On Saturday, we went out to a local pond in Chantilly VA to do some bass fishing. I didn't really plan on doing any catfishing, but I had a couple of hotdogs with me so I decided to put it on the spare UL rod (6 lb line) that I had in the car. I had it in a rod holder with a bell attached while I walked along the bank for bass. You should have seen me sprint toward my rod when I heard that bell ringing. The catfish bent the rod completely over. I was very careful playing it fish on such light gear, but eventually I was able to pull it to the bank. I am just glad it was open water without any trees to snag the line. Only got one other bass, but the catfish made my day!!

 

 

Nice catch. 

That's a fun fight on UL gear. You got lucky that it didn't just rub through your line with it's rough tooth pads with line that light

Nice one!

That's a fun fight on UL gear. You got lucky that it didn't just rub through your line with it's rough tooth pads with line that light

 

I used a circle hook so it it hooked on the corner of the mouth away from the teeth!!

Nice Cat!