Perkiomen Creek, Oaks 6-6-10

[mute]

Been having a great warmwater fishing season so far. Started going out once or twice a week for the past two weeks and its been a blast.

Went out tonight with a friend from 8:30 to 12am.


The plan was to get some panfish and hope for big cat fish. Well with the sun being down we couldnt aquire any sunnies. So we caught a bunch of crawfish. And theres a crap load of them scurrying the bottom of the stream.

Between the two of us we ended the night with 3 flatheads, 2 channels, and 16 carp. All of the fish were more then 15lbs and 24 inches or more.

 

[afishinado]

mute wrote:
Been having a great warmwater fishing season so far. Started going out once or twice a week for the past two weeks and its been a blast.

Went out tonight with a friend from 8:30 to 12am.


The plan was to get some panfish and hope for big cat fish. Well with the sun being down we couldnt aquire any sunnies. So we caught a bunch of crawfish. And theres a crap load of them scurrying the bottom of the stream.

[color=CC0000]Between the two of us we ended the night with 3 flatheads, 2 channels, and 16 carp. All of the fish were more then 15lbs and 24 inches or more.[/color]

Whoa!! :-o That's a load!! I'm sure Fredrick will be PMing you...

Good job!

 

[mute]

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[greenlander]

Why the big gloves for the catfish?

 

[JackM]

greenlander wrote:
Why the big gloves for the catfish?

Because he left his Vice-grips in the car?

 

[Fredrick]

Impressive :-D

 

[greenlander]

JackM wrote:
Because he left his Vice-grips in the car?

It was a serious question. 🙂 I've never handled a catfish before, so I'm unclear why the gloves are needed.

 

[JackM]

Catfish have pointy fins on top and the sides of their head. You don't need gloves to handle them properly, but it helps.

 

[wgmiller]

For that matter, so do bass, and bluegills, and sunfish, and on and on. Are the catfish pectoral fin spines that much sharper than say that of a bass'?

 

[JackM]

http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/fishing/freshwater-tips/catfish/how-to-hold-a-catfish.htm/printable

 

[jayL]

Yes, they are. My grandfather was hospitalized after getting finned by a catfish. It required a ton of stitches, and got a pretty nasty infection.

 

[afishinado]

OMG, some of you have never been stung by a cattie? A right of passage for every angler...and dang painful.

There are spines in front of their pectoral fins and dorsal fin. The spines contain a venom that stings you if it penetrates your skin, much like a bee sting.

The link show how to handle a small catfish. The big ones, you're on your own. Since catties have no scales they are slippery, and gloves may help grip them. Jack's vice-grips should work too, although if you're a serious cattie man, a bogo grip would be ideal.

 

[mute]

As mentioned, the only reason the gloves are used is because i dont trust holding something so big and it spazzing out and getting a nasty infected hole in my body.

 

[mute]

look at this dudes chest

 

[WolfsComing]

Did you catch any of these on a fly rod?
I love catching carp on a fly rod, they are great fighters.
Almost always take you into your backing, with long powerful runs.