TightLine CatFishing...: November 2013

Saturday, November 23, 2013

I have NEVER seen anything like this...

OK - so we are fishing for about 30 minutes. We are fishing a foot off the bottom with shad. The water temp is 62 and the wind is choppy. Rick gets a pull on the line and assumes it is a regular size catfish (1 or 2 pounds...). The next thing we see is a Flathead Cat eating a 12" Blue Cat!!!

This Flathead weighed in at 14.7 pounds!

(The one on the right)

Within 30 more minutes we pulled in this Flathead -11.3 pounder!

(The one on the left)

The floor of the USS Sassy is full of cats - 25 weighted in at a 61 pounds.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

How about this...

Its hard to see it - but - there are a million Cats in this water just waiting to be TightLined...

ITS loads of fun - COME JOIN US!!!!

23 Cats in about two early morning hours!

Mostly Channel Cats and a few Blues

50 Pounds total and about 15 pounds of filets.

All caught on Shad in about 10-14 feet of water.

Following in my Dads footsteps I am about to kiss this BlueCat...

These are my favorite pants by the way!!!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Happy Birthday Buddy!

Rick - (better known as Bethany's Dad) Celebrated his 50something Bday on the USS Sassy!

Below are some Bethany pictures...with her dad

Here is Rick at the helm of the USS Sassy!

It was VERY cold this morning on Lake Waco!

But, that did not stop our TightLine BDay Fishing Expedition...

The Eagles showed up today for Ricks BDay

They are AWESOME!

We got a little to close to this fishing spot and this

one took off... I bet the wing span is at least five feet!

Here is Rick with two of our 20 Keepers.

20 fish total weighing in at 44 pounds today.

All caught on shad and in 12 foot of water.

I have always been taught that

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING...

Here is Beautiful Bethany and her Dad Rick

I can tell you - Dad's have a special love for their little girls!

This is one of my favorite pictures!

Just holding hands...

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Its been a while... but, the TIGHTLINE Blog is back

PLEASE NOTICE - we have an assignment for you...

And, of course, I have UN-BASHFULLY posted some family photos

One of the many good parts of fishing is the scene!

This is on Lake Belton...

Here is my Veteran Hero - my dad!

Pretty cool to be on the lake with him.

I just cannot get enough of these Lake Waco sunsets...

This is a 9 pounder (the fish) - Rick is getting his tan on while wrestling Catfish.

All of our fish were caught on Shad in about 12 foot of water - one foot off the bottom.

I am not sure if Dad is checking its temperature, giving it a kiss, taking in that Catfish smell or saying a prayer with this one?

Here is part of the 25 keepers we caught -

52 pounds total and about 20 pounds of filets.

This awesome weather is keeping these Cats active.

This one weighed in at five pounds...

Not too sure how much this Blue Cat weighed - but, we are all sure it was over 15 pounds.

Here is where I need your creative thoughts....

These Catfish need a special name... mainly because they make Rick sad. The TightLine rule is...If the Cats are over 15 pounds - we release them. I have never seen a grown man shut down like Rick when we gingerly release them back into their water world. Rick goes into an emotional rollercoaster. Everyone on board has to be quiet for a couple of moments while he collects himself.

I am not sure what to call these Catfish - if you have a suggestion I will run with it... EXAMPLES: Heartbreaker, Lucky, POR (piss off rick), Moody Blue (this of course is a reference to the Moody Blues, Blue Cats and a very Gloomy Rick).

NOTHING GETS BETTER THAN THIS...

Fun Times at the Waco Zoo...

Here is Harper telling Addie - if they play their cards right, KPa (me), will make sure cotton candy and ice cream are on the menu before they go home to Mom and Dad!!!