Couple of weeks ago, i posted an upsetting day of losing a rather large catfish, because of a stupid mistake to pull the catfish out of the water by pulling the line, instead of lying flat on the ground to pick him up from the gills or mouth. The line broke and he got away.

Well, tonight, after i worked out at the gym, i bought a pack of hot dogs and went to Halleck Pond and began fishing for catfish. After the sun set, the bite really took off, but i was having no luck of being able to set the hook. They kept making off with the bait. I tried several different techniques, from jerking the rod tip up to set the hook, reeling it in when they pull out the slack, letting them set the hook themselves. Finally after 3 and 1/2 hot dogs, i got a gradually bite that slowly took the line, i waited until the slack was out and flicked my wrist to make sure i got it. He fought back hard, it was a good 5 min before i tired him out and went i got him close to the shore, i couldn't believe my eyes. I saw the same circle hook and same neon green 20lb test line in the exact same spot. He didn't seem to pack on any more weight than last time, but boy was i glad i nabbed the big one that got away the first time. He was a little over 24" long, i didn't have a scale so i don't know how much he weighed.