kreatinkaos

Yeah, I've been looking into it - us Texans have a name for catfish that size....bait. They're fucking TINY! I talked to some people that were telling me they hooked into some huge 3lbs catfish the other day. Three pounds? You fucking kidding me!? That's barely keepin' size. Well, so I told 'em - they thought I was crazy when I said we have a lot of 100lbs catfish down here. All you gotta do is hire a trophy fishing guide and they'll guarantee at least one in three days, plus huge 50+lbs every day until then.

Thought about renting a UHaul truck with a tow rig, but jesus that's a waste. I don't know the price, but I know a four-wheel trailer is about $500. All I need is a $250 trailer and a $900 camper shell. No matter how you slice it, I end up saving money AND I get a camper shell I'll actually use in Seattle, with the rain and all. Although I hate the look of campershells on most trucks, but fuck it - my truck ain't my G ride, so it doesn't matter what it looks like.

Oh, and the catfish might be tiny in Seattle, but the Shad are fucking monsters! No wonder, cause the best catfish bait in the world (ask any pro and they'll tell you) is Shad. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that the kitties are tiny and the Shad are huge - the Shad just got a jump start on the kitties and took over. Still, that won't stop me from FedEx'ing boxes of Shad on frozen ice to my catfishing buddies down here for cutbait! Might even make some money while I'm at it (considering some places on the Columbia you'll catch 75-100 Shad a day for weeks on end, I could get quite a little stash...you know, if I was willing to poach and all).

Yeah, apparently they eat shad a bit up there too. I hear it's pretty bony, but is good smoked.

Down here Shad don't get bigger then guppies, but are just the best fucking bait ever. Even work good for bass and red drum, but nothing like they do for catfish.