BIG CATFISH PICTURES

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Buck with a big blue - VA</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Buck Holley <br/>Fish: Blue Catfish <br/>Bait: Stew Beef <br/>Weight: 52 lbs. 8oz. <br/>Length 45 ins. <br/>Date: June 4, 2005 <br/>Location: Appomattox River, Colonial Heights, Virginia <br/><br/>Big Blue was caught on stew beef using a 8/0 hook with a homemade steel leader. I use a 10 ft spinning rod and an Eagle Claw Graphite reel with 30 lb. test. I caught Big Blue at 12:00 a.m. on June 4, 2005. Big Blue earned me a citation pin and certificate. It was a tough fight; but I won. </td><td><img height="500" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/BHolleyBluecat06.jpg" width="256" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<div align="center"><img height="343" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/BHolleyCertificate06.jpg" width="450" alt=""/></div><br/><br/><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Nicholas and his dad Tony with some blues - SC</p><table cellspacing="5" width="600" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Nicholas &amp; Tony Wilburn <br/>Species: Blue Cat <br/>Location: Canal @ Santee-Cooper SC. <br/>Date: 4/1/06 <br/>Bait: Cut Herring </td><td><img height="337" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/NTWilburnBluecats06.jpg" width="450" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Bevaun with a big flathead - IN</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: C. Bevaun Graves <br/>Species: Flathead <br/>Weight: ~40-50lb <br/>Bait: Live bluegill <br/>Location: Maumee River, IN <br/>Date: July 6, 2005 <br/><br/>Hello! I just came across your website and love it. I thought I would submit a picture of my biggest flathead to date. I caught it last July (7/6/05) out of the Maumee River on a live bluegill. I was using a 7ft medium action rod and a ABU Garcia 6500 reel spooled with 30# test. It was a great fight and a great catch for me. I released the fish back into the water to grow even bigger. I weigh 300lbs to give you an estimate on how big it was. We guessed it at close to 50lbs. Thanks and Tight Lines and Screamin Drags to Ya!!!! <br/>C. Bevaun Graves <br/>Ft. Wayne, IN 46808 </td><td><img height="400" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/BevaunFlathead06.jpg" width="328" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Garry with a big flathead - NC</p><table cellspacing="5" width="600" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Garry Cash <br/>Species: Flathead <br/>Weight: 42 Pounds <br/>Bait: Light bread and corn pop <br/>Location: Kernersville NC <br/>Date: March 24, 2006 <br/><br/>Hi, I'm Garry Cash from Kernersville NC. I caught this 42 lb flat head at a privet pond on 3/24/06 while Carp fishing. I caught this fish on a piece of light bread and corn pop. I was told to get it out of the pond. So I wrapped this fish in a wet towel and took him to his new home at Oak Hollow lake in High Point NC. I put him in the water and he swam of and smiled at me. </td><td><img height="369" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/GCash42lbFlathead06.jpg" width="450" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Daine with a forty lb. flathead - WV</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Daine Sellers <br/>Species: Flathead <br/>Weight: 40 Pounds <br/>Bait: Live bluegill <br/>Location: Ohio River, WV <br/>Date: Summer 2003 <br/><br/>I am sending this picture on behalf of my fiancee. He looks at your site often and loves it. His name is Daine Sellers and he caught his catfish out of the Ohio River near Sistersville, WV. During the summer of 2003. He caught a 40 lbs flathead catfish. The bait he used was a blue gill, approx as big as a hand. The fish was released. The point to this is he believes they are at least somewhat territorial. The reason for this belief is the same fish was caught two weeks later on the same dock in the same hole, by his friend A.J. Meeks. The reason knowing it was the same fish is because the fish was missing an eye and it had distinct markings on the side. It had lost approx 15 lbs in the two week period maybe due to shock or some unkown reason. Daine would also like to know if you or anyone has experienced this type of incident with the catfish being territorial to any extent. Thank you for your time, Nikki Sims </td><td><img height="400" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/DSellers40flathead06.jpg" width="238" alt=""/> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Mike with a flathead in IL</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Mike Gavin <br/>Species: Flathead <br/>Weight: 12~14 Pounds <br/>Bait: Chicken Gizzard w/ garlic powder <br/>Location: Carbondale, IL. <br/>Outside Temp: 43 Degrees <br/>Water Temp: 35 Degrees <br/>Rod: 7 Foot Ugly Stick <br/>Reel: Zebco 733 "The Hawg" <br/><br/>Caught this fish out of my apartment complex's lake on Feb. 10, 2006 at about 4:00 pm. In the lake they have 4-5 albino cats that will try to tackle once it warms up. Will send pics if i hit any of the 10+ pound albino cats. Thanks </td><td><img height="280" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/mgavinflathead06.jpg" width="400" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Chad with a big flathead - SC</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Chad Diss <br/>Fish: Flathead catfish <br/>Weight: 40 lbs <br/>Bait: Cut shad <br/>Location: Santee Cooper, SC </td><td><img height="400" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/ChadDissflathead06.jpg" width="248" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Don with a big flathead - TN</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Don Moore Jr <br/>Fish: Flathead catfish <br/>Bait: Shrimp <br/>Location: The Fishing Hole paylake, TN <br/>Fate: Released <br/>Date: July 24, 2005 <br/><br/>Hi! My name is Don Moore Jr. This is my second trip to The Fishing Hole in Greenbrier Tennesse. I have never in my life caught a BIG BIG Fish and i am 6'3" tall and this fish is almost as tall as i am. I caught this fish on July 24, 2005. The Fish weights between 50 to 60 pounds. I won $50 for catching this fish and put it back in the pond for you can have fun trying to catch this money fish. </td><td><img height="441" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/DonMooreFlathead0705.jpg" width="255" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Lee with a PB 75 lb bluecat - VA</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Lee Bartle <br/>Fish: Blue catfish <br/>Bait: Cut shad <br/>Location: James River, VA <br/>Fate: Released <br/>Dated: Sept 15, 2005 ~ 9:00am <br/><br/>Hi my name is Lee Bartle and I caught this 75lb.8oz. Blue catfish in the James river in Virginia. It was caught on cut shad bait. Its my largest blue to date. Fish was released </td><td><img height="288" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/LeeBartels75bluecat05.jpg" width="384" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Ryan with a 26 lb flathead</p><table cellspacing="5" width="550" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Angler: Ryan Kroll "mudkat" <br/>Fish: Flathead catfish <br/>Weight: 26 lbs <br/>Length: 42 inches <br/>Date: October 17,2005 <br/>Time: 5:15pm <br/>Location: Nebraska, 20's club(private pond) <br/>Bait: nightcrawler </td><td><img height="300" src="http://www.carpecarpio.com/ryankrollflathead05.jpg" width="400" alt=""/></td></tr></tbody></table>