish, it must work. Good job!

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Jun 19, 2021 08:47:28   #
Rutinbuck Loc: Haysville, Kansas
 
Grizzly do you still bow hunt? I still bow hunt but switch to a crossbow last year. I’ll be 73 this year and still got that deep seeded need for that adrenaline rush you can only get when you get a buck or doe in front of ya or rattle one in on a dead run! Then wonder how your going to get rid of the antlers and grab your bow when the buck is 12 yards in front of ya, stopped and looking for a fight. It’s hard to impossible to beat an adrenaline rush like that!

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Jun 19, 2021 09:16:38   #
Rutinbuck Loc: Haysville, Kansas
 
Grizzly I did pull that one off. When the big 10 pointer looked the other way I hung up the antlers on my right side and grabbed my bow on my left. It caught some movement and went behind a bunch of brush but I could see his legs. It stayed there for 10 minutes then headed back the way it came in. A grunt and snort wheeze brought it back behind that same spot. It stayed there for 30 minutes then a repeat of leaving and calling him back to the same spot again. A few minutes later it starts moving towards my kill zone. I go to full draw and he stops and I have to let down. As soon as I do it starts to move, I go back to full draw, the buck is now at 20 yards. I softly grunt and stop the buck and let the arrow fly and it jumps the string. A complete miss! Man that was one exciting 45-50 minutes! 4 days later I rattle an 8 pointer in on a dead run and it stops behind that same bunch of brush. It stays there for a couple of minutes then moves into the same spot that the 10 pointer was and my arrow zips through it, a perfect double lunger.

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Jun 19, 2021 10:19:44   #
Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)
 
Weekend Hooker wrote:
Yesterday was wonderful.
Went catfishing with my friend. Caught 12 pounds of fish. YIPPEE
Experimented with a toad I caught for use as bait. 4# channel cat was caught on a 1/2 toad under a slipcork 12' deep. The toad was extremely durable having been pulled through bull rushes twice before being eaten by the cat and was still solid on the hook when removed from the catfish. Guts were still inside.
2 blue cats caught on cut shad.


Nice job. Way to be creative and make things workπŸ‘

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Jun 19, 2021 10:24:14   #
kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ
 
Great catch, Hooker! And inventive!

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