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Post by jimh on Aug 20, 2009 7:44:48 GMT -5
www.wsbtv.com/news/20463669/detail.html#Georgia Fisherman Catches Monster Catfish Posted: 1:50 pm EDT August 19, 2009 Updated: 2:01 pm EDT August 19, 2009 WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- Tom Head, 76, almost had to scratch his head after hooking a huge catfish on the Ocmulgee River near Warner Robins. Head pulled in a 103-lbs catfish earlier this week. The fish was more than 57 inches long and greater than 41 inches in girth. The head itself was almost 16 inches wide, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Head used a live bream on a tuna hook when this flathead was caught. A representative for the DNR said Head used a method called “jug fishing” to reel in the big catch. But because a jug line is not considered sport tackle, the fish is not eligible for state record status, even though it beats the current state record by 20 pounds, the representative said. Bush hooks, trot lines, jugs, baskets, and nets, while popular methods of fishing, are not considered sporting tackle, said the DNR. Flathead catfish are a non-native fish to the Ocmulgee River. The Ocmulgee River flows from the Piedmont region of Georgia below Lake Jackson to Macon, then winds southeast through the upper coastal plain where it joins the Altamaha River east of Lumber City. It is considered a great river for canoeing and fishing.
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Post by jimiowa on Aug 20, 2009 8:42:34 GMT -5
That's a nice Fish!! Flatheads like that are getting rare these days. I remember when I was a kid back in the 60's(Before they built Red Rock Reservoir by putting an impassible dam across the Des Moines) seeing lots of big flatheads in this area. One sit I remember clearly was a 49-50 Chevy pickup parked next to the tavern here in Colfax. With 3 or 4 Flatheads that filled the whole box. Caught on the Des Moines on trot lines.
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Post by jmarriott on Aug 20, 2009 8:48:28 GMT -5
Thats huge for a flathead. The blue cats get that big here but no flatheads.
My biggest blue was 43 pounder and I thought that was big.
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Post by klsm54 on Aug 20, 2009 15:45:41 GMT -5
That is one hell of a fish...
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Post by bounce on Aug 20, 2009 17:33:30 GMT -5
and all I ever get is yellow bellied bullheads.
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Post by jmarriott on Aug 20, 2009 19:07:12 GMT -5
and all I ever get is yellow bellied bullheads. They most likely taste better than a 103 lbs flathead. .
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Post by Jack on Aug 20, 2009 20:49:23 GMT -5
That is one big fish. I'd think twice about swimming in the same water with him.
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