Big Winter Catfish

[bassmaster785]

from where im standin it looks like the guy is trying to unbuckle the other guys pants and the the other one is uhhh no lol

[vulcan1429]

Has anybody ever written on how catfish got on both sides of the Atlantic above and below the equator?

[TheCatfishClayton]

@vulcan1429 Many species are found native all around the world. However, wels cats can only be found natively in Northern Europe, but they have been introduced to many water ways throughout Europe and Africa by scientists and anglers. A prime example of this would be the Ebro River in Spain, and the Po River in Italy where they grow to record sizes because of the warmer climate and the abundance of food.

[WHITEJon93]

why would you take a boat out to drop bait off.... Ever heard of casting?

[eaglefan582]

@WHITEJon93 ....sometimes the line is to heavy set and can't cast far thas why they are settin it out in open watr by boat

[TheCatfishClayton]

@WHITEJon93 The reason they do this is because of the weight of the bait and the fear of it coming off when they cast. I also do this with monster baits in the Ohio R. when I'm fishing for giant flathead catfish. Some baits I use are over a foot long. In addition it also allows you to place your bait more accurately.

[dorkwad31]

if that were me in the water at 2:00 pulling that fish out of the water, i'd be thinking "holy balls"

[2bluegillinapond]

thats a little wells catfish they get much biger

[Christina081477]

how could you not get stung by the cats fins?

[TheCatfishClayton]

@Christina081477 Not all catfish have stingers, including this species.

[ilikessubway]

how much those fish weigh?

[robindkuo]

I can't wait until someone catches a 9" ft 200 kilo Wels in the Ebro! I'm sure they are out there!!!

[b18c5integra]

wow you cant just cast out the bait lazy eropeans

[iwaz626]

lol

[2066241]

nice fish

[paulopreis1001]

cat fish are good fighters but they eat dead animals and poop

[cruzmissile25]

wow... your that was a pretty ignorant comment... go do some research you moron.

[yoda12145]

Catfish are known to eat decaying organisms on the river bottoms, and yet the digest "poop"

[WadeLogan]

Some of your biggest and toughest catfish wouldn't eat something dead if their life depended on it.

I've never caught a cat over 10 pounds on dead bait, stink bait or chicken liver -- people have, yes, but it tends to be quite rare.

[TheBassmaster95]

Actually no it isn't quite rare. Look up drift fishing. I don't know if what you mean by dead bait, bt if cut bait falls into that category look up drift fishing.

[WadeLogan]

I wouldn't exactly say cut bait is dead bait, it really depends on how fresh it is though. By dead bait I really meant those other two, stuff like dough and chicken liver, nasty smelly stuff, to me that's dead bait--or if you have an old dead fish as bait. Like if it's all stiff and rotted, prolly won't catch anything.

I know all about drifting, I drift for flatheads on the Licking River, I've caught fish on cut bait, but not as much as I have with a whole live bluegill or bullhead.

[TheBassmaster95]

With what you describe as dead bait I agree with you 100%. Fresh cut bait and live bait is the way to go. By the way I love to fish on the Licking, great catfish river. How is the flathead fishing there though. I have mostly caught blues.

[WadeLogan]

Really depends on where and what time of year. I fish it mostly around Blue Licks and below Cave Run, that's where I've taken my biggest flatheads. It's my favorite place to go for flatties, they are tanks. There are a lot of bass and musky fisherman here, not a lot of people around to claim an awesome cat, but there are plenty of them in there.

[TheBassmaster95]

I live up more north of the river, right up near cincinnati. I have wondered about bass and musky in the lower section of the river.

[WadeLogan]

Yea that's why you're catching so many blues. I've fished up and down the river from the mouth to about 10 miles down stream and didn't catch much.

I don't really fish for bass so I can't tell you much. Musky however are very common, and when fishing with live or cut bait you need a wire leader, because it's a good chance you will catch one, I haven't caught monster musky, but I've caught enough to say they are worth the fight.

yea I live in Flemingsburg, that river is in my blood.

[WadeLogan]

I've fished that river from the headwaters to where it ends. IMO, some of your best fish are from the Cave Run spill way to about Falmouth, that's where I've taken the biggest fish of my life.

[TheBassmaster95]

I know the exact spot you are talking about. It seems like it could deliver some big fish. Never been there because I am only 14 and can't drive. Haha, i will have to get my dad to come down with me.

[evanwilson100]

its not rare i catch big cats on dead bait all the time i think ur full of it mister

[gopher0]

NICE now thats a Catfish

glad to see the relase

If ya ever come to the states

Ill take ya in the Santee

we catch a few here too

[taingu112]

Wait, i thought catfishes have poison in their whisker and if they sting you it will hurt like hell...

[AICNMurderMostFowl]

No, no poison in their wiskers.. those are soft anyway and don't hurt at all. They do have barbed fins on the side that have the venom. Smaller catfish are much better at using their barbs than big ones in my experience. ( not that I've ever caught one even close to this big ) Always carry a towel with you when you fish for catfish so you can hold on to them easier, so they don't slip out and whack you with their barbs.

[amerikanerMarinen]

I've caught plenty catfish and have always heard of this but never seen it..you know the way you hold the cat fish, below those two fins..now can that cat fish move them fins backwards and get you?

[AICNMurderMostFowl]

Well, it can move those fins back and forth, but they're fixed barbs... they're like arms with no elbow joint. I've been told they can retract the barbs if they want to... but anyway, like you said, if you hold them right, it's unlikely you're going to get stuck. I still always use a towel, especially incase you catch one that you can't lift easily ( > 10lbs ).

Always be nice to your catfish, remember they have much more developed mouths than most fish and are gonna be feeling it.

[amerikanerMarinen]

Thanks for your reply.

Yeah, I always bring some needle nose pliers too, so I can get a hold of that hook real easy.

I hate it when people keep them too..

It's just taking away another person's chance to get a real good fight with a good fish

[paulopreis1001]

that fish eats poop in my country are considered trash

[Atmosphere311]

You are considered trash in my country

[amerikanerMarinen]

maybe they are, but they put up a hell of a fight

[baarr0w]

why didnt you just cast the poles?? BTW nice vid nice fish!

[TrevorShofeMusic]

because they want to get it in the saaaame spot, and because baitcasting believe it or not is somewhat hard.

[latraicion94]

yo soy de españa y en la rioja estan sacando muchos y mas grndes asta de 40 kilos

[freethetadpoles]

Thats awesome... huge fish..!

[river3782]

Nice wels cat

[Louisvillecpl24]

man i wish we had them here

[samschreiber]

i here you.