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Author:
paul gotta fish
Date:
Oct 17, 2014
Subject:
Mattabessett Monster 10/5/14
Message:
Launched at dawn from the Cromwell location, and made my way about a half mile down river and started throwing a black Zoom Horny Toad at laydowns and over grassy stretches, hoping for a late season bass or early season pike. Not getting a single hit, I switched to my favorite black and red spinner bait with gold and silver blades. As I approached the Coginchaug intersection, I had a savage hit, and pulled in a nice 33 inch Northern Pike. Three casts later, I hooked up with and pulled in another 34 pike, almost a twin to the first! Not bad action for a short stretch of fishing. As I drifted another 50 yds or so downstream, something massive struck my lure and nearly pulled my rod out of my hand! I set the hook hard, and the fish pulled back just as hard, actually pulling my arm into water. I quickly flipped off the anti reverse lever and carefully back reeled this fish as it fought, instead of relying on my drag. Thankfully I had on 20lb braid, because it dove to the bottom, cut back and forth between the grasses, and kept trying to wrap around anything it could find. A good 5 to 8 minutes later, I pulled to the side of my canoe one of the heaviest largest freshwater fish of I've ever caught.[img][URL=http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/pmiskunas/media/Cromwell-20140928-00490_zps2ca7acba.jpg.html][img:49c5216899]http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah316/pmiskunas/Cromwell-20140928-00490_zps2ca7acba.jpg[/img:49c5216899][/URL][/img] I assume this monster is a Channel Catfish. It measured 29 inches long, had a girth of 19 inches, and weighed in at 13.5lbs! It was the first catfish I ever caught in that river, and the first I ever caught on a spinner bait. After taking mulitple photos, measurements, and a video, I thanked him for the valient fight, and carefully held him in water to help him regain his strength. After a minute or so, he forcefully broke free from my grip and dove back to the bottem of the river. What a rush, God I love fishing! [img][/img][img][URL=http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/pmiskunas/media/Cromwell-20140928-00493_zpsbfdb60c7.jpg.html][img:49c5216899]http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah316/pmiskunas/Cromwell-20140928-00493_zpsbfdb60c7.jpg[/img:49c5216899][/URL][/img]
Author:
Cd662
Date:
Oct 18, 2014
Message:
That's an absolute beast! You never know what those fish are going to bite on. Congrats on back to back Pike too.
Author:
Michael
Date:
Oct 18, 2014
Message:
That channel cat is a monster! WTG! Channel catfish are great fighters for their size.
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