Great catfishing session here Bill - thanks for sharing! That snake at the beginning would have me paddling back to shore as fast as possible! Those big cats put up a great fight - nice job keeping them out of the logs once hooked. Tight lines! Captain Zac
Love the whoa whoa whoa.. 😂.. I also like the fact that you start showing your setup... Really do appreciate the explanations... Can't wait to get down to the Catt.
Slow day out there but ended up with 2 heavy hitters. Beautiful day to be out, work those legs. I think it’s time to upgrade to a kayak, Bill. So much better to manage the distances than a float tube. I’m curious if you could catch a cat on salmon skein, I can’t see why you wouldn’t. If you have some still, try it next time out for me and see if you can get one to bite, I’m curious. Great video once again, Bill. Happy Memorial Day to you and Mike.
Hey Bill...is that an Ugly Stick? I won one during a draw at the Mercury Booth at the Toronto Sportsman's Show back in 1977. For a 14 yr old, it was like winning the lottery, a massive upgrade, absolutely tough and almost unbreakable under normal use compared to the old Shakespeare rod I was using at the time. Ugly stick is an appropriate name for it...it has to be one of the ugliest rods in history, in 1977 and in 2024!!! It's perfect for massive catfish though...you did great in this video...beautiful channel cats!!!
Dude i never lip cats ever since i was a kid. I tried lipping a ten inch bullhead and jesus christ it was like jaws of life got me. Just on the very tip, didnt even get to the nail. The only place i know with big cats around me isnt fishable thanks to a water supply. I got a 12-14 pounder at the private lake ive got access to about ten years ago. Only one ive got from there before or since and ive been fishing it since 97 when my grandparents moved there
Not a question. Even a couple years ago it was nothin to catch 10-20 cats. Best I’ve done so far is 5 but the water has been very low the last couple years.
i don't know if numbers are down or more pressure on the creek - numbers are very good in the lake closer to Buffalo , more tournaments and lampricide treatments in the creek kill off some fish every few years
Great catfishing session here Bill - thanks for sharing! That snake at the beginning would have me paddling back to shore as fast as possible! Those big cats put up a great fight - nice job keeping them out of the logs once hooked. Tight lines! Captain Zac
thanks Zac ✌️they do put up a good fight for fresh water fish 😁 tight lines
Awesome trip Bill. You always make it look so easy hooking into them big cats. Great highlight reel at the end.
thanks Fitz ✌️
I love these catfishing videos. You do battle with those monsters! Great video.
thanks man ✌️they always put up a good fight
Man that first one just didn't want to come up, looked like a great fight. Love the cat videos 👍
the big ones always put up a good fight ✌️😁
Couple of beauties Bill! Always look forward to ur cat fishing trips. Great video!
thanks Jim 👍👍
Love the whoa whoa whoa.. 😂.. I also like the fact that you start showing your setup... Really do appreciate the explanations... Can't wait to get down to the Catt.
thanks man ✌️good luck
Great fishing bro. We both OG in the TH-cam world bro. Still making videos LETS GOOOO ‼️
thanks man ✌️yes sir 😁still a few of us OG's hangin around
This reminds me of one of your nostalgic vuds
i does a bit lol 😁 thanks
Slow day out there but ended up with 2 heavy hitters. Beautiful day to be out, work those legs. I think it’s time to upgrade to a kayak, Bill. So much better to manage the distances than a float tube. I’m curious if you could catch a cat on salmon skein, I can’t see why you wouldn’t. If you have some still, try it next time out for me and see if you can get one to bite, I’m curious. Great video once again, Bill. Happy Memorial Day to you and Mike.
thanks Adrian ✌️i was fishing Steelhead on the rez in October some years back and landed a 16lb Cat on Salmon Skien - Quite the surprise
Caught some good ones that bait vs livers be good video to see
i got to try the livers again - the chicken is a lot less work lol
Hey Bill...is that an Ugly Stick? I won one during a draw at the Mercury Booth at the Toronto Sportsman's Show back in 1977. For a 14 yr old, it was like winning the lottery, a massive upgrade, absolutely tough and almost unbreakable under normal use compared to the old Shakespeare rod I was using at the time. Ugly stick is an appropriate name for it...it has to be one of the ugliest rods in history, in 1977 and in 2024!!! It's perfect for massive catfish though...you did great in this video...beautiful channel cats!!!
thanks man 👍👍ugly stiks my go to rod when I'm after big cats
Thanks for another great video
Thanks for watching!✌️
Nice big cats. No skunkin
thanks man ✌️
Dude i never lip cats ever since i was a kid. I tried lipping a ten inch bullhead and jesus christ it was like jaws of life got me. Just on the very tip, didnt even get to the nail. The only place i know with big cats around me isnt fishable thanks to a water supply. I got a 12-14 pounder at the private lake ive got access to about ten years ago. Only one ive got from there before or since and ive been fishing it since 97 when my grandparents moved there
they can clamp down hard for sure lol 😁
Greetings Bill. Give a couple chicken breasts a solid coating of coffee grounds next time ya go out. I slammed them in the river couple weeks ago.
Nice 👍👍
Been a good year on channels i catch em whether i want to or not😂
Nice ✌️😁
Those were some big ol cats👍👍 do you ever try bottom bouncing or are there to many snags?
thanks ✌️tons and tons of snags thats why i float fish
Man I tried to lip em like you and they bite me everytime 😂
haha they do clamp down 😁
I would try your rigs but some reason I can’t catch any here on the Illinois river. or fox river
thats to bad ✌️ thanks man
Do you still use the chicken liver sack set up?
not in a while - chicken breast is so much easier
Bill have you noticed 10 or 12 years ago the fishing was much better for catfish on the Big Creek?
Not a question. Even a couple years ago it was nothin to catch 10-20 cats. Best I’ve done so far is 5 but the water has been very low the last couple years.
i don't know if numbers are down or more pressure on the creek - numbers are very good in the lake closer to Buffalo , more tournaments and lampricide treatments in the creek kill off some fish every few years
Outta throw a centerpin into that setup instead of the spinning reel. That would be one heck of a fight!!!
it would be 😁✌️