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Offline Machias

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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2016, 07:34:15 PM »
Quote from: Trapper John on January 03, 2016, 06:49:23 PM
Nice cats  :tup:
 I'll be seeing you in spring for some cat fishing for sure
JC.  :hello:




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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2016, 07:37:26 PM »
Nice ...looks cold ..haha 
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2016, 07:39:12 PM »
Sweeeeeet!  Is it legal to run a trot line or jug fish for cats in VA?  We did it on the Tennessee River and it was a lot of fun.
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2016, 11:23:13 PM »
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2016, 04:09:09 AM »
Quote from: PolarBear on January 03, 2016, 07:39:12 PM
Sweeeeeet!  Is it legal to run a trot line or jug fish for cats in VA?  We did it on the Tennessee River and it was a lot of fun.

Yes it's legal here.
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2016, 04:10:53 AM »
Sweet!  Get any eaters or all hawgs?  Love cold water catfish, finished an April turkey hunt in Wyoming early one year and fished the Laramie River right after iceout while my buddies hunted.  Caught a skinny 8lb channel that I'd put up against any fish for eats.
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2016, 06:13:07 AM »
 :tup: Are going out with me when you get back this way, I can put you on a 12" walleye :chuckle:
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2016, 08:46:35 AM »
Awesome!!! 
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2016, 10:33:35 AM »
Quote from: WALLEYEGUY on January 04, 2016, 06:13:07 AM
:tup: Are going out with me when you get back this way, I can put you on a 12" walleye :chuckle:

Can't wait!!!!!!  :)
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2016, 10:34:32 AM »
Quote from: DOUBLELUNG on January 04, 2016, 04:10:53 AM
Sweet!  Get any eaters or all hawgs?  Love cold water catfish, finished an April turkey hunt in Wyoming early one year and fished the Laramie River right after iceout while my buddies hunted.  Caught a skinny 8lb channel that I'd put up against any fish for eats.

Just big cats on this trip.  Not sure I would want to eat much out of the James or Potomac Rivers.  :)
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #25 on: January 04, 2016, 10:36:43 AM »
That looks like a blast Fred. Congrats.
I was wondering about the first couple pics with the netting. Catching your shad bait i'd guess?
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #26 on: January 04, 2016, 10:41:17 AM »
Yes you can use a drift net or a casting net to catch bait, i.e. shad.
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #27 on: January 04, 2016, 10:43:02 AM »
Nice. That looks like a hoot. Been along time since i've seined for bait fish or crawdads.
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #28 on: January 05, 2016, 10:46:48 AM »
Good job fred

I used to do a lot of fishing on the James for cat fish and there used to be really good smallmouth and striper fishing too

what size weights and what type of hooks, depth of water fishing?
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Re: Blue Catfish on the James River, VA
« Reply #29 on: January 05, 2016, 04:17:03 PM »
We were using 10 oz weights, 2/0 Circle hooks and we were fishing in mid 40 foot water.  The water temp was still 58 degrees
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