It's great to see you guys having fun catching cats. My fishing partner and I do the same thing you guys do nearly every weekend except we almost exclusively use cut bait and fish them on the bottom. I like the idea of slip bobbers and drifting the bait. I'll give that shot.
Great job Bill and Mike!! Really enjoy the videos keep them coming. Float fishing for big cats is one of my favourite types of fishing by far, lots of fun.
thanks Steve , i know theyre just average compared to monster blues you get but they do pull hard - you'll have to come up some day -you'd probably set the new state record.
Cut bait is for the trophies. Chicken liver is for numbers. Also when it comes to cut bait you want to use the bait right from the same waters as the catfish. It's time consuming but worth it when the catfishing is at the peak. I don't live in WNY anymore but have fished the Catt for 20 years. Horndese creek chubs (with the red cheeks and horns) are the ticket my friend. Suckers like you have are last resort for me. Generally up until the cottonwoods cut bait produces 10+ fish and every single one is over 30inches. When the cottonwoods start flying and the creek hits 78+ degrees the spawn starts and you will catch a bunch of small ones. The best catfishing I had is when the water is on the rise and is between 66-70 degrees. I love watching your videos as I have fished all those spots several times. The biggest catfish I have ever caught out of the Catt was 40in, I have a nice photo of it.
thanks man , thats what i heard cut bait for big fish but we caught some real nice ones on liver over the years - we got the chubs there and they did have the little horns but not red cheeks - i'll have to try them again - i usually find the spawn to start 3rd week in june most years but never checked the water temps
cut bait from same waters is always the best bait in western Massachusetts. eels, cut up work great. stay on your hook all night.I use the head cut just under the side fins.leaves most of the guts still intact and it will wiggle and move for along time.
Nice big cats guys ! Don't get any hernia's lifting those pigs up ! I caught a 35 pounder a few years back here north of Phoenix. I thought I had hooked the loch ness monster ! " LOL "
Excellent video as always! Got me pumped for tomorrow, I'm finally going to get down to the cat to fish for them this year! I'll be bank fishing though so I'll be happy with just a couple. My favorite bait is shrimp but I haven't really experimented much with catfish baits since I don't get to fish for them very often, my biggest catfish was actually on a live bluegill of all things, it was about the size of the catfish Bill caught in this video (32" and supper fat).
Good video u guys! Cut bait does work good for big cats. But u chicken liver works good too for big cats.You guys have caught some biggins with chicken liver. Keep the videos coming.
The areas around here livers youll catch fish all day/night but max out around 3 pounders start using live shad/blue gill or cut bait and you start catching 2-70pounders
Awesome video. About an hour ago I was thinking what would work best chicken liver or cut bait, because we might go there tomorrow and then I saw this new upload. Perfect timing. That big one you caught was nice. He had a good fight in him
nice, bro ! I was just thinking about this last week, usually I can get creek chubs every day out of that creek by my house. smaller pieces and chubs will work for perchin also! I wish we could fish again man! we're praying & trying to make it there for the 4'th (my wife love's it there @ Niawanda )! if we do I'll definitely let you know! keep the great (longer )videos coming bro I love em! tight line's &wet nets! 👍👍✌
I like to take a tub of livers for my main rod, and use small rod to catch bait to cut up for my second main rod. If there's no baitfish to catch the cats there aren't looking for cut bait
I just found your channel and I thought I was already subscribed to your channel. Thanks for sharing this great video with us. Keep up the great fun/work. God Bless America 🇺🇸
Chicken liver was by far the best catfish bait I've ever used but I won't touch it with bare hands because that stink just stays on you and everything it touches for years. Had to wait for the skin on my hands to die and was still smelling it a year later. So I'd rather use cut bait but chicken liver guarantees cats no matter the conditions, time or area. They smell that shit and come a runnin lol!
We saw you guys paddle by and fish under the first trestle for a few. Me and my nephew were under the south side of the bridge. Had one on while you guys were under the bridge but he broke off. Slow day for us..............the wind chased us away after about an hour.
