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Went late today but caught a mess quick. Released a bunch and culled out this limit. Saw a man with his kids fishing, catching a few small Crappie. They saw me catching Catfish and so I asked if the kid wanted to catch a few. After she caught a few I loaned them two rod and reels, hooks and some liver. Turns out the kids great grandad is a friend of mine. Asked them to leave my tackle with him on the way out.Hands Clapping
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Nimrod, Sending my grandson over to live with you for a while. We were over there last night but didn't have time to say hi
After a week of fishing here , he would be a fishing nut or hate fish. You need to bring him one morning and get his line stretched by a big Catfish. Bet you could catch enough for a fish fry with no problem. Kena and I kept 20 yesterday and I kept 10 today. Had about 30 lbs of fillets to do something with. My fishing partners and I have dressed way over 100 this week and released more than that. No problem for 4 of us to all catch a limit most mornings while releasing a bunch more.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve48
I do believe I might come live with you for a week as well.
good mess of blues and channels.
Those are all Channels, we catch very few Blues in Nimrod.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue thunder
Nimrod's Catfish bite is hotter than the weather right now Grasshopper. Can you clean fish and run a lawn mower?RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by FroMan
Have you forgot how to crappie fish NIMROD? Whats up with that? I speak for all, but cat's arnt that hard to catch. I used to commercial fish nets in the St. Francis River and Tight Line them jokers when i was young. It paid for beer and gas! Just thot id ask ya? Water level must have you stumped..
Catfishing is'nt any easier than Crappie to me, besides I could catch lots of Crappie everyday. Most of the Crappie being caught here are dinks in the heat. A few desent ones are being caught trolling. Before I'd go back to trolling I'd as soon use a seine. I also commercial fish in the winter. I actually catch 50+ lots of mornings and release all but a limit. I'd rather catch a bunch of hard fighting cats than a bucketfull of 6 to 8'' Crappie. When the slabs pick up I'll be there with my jig pole.Quote:
Originally Posted by coolerfull
Do you fish only for Crappie? I'm sure you don't speak for all either. I've had several pm's from Crappie fishermen wanting to know how to catch something when the Crappie are slow. I enjoy seeing folks catch fish wheter they are Crappie or not. As far as being stumped , NO. I fish for whatever is best under the conditions. If you don't like my posts then please don't waste your time reading them. I'm a serious Crappie fisherman , but that does'nt mean I won't fish for anything else.
Well said Nimrod Hands ClappingHands Clapping I don't understand why a few people only want to talk crappie and not everything available in the state. Not like ya posted this on the main crappie board. By the way, loves me some fried catfishes.Thumbs Up
Nimrod, how you going about targeting them cats or do you have a sweet spot for them? Great catch. Congrats.:)
I've noticed in your pictures that there are very few Blues in them. What's up with that? I've seen your pictures with all the Ops. I figured if there were Ops in the numbers like there are in Nimrod, that there'd be a ton of Blues too.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
If a member takes the time to post a picture of a catch no matter what that catch is, then we should all appreciate it, encorage the member, post favorable comments or just say nothing at all. I have posted pics before just to have somebody come along to make derogatory comments about the post. I dont think that is how we are suppose to operate. Geeze...
That dude ain't speaking for me. There are a lot of anglers that prefer to fish only one lake, so they fish for whatever the hot species is for the time of year. I would love to take a trip with Nimrod for them cats. I know I'd get my string stretched all day!!! Nice catch Nimrod!!!
I noticed that the water must be warm. One of those catfish was drinking a coke. Nothing like a good catfish to give the fishing tackle a stress test.
Don't know about the catfish but my crappie has been dry for awhile. ;-)
Coke must be the choice of fish everywhere. If it's good enough for the fish, it's good enough for meThumbs Up
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There are very few Blues or as some call Whites or Fultons. Don't catch many Flatheads except in nets when they bunch up in the winter. But Nimrod is loaded with Channels.Quote:
Originally Posted by LA yard dog
We used soured feed dumped on stumps or pallet beds near a channel drop. It can get to where you almost have to hide to bait your hook.Rofl Lots of fun when things are slow. Great if you have young'ns wanting to catch plenty of good sized fish in a short time.Thumbs UpQuote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
I've posted in trade a trip if you got a equal trade. I fish for just about anything that swims.
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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Seems like those who contribute the most to the sport or this site get the most crap thrown at them.
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[QUOTE=DRPEPPER;1584913]Seems like those who contribute the most to the sport or this site get the most crap thrown at them.
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Hey DP they always told me the only one not making mistakes is the one not doing anything. If a catfish don't want in my boat, it better keep its mouth shut.
Nimrod, how big an area are you dumping on, how much are you dumping, and how regular are you dumping? Thx.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
I skinned a couple of three pound channels we caught Saturday. Cut 'em up into steaks and fried 'em that night. They were fantastic. I love good river cat almost as much as Crappie. We caught those trolling the stump fields on the bottom with weedless jigs. We catch quite a few Catfish while fishing for Crappie. BTW, we don't usually put out cover for Crappie but I have an elderly friend who told me he used bales of Alfalfa Hay when he was younger and they would be covered up in Crappie. I haven't heard of anyone else on here using it but he swore it was the best.
RCC, you've got to be kidding me!! That one redear is as long as TWO Coke cans!! Don't have a Coke can to measure, but that's got to be 12 inches" Didn't mean to sidetrack this post, but man! Did you weigh it? How much?
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My wife caught that redear last year and it weighed just over a pound. I would have guessed it more, but the digital scales kinda keep me in check. It was after the spawn so maybe it would have weighed more earlier. What made it special was that all those fish came off of some of my pvc condos I put in 3 years ago. It was a dandy and made a neat picture. If I ever get in the mood to lie, it'll probably go at least 1.4 or 1.5Thumbs Up
I pick a stump or pallet bed and dump 2 - 5 gallon buckets of soured feed a day. If you use sweet feed dump a sack and the 1/2 sack every day or so. The Catfish population is high here so we load them up on feed. More you feed and regularly will boost catch #'s.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
I for one always enjoy your pics. Thanks for posting.