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wesleydnunder
05-22-2011, 9:28 AM
Friday night I took my granddaughter and my buddy's son catfishing on a local private lake. It was the first time either of them caught a big fish and we had a blast. We caught fish for three hours but only kept the ones that were 18" or bigger. Here's a pic of the channel cats we kept:
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd240/wesleydnunder/fishingtrip05-20-11002.jpg
Mark
Ashes2ashes
05-22-2011, 9:31 AM
That looks like some good eatin Mark. :)
tonergirl
05-22-2011, 9:37 AM
AMAZING, 18 inches, or so...I would so love to catch something that size, lol Are they good eating, when they're that big? Who gets to clean them? I've been eating catfish since I was a kid but never caught one. I bet the kids were having a blast, hauling in those monsters! :)
fishboy7
05-22-2011, 10:56 AM
That would be a blast to catch those babies (or should I say, MONSTERS)!
excuzzzeme
05-22-2011, 2:03 PM
Mmmmmmmm, DINNER!!!
dirtydawg10
05-23-2011, 8:46 AM
Yummm!! Nice job Mark.
toddnbecka
05-24-2011, 12:13 AM
Nice mess of channel cats, but I'd hate to have to skin and clean them all...
msjinkzd
05-24-2011, 6:43 AM
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Btw, I sent over that recipe to you yesterday!
I am jealous!
wesleydnunder
05-24-2011, 7:35 AM
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Btw, I sent over that recipe to you yesterday!
I am jealous!
Thanks Rach! I'll definitely give it a try. We're gonna go again this coming friday night and try for another good catch so we have enough for a Memorial Day fish fry at my house.
Mark
wesleydnunder
05-24-2011, 7:37 AM
Nice mess of channel cats, but I'd hate to have to skin and clean them all...
I didn't skin them. I cut the fillets off of the side and then ran the knife down between the meat and skin to come away with clean fillets. I should video it for y'all. It's much, much easier than skinning with pliers.
Mark
fsn77
05-24-2011, 11:19 AM
^They do the same where I use to work... Very fast and effective once you get the hang of it.
Vince G.
05-24-2011, 11:26 AM
I'm going to have to try that technique. I used to skin catfish with pliers when I was a kid. I never liked doing it, but I definitely liked the eating part....
Lab_Rat
05-24-2011, 12:04 PM
They look delicious!
RisiganL.
05-24-2011, 5:05 PM
Sounds like a load of fun and a good meal! How many did you catch total?
wesleydnunder
05-25-2011, 7:42 AM
Sounds like a load of fun and a good meal! How many did you catch total?
Probably caught 30. Threw most of 'em back. Caught a few bullheads, bream and carp too... didn't keep any of them either.
Mark