Hard to say how far we chuck out as its dark out. Im givin it my all with an 8' Rod..... 3/4oz. dropshot rig and nice supple nanofil line. If i had to guess, id say we were punchin it out there, maybe 50 yds? Total guess though
Just ran into your channel and it’s a good video and to be honest I never used chicken liver I never had any luck with it... i had better luck using hot dogs 😂 but I like to use cut bait or live bait such as shad,, blue gills,, carp and I even used a drum before and it work 😂but every one has their own choice of bait anyways i love fishing so I’m subscribing now
I have used chicken livers my whole life. I've never caught a flat head on them. If you want channel cats chicken livers are the best! This year I'm really wanting to catch a big flat head. I've been using live and cut bluegills. It's a lot less action, but I hope it will pay off with a 50 pounder. I can't even find chicken livers right now because of coronavirus
Now that you mention it channels do seem to love the chicken livers. It's just so nasty I do t like to use it cause the smell stays on your hands and gear forever.
I heard scaling it works good too, I'll try scaling and salting. If someone asks what's the best I say chicken livers but it's soooo nasty smelling and that's why I think k they love it so much and will move a long ways to get it.
Are you tying your own chicken liver sacks or purchasing them tied? I would be interested in how you make your liver sacks. As always, I enjoy your videos. We do not have giant channels in Montana but the bigger fish are caught on big pieces of cut bait.
I've been out the last couple weekends and have had better luck in there with crawlers over livers!! I also marked what I thought was a smallmouth suspended higher in the water, threw a spinnerbait and caught a cat on that!! Lol
everyone's been saying crawlers have been best bait this year but i'm so used to doing good with livers over the years , have to take some crawlers next time for a bait challenge
Way to go guys...you sacked them hehe. You ever try fresh shrimp? If you let them sit in the sun for a day they go off just a bit and the cats smell them for mile away. Hey great video as always . Thanks and cheers from Canada.
I have been using chicken liver for decades. Bluegill and shad are good to but that blood from that chicken liver draws them in. difference between live and dead blood soaked bait. I love to eat channel cat. I have never tasted a caught channel cat that didn't taste good. Farm raised has no flavor.
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures Hey that's cool. I thought your accent kind of indicated that to me. Greetings from the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee!
+Bill & Mikes Angling Adventures No, haha. I have 2 of them one 13' & a 16'. I recognized the hump in the floor, great very stable canoes. I really enjoy your videos!
What do you use to make the liver sacks? I used pantyhose but i had trouble with hookup ratios. Maybe the sack was too big or i was using the wrong hook. Any tips?? Thanks!
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures ....I have caught cats up to 12 lbs on livers...without a boat in Oklahoma...or access to private property..it is hard to catch the bigger fish. For me...5-7lbs is a good fish around my parts....yes..it is a good sized one. The biggest of my life was about 29lbs....a blue cat...it was fun
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Channel cats like livers and stink bait... Blue cats like cutbait and flatheads like live bluegill or shad...👍
yes for blues and flathead your right but stink baits dont work so good for me - fresh livers and bait fish for channels
I caught channels on worms, panfish, shad internals, shrimp and manufactured baits
It's great to see you guys having fun catching cats. My fishing partner and I do the same thing you guys do nearly every weekend except we almost exclusively use cut bait and fish them on the bottom. I like the idea of slip bobbers and drifting the bait. I'll give that shot.
thanks man , give it a try
We use 3 to 6 inch live Gold fish about a foot off bottom, All catfish love them, especially flatheads. Wife caught a 37 pound Flathead two weeks ago
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Bro.. chicken liver ..👍👍... I alway used it with catfish and it's work like a champ...
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The key to cut bait is to scale it first
i never heard that before
I'll have to try that, thanks...
Good tip I'll have to try it.
Great job Bill and Mike!! Really enjoy the videos keep them coming. Float fishing for big cats is one of my favourite types of fishing by far, lots of fun.
thanks man - fishing cats is right up there for me as my favorite too
finally using the cut bait! my favorite bait. great video.
thanks man
nice cats guys, id like to come up there and get on some of them big pigs one day.
thanks Steve , i know theyre just average compared to monster blues you get but they do pull hard - you'll have to come up some day -you'd probably set the new state record.
