FloridaBasser1

25 pound Channel Cat caught Saturday, just a baby.

Stock plenty of bream and have good shore cover like grass, lilly pads.

I just caught AND ate a 25 pounder'. I skinned her, then fillet each side. I cut into chunks, battered in zatarain's Lemon Pepper Fish Fry and fried in oil on skillet. Taste so good everyone thought it was chicken!

Hey guys, are any of you able to find out the IGFA line class records for channel catfish?

I went fishing yesterday at a private pond on a quail Hunting plantation and landed a monster catfish! It was a 25 pound channel catfish that i caught on a cut bream head fish on the bottom. I will upload pics and a landing video as soon as my friend who took them sends them to me. Biggest fish of my life... stay tuned for better story and pics.

Awesome! Would be nice to find the worm you used and put it in your fishes mouth.

Something like this? #Magic Worms - the colors blue/black but they probably make blue/red.

KVD Frog Rebel spook

Awesome!

Oh I know they will catch big bass, i was just wondering if anyone had any luck right around the spawning phases. I do like the Hudd's, especially the 6 inch one in golden shiner.

I'd get Ducket Ghost rods and just pick the specs for each of your three set ups, their solid and not too expensive.

Has anyone been doing any good with bigger swim baits? I think the fish are still in the spawn/post spawn stages and might not be interested in baits that size right now. I have been catching them on the fluke around the weed lines just under the surface so i'm pretty sure their in post spawn phase and would be interested in eating bigger baits. Just want to know how the fish are reacting to the bigger baits.

Gulp alive minnows work great for panfish. I'd recommend catching bream with those Gulp alive baits and using the bream as bass bait.

Nice, jigs and frogs should do good around the eelgrass!

Last summer I was fishing a small pond next to the St. Johns river. I had a KVD frog on, and I tossed it to one end of the pond and after a few twitches a Red Tail Hawk swooped down and grabbed it. For 10 or 12 seconds he was holding on to it and wouldn't let go, thank god he finally let it go! It was definitely the wildest thing I've caught.