Fishing BIG Cats on Manitoba's Red River - May 23rd
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Wow.
Just plain wow. I cant imagine how hard they must have fought. What kind of gear are you fighting those guys on - big 8 foot rods with penn level wind reels like the ocean tackle? I caught a cat in the Ottawa here a few weekends back that was just around 7 pounds and he really put my 7 foot med/hvy baitcaster to the test. The power of those fish must be wild..
Thanks for sharing Markus.
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Just plain wow. I cant imagine how hard they must have fought. What kind of gear are you fighting those guys on - big 8 foot rods with penn level wind reels like the ocean tackle? I caught a cat in the Ottawa here a few weekends back that was just around 7 pounds and he really put my 7 foot med/hvy baitcaster to the test. The power of those fish must be wild..
Thanks for sharing Markus.
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WOW! Markus. Those are definately some nice cats. How much did you pay for the flight and guide service?
Maybe you should make your own show Markus
I'm sure they must have fought really nice in that deep water and current.
What did you use for bait?
I have always wanted to fish the Red river for cats. The Red river also has a great walleye fishery with some trophy walleye. I believe Sturgeon too.
Maybe you should make your own show Markus
I'm sure they must have fought really nice in that deep water and current.
What did you use for bait?
I have always wanted to fish the Red river for cats. The Red river also has a great walleye fishery with some trophy walleye. I believe Sturgeon too.
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JohnnyBass, I had to go to Winnipeg to visit a customer...I just planned a little fishing in too.Johnny Bass wrote:WOW! Markus. Those are definately some nice cats. How much did you pay for the flight and guide service?
Maybe you should make your own show Markus
I'm sure they must have fought really nice in that deep water and current.
What did you use for bait?
I have always wanted to fish the Red river for cats. The Red river also has a great walleye fishery with some trophy walleye. I believe Sturgeon too.
The water was only about 12-15 feet deep, but it was chocholate milk. The current was strong though.
As for bait, I'm gonna leave that out. Kim runs a business and his bait is his to talk about. I'd feel like I was doing him a dis-service if I broadcasted that without his consent. He knows his baits though. It was a classic scenerio of 1 boat pounding them and then onlookers moving in and anchoring near by. Made no difference, they didn't have what we had....getting closer just made the view all that more painful for them.
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I just hope it wasnt live kittens