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All Fishing => Fishing Fever Bonanza => Topic started by: Ferguson on January 17, 2011, 09:16:08 AM

Title: Blues
Post by: Ferguson on January 17, 2011, 09:16:08 AM

I've got the blues waiting on water temp to rise. Hope'n to beat my own best from two years ago. Last year the water and my time couldn't get together. Maybe this spring they'll cooporate a little more.

(http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae150/Ferguson-photobucket/IMG_0071.jpg)

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: 3CB on January 17, 2011, 09:28:18 AM

That is a fine CAT!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: Bulldogmikey on January 17, 2011, 09:28:40 AM

That is NICE! Good catfish steaks off that one!

Mike

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: shad309 on January 17, 2011, 09:56:33 AM

Would love to play that one to the bank!

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: augiedog55 on January 19, 2011, 01:16:36 PM

Thats a keeper for sure David. Congradulation on a fine blue RkLu..

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: Crappiepro on January 19, 2011, 03:58:17 PM

WOW!! Thats a MONSTER!! It may be a Red Neck thought but " I'd got that dude mounted" LOL

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: rocfish13 on January 19, 2011, 06:24:03 PM

Quote from: 3CB on January 17, 2011, 09:28:18 AM

That is a fine CAT!!!!!!!!!!!

X2   Probably have to put that one back!! I love them cats!! Roc  *up* *up*

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: Ferguson on January 19, 2011, 08:32:52 PM

Quote from: Crappiepro on January 19, 2011, 03:58:17 PM

WOW!! Thats a MONSTER!! It may be a Red Neck thought but " I'd got that dude mounted" LOL

well,,,,,,,,,,,,the rest of the story goes like this.
Cabelas had opened the new store in St Charles. I know the fisheries biologist in St Louis. He had told me they were looking for a 70 plus pounder to put in their tank. I called the man responsible for the aquarium in the store and he wanted the fish but couldn't pick it up on Sunday. I took the fish and put him in a big stock tank with the rest of the fish we caught that day. to make a long story short, the urea from the fish urine poisoned him and he died before they got there. After talking to the biologist he explained to me why and how I have to fix a filter to keep that from happening in the future. Bummer but it still tasted good! As far as mounting a blue, when it gets to 100 lbs, then I'll think about it. After we get a freezer full of blue fillets then anything over 50 goes back in the water. Big blues are getting harder to come by as every year passes. We may release everything over 40 this year. Don't get me wrong, I have kept every fish I've caught in the past. I'm not trying to be a hypocrit just changing my ways a little.

David

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: charlieparrish on January 22, 2011, 08:38:03 AM

What a catfish! *up* Great picture, looks like he might be getting a little heavy for you.. We used to fish for them below the dams on the  Tennessee and Cumberland rivers in Tennessee..never caught one that big, though

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: Old Geezer on January 22, 2011, 12:55:47 PM

Congrats!! on a really nice fish. *up*

Ralph

Title: Re: Blues
Post by: Porter on January 24, 2011, 08:19:50 PM

wow man that is one big blue!!!!