I played tag with a nice 20" flathead cat fish a week or so ago. Not by choice tho...:(!
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I played tag with a nice 20" flathead cat fish a week or so ago. Not by choice tho...:(!
John,
If you use forceps, you don't need to get wet either.
I've found that once the weather and water conditions get into the hazard range, the fishing drops off to a poor status as well. It's at this point that I tend to switch to warmwater, or smallmouth fishing anyway. In some waters I will limit myself to an hour or so on one of the cool-water haunts and only fish till sunrise eitherway due to heat. It all evens out in the end. Hooks stay on though. :)
Glad there was no serious damage John. As one who has never been described as graceful I can not only feel your pain, I have experienced it. One thing is for sure, gravity is reliable.