Cool video, going out this weekend
Good luck! and thanks ✌
Cut bait is for the trophies. Chicken liver is for numbers. Also when it comes to cut bait you want to use the bait right from the same waters as the catfish. It's time consuming but worth it when the catfishing is at the peak. I don't live in WNY anymore but have fished the Catt for 20 years. Horndese creek chubs (with the red cheeks and horns) are the ticket my friend. Suckers like you have are last resort for me. Generally up until the cottonwoods cut bait produces 10+ fish and every single one is over 30inches. When the cottonwoods start flying and the creek hits 78+ degrees the spawn starts and you will catch a bunch of small ones. The best catfishing I had is when the water is on the rise and is between 66-70 degrees. I love watching your videos as I have fished all those spots several times. The biggest catfish I have ever caught out of the Catt was 40in, I have a nice photo of it.
thanks man , thats what i heard cut bait for big fish but we caught some real nice ones on liver over the years - we got the chubs there and they did have the little horns but not red cheeks - i'll have to try them again - i usually find the spawn to start 3rd week in june most years but never checked the water temps
I like your canoe set-up ,tight lines from Oregon 👍❤
Thanks 👍
You can have those big ones, those 14 and 15 inch cats are the best. They don’t tear up your pole and they are good to eat.
small fish are better eating 👍👍
cut bait from same waters is always the best bait in western Massachusetts. eels, cut up work great. stay on your hook all night.I use the head cut just under the side fins.leaves most of the guts still intact and it will wiggle and move for along time.
good tip
Night crawlers produce the most down here in KY. You all should give them a shot. Put 2 or 3 on a hook in a big ball. Nice fish btw.
thanks man - we get some good cats on crawlers but the rock bass and drum usually beat the cats to he worms
Nice going guys, each got one monster of a cat. Awesome.
thanks man - the big ones definitely made it worthwhile
Nice big cats guys ! Don't get any hernia's lifting those pigs up ! I caught a 35 pounder a few years back here north of Phoenix. I thought I had hooked the loch ness monster ! " LOL "
thanks man , they do fight harder than most fish
Well done Lads, a good days fishing! very different to what I'm used to but very interesting🎣👍🍻
thanks i appreciate it
The only thing I find that works better than chicken liver is bluegill heads and suckers are the best bait for cats hands down
Live bluegill slays em
The Best for sure. The bigger the head the bigger the fish
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Love the cat fish videos
thanks man
Excellent video as always! Got me pumped for tomorrow, I'm finally going to get down to the cat to fish for them this year! I'll be bank fishing though so I'll be happy with just a couple. My favorite bait is shrimp but I haven't really experimented much with catfish baits since I don't get to fish for them very often, my biggest catfish was actually on a live bluegill of all things, it was about the size of the catfish Bill caught in this video (32" and supper fat).
thanks man - good luck - i heard they have been doing very good from shore on the breakwall on crawlers
Good video u guys! Cut bait does work good for big cats. But u chicken liver works good too for big cats.You guys have caught some biggins with chicken liver. Keep the videos coming.
thanks man , we used every bait there is over the years and liver still works best for us
Whoa! Nice catch
See you sipping on that Budweiser. Haha
very rarely ever drink while fishing , mainly energy drinks for me
Good Job fellas, enjoyed ur video!
thanks man i appreciate it
Nice catts! We usually use cut bait; may have to try livers next time
thanks man , the livers seem to work best as the water temps rise , early season cut baits probably best
The areas around here livers youll catch fish all day/night but max out around 3 pounders start using live shad/blue gill or cut bait and you start catching 2-70pounders
theres no shad or bluegill in our river only creek chubs - we caught 100's of cats over 20 lbs up to 26lb on liver here
Awesome video. About an hour ago I was thinking what would work best chicken liver or cut bait, because we might go there tomorrow and then I saw this new upload. Perfect timing. That big one you caught was nice. He had a good fight in him
thanks man - he did have a good fight - dont forget night crawlers everyone says worms have been working best this spring
good luck man
nice, bro ! I was just thinking about this last week, usually I can get creek chubs every day out of that creek by my house. smaller pieces and chubs will work for perchin also! I wish we could fish again man! we're praying & trying to make it there for the 4'th (my wife love's it there @ Niawanda )! if we do I'll definitely let you know! keep the great (longer )videos coming bro I love em! tight line's &wet nets! 👍👍✌
thanks Greg- tight lines
As always great video. You guys should make t-shirts that say "Dude that's a monster!"
