List all Your Big Catches Here!

[Environmentor]

Well, looks like most people are all over in these threads. I figure, if we can just list all of our big fish. Personally, I don't really have any REALLY big fish or trophy fish, other than bluegill. Here is my catch list although, it doesn't cover the last few years (but I don't think I have broken these numbers):

Largemouth Bass: 19" & 17"
Smallmouth bass: 14"
Bluegill: 1lb, 13.5 ounce, several fish that were over 10 ounces and 10"
Crappie: 12.5"
Bullhead: 10.5" (but I think I caught a larger fish last year)
Channel: 22"
Flathead: 16"
Walleye: 10"
Carp: 32" 15.4 lb and several 34" +15lb
Green Sunfish: 7"

Like I say, nothing to really brag about from me.
However, I would like to see some other peoples list for comparison:
Please be honest, even if it BRUTAL! I mean look at my tiny "Big Fish"

[hushpuppy]

Allright Environmentor, here's my list

largemouth : 13 lbs.
smallmouth : never seen one
speck (crappie) : 2 lbs. while bass fishin'
bream : hand size (not much of a bream fisherman)
channel cat : 7 lbs.
flathead : not yet
snook : 12 lbs. + or -
one stingray that was at least 3 foot across
and a lawn chair on the same trip.

[Stump Bumper]

Hey hushpuppy, how much did the lawn chair weigh??....LOL....Ray

[Schoe]

I must say you guys have very impressive lists there, and have every right to be proud. Thanks for sharing Schoe

[hushpuppy]

Hey Kirk, I hear those walleye fight hard?

[Katmaster Jr.]

Here's a few more.:cool:

[Stump Bumper]

Pretty impressive! Thanks for sharing the great pics....Ray

[big country]

i'd have to say this young man has aone helluva portfolio...lol...

[hushpuppy]

DANG IT MAN! looks good to me.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thank you, It's mostly just because of my dad. He taught me everything I know. And I still learn something new from him almost every fishing trip.

Take it easy, Zakk:cool:

[Katmaster Jr.]

Capt. Kirk, your right. Sorry to hear about your sons hand but I'm very glad that there was still a way for him to fish. I have always had a extreme fear of injuring myself in a way where I would not be able to fish. Your right....where there's a will theres a way.

Zakk:)

[Catfish Fever]

A couple of Catfish and Wipers I've caught, tagged and released on Milford Lake, Ks
28. 2lb Bluecat (biggest & profile)
15 to 20's 17 Blues and Channels
14.12 lb Wiper
12 lb Wiper
10+lb Wipers, multiple
Quite a few 8 and 10lb Blues and Channels every year.
I've been fishing Milford Lake for 16 years now, We live on the West shore, 5 minutes from the boat ramp. All Cats over 10# are tagged and released.
I'll post some pics of the bigger Cats and Wipers, it'll take awhile to resize them.

[hushpuppy]

What's a wiper?

[Catfish Fever]

Most of the Wipers I catch are incidental, while drifting for Catfish. I've caught them on every bait I've used for Catfish, cut shad/goldeye, live shad, even cut Carp. My big Wiper I mentioned was caught on a piece of cut goldeye, drifting across the old riverbed, drifting the bottom, in 50 ft of water, thought I had a big Bluecat on. She(?) was 28"X20".
The Milford Lake fish hatchery mixes the roe from female Striper's and milt from male Whitebass, the result is a "Wiper". They are generally believed to be sterile, they grow much faster than either parent species, and very much bigger than Whitebass. I believe the state record is 22lbs, the lake record something like 20+ lbs.

[hushpuppy]

Thank you for filling me in about the wipers. 50 foot of water did you say?

[Schoe]

Hey Captain, looks like Milford lake would be a great place for a get together sometime. What do you think guys?
Catfish Fever, are there any campgrounds on Milford lake?

[hushpuppy]

Got it Kirk.

[Catfish Fever]

Hushpuppy, yep, 50' deep and dragging on the bottom, catch quite a few that way, not all that big unfortunately. Here's a pic of the Wiper. Not a very good pic, maybe I made it to small?

[Catfishing Matt]

Flathead: 3 lbs
Catfish: 2 lbs
Freshwater drum: 8 1/2 lbs (biggest fish ever caught by me.)
Bluegill: ...3/4 oz?

That's all I've ever really caught that I can remember.

[mohawkman]

Biggest Flathead-50lb caught on cut skipjack
Channel cat-25lb caught on small live bluegill
Best Blue cat 16lb(hoping to change that this winter) caught on cut skipjack
Largemouth bass-9lb grabbed live bluegill I had out for flathead
Striped bass-46lb caught on live bullhead I had out for flathead
Smallmouth bass-6lb yep caught on live shiner I had out for channel cat
mohawkman

[T Bartels]

Well let's see here:

Channel Cat:13"/3lbs.
Largemouth Bass:16"
Smallmouth Bass:14"
Northern Pike:23":D (Biggest fish length wise)
Hybrid Striper:18"
Crappie:8" haha
Bluegill:10"/.75lbs.
Carp:12"
Yellow Perch:10"
Freshwater Drum:12"
Bullhead:10"

That's all i can think of right now....but anyway nothin to spectacular!!:)

[mohawkman]

Well I upped my pb Blue catfish to 35.3lb fish tuesday night

[riverrat2]

got a lot of catfish this year. some nice ones. prefer the smaller ones to eat

[Timotha7]

I am the same way
This time of year when water is cooling off and early spring love to go
after the pan sized channel cats
They are some fine eating!

[T Bartels]

haha jeeze....i'll take any catfish i can get:D ....i have the worst luck with catfish of any person i know!!! i caught 1 on the river this year!!!!! lol that's funny....

[yellowcat]

nice one mohawkman. Soup them blues are going deep. Hope this doggon river will make up its mind.

[yellowcat]

yeah, I's knows what yous means. I think I am gonna still go while I have some time off. Maybe catch one of them 50-60's out cruising about.LOL

[swampman]

my biggest catch, hmmm 71 ound spoonbill, 58 pound and 46 pound spoonbills, 16 pound channel cat, 29 pound flathead, 32 pound gar ,9 pound largmouth, 42 pound bluecat

[swampman]

my grandpa holds the record for third largest spoonbill in the lake of the ozarks 98.5 pounds

[Schoe]

Well swampman, thats a pretty impressive catch for a lad of your age. You must have grown up fishing knowing what you know about the sport. I think that's why Soupy a while back made the comment wanting to know how old you were because of the experienced sounding posts you made.

Keep up the good work as we appreciate all contributions to the site. Schoe

[swampman]

awww, shucks we got nothin else to do but hunt and fish round these partsi caught that 46 pound spoonbill when i was seven ill get the pic from my granparents..........

[yellowcat]

Nice spoonbills Swampman.