cat fishing on the Mississippi no not me

but I seen a show couple days ago G-3 sportsman I think, I'm old so don't remember much.. any way the wind is blowing here,,,, wait, cat fishing i was talking about,,,, they was catching big ole cats right by the arch,,, not mickie'D the gateway one..... drifting cut carp,(silver asian) he said,,, they was haulling in some big fish,,,, any of you easterners do any of that on the Mississippi .... sure looked fun, and a little scarry... they was not in a great big ole boat either.... just wondering

Yea, I saw that one too......... those were some hogs they were catching. The lakes will do fine for me, don't have the nerve to launch on a big river like that. Sure looked fun though.

I did not get to see the whole show yet, but they were fishing with Ryan Casey, who owns Show Me Cats. Ryan also did an episode of "City Limits" fishing with mike Iconelli. That guy knows the rivers! I'm gonna book a trip with him one of these years.

they looked like they were having fun for sure

Trotline it now and then. It is unreal. Caught a bunch of big'ns.

over on the other side of the state we catch a few big uns too if the corps would ever get the river figured out

what pray tell do you mean,

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over on the other side of the state we catch a few big uns too if the corps would ever get the river figured out

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Beagle, I've got a hunting buddy that is a semi-pro catfisherman. He drives all the way to TN to catch baitfish by the 100's, brings 'em back north in a huge livestock tub and runs a big 'ole river-john-boat rig, guiding and fishing tournaments.

He regularly hauls some monsters out of the Mississississippippi.

that would be a hoot for sure,,, just cant imagine catching 30 lb cat on a regular basis.

what pray tell do you mean,

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what pray tell do you mean,

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I am speaking of the big muddy AKA Missouri River. When the river is not flowing at 10+ feet over flood stage we can catch some pretty big catfish also. Personal best 65 lb flathead, 72 lb blue, and 22lb channel

ah I thought so, but with out knowing I had to ask is a vague way,, should have been direct,,,, 65lb flathead,,, I see one that big once,,, be nice to land on that big,,, some real good eating,,,, I did catch a 10 lb channell out of my pond couple weeks or so ago... it were good eating,,,, congrats on the big fish. bet it was fun

big fish are a blast to catch.

rub it in, I like the smell of fish

I do LOTS of mo river runnin, and Sow tamer is definatly correct, the cat fishin has been really tuff for a couple-few years now. I ain't caught a good blue since march, when I landed a 20lber. so I spend most of my time bowfishing for flying carp these days. thats a blast too, but nothing beats the rush of fighting a 40lb blue(my pb) in the rippin current of the mo or the 'sippi.
been checking out show me cat's rates and they are real reasonable, 250$ for 4hrs and 2guys. 400 for 8hrs and 2 guys. thats a steal when you consider the cost of all the oversized equipment it takes to fish these rivers.