lol , thats a good idea thanks man
great video
thank you
love your videos. keep them coming
thanks man
👍👍😄inspirational fishin gentleman
thank you
cool catch that is a big one
thanks
Good job, nice video ... I really liked the setup and technique!
thank you
Some awesome fish right there...
thanks man
I like to take a tub of livers for my main rod, and use small rod to catch bait to cut up for my second main rod. If there's no baitfish to catch the cats there aren't looking for cut bait
good strategy
If you use like fresh caught shad it works better cause it's more bloody then the store baught
we do by far the best on cats with large live tadpoles..we buy em from a local petshop...best bait for us by far over anything..
i'l have to look into that
Yup I just caught me 4frogs in my front yard 2nite they will b cast out 2marrow on ah circle hook please believe it
Nice cats guys! How do you tie you liver sacks? I'm gonna give them I try my next day off
thanks man
heres a link to my liver sack video - th-cam.com/video/YOIeo5-ESNA/w-d-xo.html
good luck man
seems to me i always catch my channels on liver but the big blues and shovelheads always come on the cutbait or live bluegills
Nice video guys. Keep it up!!
thanks man
nice video and fish! my little brother andd friend went today and each got one little one, looks like your outfishin every one as the usual well done
thanks man - we put in a lot of time , was extremely slow yesterday
Way to go great day on the water. What type of hooks do you use?? Circle or octopus? Just wondering.
thanks man - we were using 1/0 gamakatsu octopus hooks , dont think the circles would be as good under a float
I forgot to ask what setup you use?
I just found your channel and I thought I was already subscribed to your channel. Thanks for sharing this great video with us. Keep up the great fun/work. God Bless America 🇺🇸
thank you sir
so is like that liver small fish and medium cat, cut beat big cats nice.
got some very large channel cats up to 25lbs on livers over the years
Watching this again maybe I’ll find something I missed 2 years ago LOL
✌ 🎣 thanks
Doubled up love it man
thanks
Sweet video 🎣 good catches 😎👍
Glad you enjoyed👍
That’s a real cat just like in manitoba
What are you using to bag the liver?
bait mesh - heres a video on how we do it ---- th-cam.com/video/YOIeo5-ESNA/w-d-xo.html
Bill & Mikes Angling Adventures
Chicken liver was by far the best catfish bait I've ever used but I won't touch it with bare hands because that stink just stays on you and everything it touches for years. Had to wait for the skin on my hands to die and was still smelling it a year later. So I'd rather use cut bait but chicken liver guarantees cats no matter the conditions, time or area. They smell that shit and come a runnin lol!
haha it does have a strong smell 👍🎣
Yeah don't forget it in your car, smells like a Dead body... perfect for someone you don't like like an ex wife or something 🙄
What time is prime time for fishing for catfish?is night fishing any good?
day and night are both good - if your bank fishing night would probably be best but daytime is good if you can work a lot of water with the floats
use them chubbs live.. or bluegill, pumpkinseeds etc. what we use in wv.. shad tho is where it's at.. catfish crack
" that's a beast ". My thoughts on my wedding day
Did you hold 'er up for a photo?
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Chubs work good too but I usually cut there gills to make them bleed and let them die on there own
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We saw you guys paddle by and fish under the first trestle for a few. Me and my nephew were under the south side of the bridge. Had one on while you guys were under the bridge but he broke off. Slow day for us..............the wind chased us away after about an hour.
