Uploaded June 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The biggest I've ever caught, anyway. I disregarded the heat index warning and headed to the lake after downing a gallon of coffee or so about four-thirty this morning. I arrived at the boat dock and waited my turn to unload the boat, looking forward to the fishing. At about 9:30, I caught one small channel cat and had a couple other bites, but by an hour later, I was ready for a swim. The heat index on Pickwick lake was up to about 105, and I was starting to feel a bit like a red-headed french fry. After a short swim and a snack, I headed back to the channel where the ledge drops of from about 25 to 55 ft in a short distance. I had two poles out for only a moment or two when this monster catfish hit my small bit of night crawler that had been left on since the snack and swim break earlier. I hadn't put a new worm on that hook, as I just knew it was going to be the other pole that was going to get a bite. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy watching the video as much as I enjoyed catching the fish.
The biggest I've ever caught, anyway. I disregarded the heat index warning and headed to the lake after downing a gallon of coffee or so about four-thirty this morning. I arrived at the boat dock and waited my turn to unload the boat, looking forward to the fishing. At about 9:30, I caught one small channel cat and had a couple other bites, but by an hour later, I was ready for a swim. The heat index on Pickwick lake was up to about 105, and I was starting to feel a bit like a red-headed french fry. After a short swim and a snack, I headed back to the channel where the ledge drops of from about 25 to 55 ft in a short distance. I had two poles out for only a moment or two when this monster catfish hit my small bit of night crawler that had been left on since the snack and swim break earlier. I hadn't put a new worm on that hook, as I just knew it was going to be the other pole that was going to get a bite. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy watching the video as much as I enjoyed catching the fish.