was a tough day - we only got 6 and the cotton wood was a pain - most cats are probably on the spawn now
Weve been doing better fishing the lakeshore nightbite. Got some slobs.........raw shrimp has been the ticket
how far out from shore do you need to get the bait to reach the cats ? , iwas thinking of trying a lake erie bay from shore one of these nights
Hard to say how far we chuck out as its dark out. Im givin it my all with an 8' Rod..... 3/4oz. dropshot rig and nice supple nanofil line. If i had to guess, id say we were punchin it out there, maybe 50 yds? Total guess though
Just ran into your channel and it’s a good video and to be honest I never used chicken liver I never had any luck with it... i had better luck using hot dogs 😂 but I like to use cut bait or live bait such as shad,, blue gills,, carp and I even used a drum before and it work 😂but every one has their own choice of bait anyways i love fishing so I’m subscribing now
thanks man , i tried all the baits and liver works best for me 90 percent of the time , other guys around here swear by cut bait and shrimp
I saw that on your other videos and yes it’s working really good for you
I have used chicken livers my whole life. I've never caught a flat head on them. If you want channel cats chicken livers are the best! This year I'm really wanting to catch a big flat head. I've been using live and cut bluegills. It's a lot less action, but I hope it will pay off with a 50 pounder. I can't even find chicken livers right now because of coronavirus
couldn't find chicken livers anywhere myself , good luck with the flatheads
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures I found some yesterday. Thanks!
It really just catches channels
Now that you mention it channels do seem to love the chicken livers. It's just so nasty I do t like to use it cause the smell stays on your hands and gear forever.
nice
thanks
great
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@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures have to buy chicken livers/best bait for big cats...
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures HUDSON RIVER NY ORANGE COUNTY
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures THX FOR THE TIPS
good stuff guys!
thanks
New subscriber here
Welcome!!
It really depends on what cut bait you use, and how fresh you keep it. I would not use the same bait, for more than 30 minutes.
What rods do you guys use length also.
we were using ugly stiks med heavy action 7' and 8.5'
Thanks for responding, I just bought a med/heavy 6.6 ugly stick. Looking forward to trying it. Good videos guy I am a new subscriberer now.
thanks man - good luck
By salted I mean he add a genourous amount of table salt night before fishing to the cutbait
sounds good
I heard scaling it works good too, I'll try scaling and salting. If someone asks what's the best I say chicken livers but it's soooo nasty smelling and that's why I think k they love it so much and will move a long ways to get it.
Looks like fun Y’all need a scale. Your estimations are way off.
thanks , my scale fell in the water and sank but i weighed quite a few over the years
What hooks do you use?
we mostly use size 1 and 1/0 octopus hooks with the float rigs
Are you tying your own chicken liver sacks or purchasing them tied? I would be interested in how you make your liver sacks. As always, I enjoy your videos. We do not have giant channels in Montana but the bigger fish are caught on big pieces of cut bait.
thanks man - i tie them like salmon egg sacks - heres a video on tying them
th-cam.com/video/iEmGeXrvWCs/w-d-xo.html
Great day
thanks
Do the bobber have a stopper? Or they just go all the way up? Without stopping?
I caught 15 bullheads trying to catch a channel with liver...how do you keep the bullhead off the liver??
you cant
J S use the bullheads for flatheads they work good.
Exactly....Bullheads are Flathead bait.
You cut his horns off & put a hook in his back
cut bait sorry for the spelling I have small keybord.
That’s my favorite spot
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I've been out the last couple weekends and have had better luck in there with crawlers over livers!! I also marked what I thought was a smallmouth suspended higher in the water, threw a spinnerbait and caught a cat on that!! Lol
Great video as always!! No skunkin!!
thanks man
everyone's been saying crawlers have been best bait this year but i'm so used to doing good with livers over the years , have to take some crawlers next time for a bait challenge
Way to go guys...you sacked them hehe. You ever try fresh shrimp? If you let them sit in the sun for a day they go off just a bit and the cats smell them for mile away. Hey great video as always . Thanks and cheers from Canada.
thanks man , we tried shrimp this past weekend but no takers on it
We use shrimp on the Potomac sometimes, I have found that raw shrimp w the shell and bloodline still in work better than the raw pre peeled.
thanks for the tip
I have been using chicken liver for decades. Bluegill and shad are good to but that blood from that chicken liver draws them in. difference between live and dead blood soaked bait. I love to eat channel cat. I have never tasted a caught channel cat that didn't taste good. Farm raised has no flavor.
Any tips for using chicken liver?
Awesome channel guys just subbed you and nice hogs you caught
thanks man i appreciate it
new video fishing chicken livers under a slip float for nice size catfishes -------------- th-cam.com/video/MLZLAguzOr0/w-d-xo.html
I would love to fish with you guys
Should I precut my cutbait and leave them on ice or leave them live and cut at the spot?
Cut them at your spot because then the bait will still be bloody and that attracts more cats. Good Luck!!!
i agree - i cut mine when i'm ready to bait the hook
I use a 10/12/20 lb. line. wonder what you guys use... and two piece rod... one ugly strick one piece..
we used to use 15 lb mono but recently started using 30 lb poer pro braid - casts better than mono and works better with the slip floats we use
Some nice catches there fellas! Where do you guys live?
western ny
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures Hey that's cool. I thought your accent kind of indicated that to me. Greetings from the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee!
Should of used fresh cut bream. I think it will beat the liver.
i dont know the channels sure like livers
Did you put plastic pontoons on your V hull boat
I think they're using a canoe...with training wheels
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that's big for a channel cat but I've never caught big blue or flathead catfish on liver
Elijah Hess
For flat head us fresh cut bait or live bait for big flatheads
I caught a nice blue on raw shrimp.
Is that a canoe you are in? If so, how did you make it so stable?
we attached sponsons / pontoon stabilizers to the sides of the canoe
what brand? Are they big or small? I am thinking about getting a canoe and would like to know these things. Thanks
Just Subbed!
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How long do that cats usually run
they start around here in mid april thru late summer but the best is pre spawn before 3rd week in june
I was just out last Wednesday and got skunked but I got a 20 pounder this year and a few five to ten pounders
it gets tough this time of year
Yea I’m switching to small lakes for pike we should hook up next season me and my buddy always are at the cat
do you ever keep the cat daddy and cook it? I do they fast great.
cats are delicious but i usually still have a freezer full of fish from icefishing
+Bill & Mikes Angling Adventures oh okay I was wondering
Im n my sisters acc lol but I have nver caught a cat on liver but i dot fish rivers much I use hotdogs worms and cut perch and catch fish 20in or more
Is that a Sawyer canoe you are fishing out of?
yes it is , are you missing one?
+Bill & Mikes Angling Adventures No, haha. I have 2 of them one 13' & a 16'. I recognized the hump in the floor, great very stable canoes. I really enjoy your videos!
thanks man , very durable too we took it through some rough rapids once crashing into boulders and still not a leak at all
What do you use to make the liver sacks? I used pantyhose but i had trouble with hookup ratios. Maybe the sack was too big or i was using the wrong hook. Any tips?? Thanks!
i use atlas spawn net , i use a size 1 or 2 octopus hook just nicking the sack leaving most of the hook exposed
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures thanks!!
Ali Ramirez 😂
Use a bigger hook. Like an 8/0 or bigger circle hook. And make sure your point is clear of scales or any debris.
I went to a pharmacy and got some tube gauze. Ya gotta tie it off and cut it to length but it works fantastic!
Let me guess, you guys were useing cutbait? LOL!
Bill I miss the videos hope to see a new one soon
thanks man - mike stopped back in town a we had a great day of fishing - new video coming soon
what river is that
cattaraugus creek - i wouldnt call it a river
Man, you have a good narrator voice. You guys ever get a bigger boat? I feel like I'd have more room on an inner tube. LOL
thanks man no but i got an inner tube lol --- th-cam.com/video/Ff_zAdacRxc/w-d-xo.html
How many rods should i bring to fishing trip?
depends how many your state alows - here in ny you can use up to 3 rods per person
Bill & Mikes Angling Adventures ok thank you
me and my dad live near buffalo
Where is that at??
cattaraugus creek in western ny
@@BillMikesAnglingAdventures ....I have caught cats up to 12 lbs on livers...without a boat in Oklahoma...or access to private property..it is hard to catch the bigger fish. For me...5-7lbs is a good fish around my parts....yes..it is a good sized one. The biggest of my life was about 29lbs....a blue cat...it was fun