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Author: Isaac-Saxxon

[Isaac-Saxxon]

You know when my daughters were growing up I liked the fact they enjoyed fishing. These gals take it a bit far and I could only guess what kind of man they will end up with

[AnimeSpirit]

Wow! That is just amazing. Those are some huge fish. I found an article on how it is done. Very interesting and sounds like a lot of fun.

http://www.catfishgrabblers.com/grabblinis.htm

Catfish Grabblin' is the art of fishing with your hands. In the spring of the year the catfish move to shallow water to lay their eggs. Spawning is triggered by the increasing length of the days and the warmer water temperatures. Spawning in the Tennessee River area usually starts about late May.

The female will look for a sheltered location to deposit her eggs. Holes in rocks, boat ramps, hollow logs, and other secluded areas all provide good shelter for spawning activities. After the female deposits her eggs the male will move in to guard the eggs. He will stay in the nest to keep the eggs aerated and protect them from predators. He will stay until the fry leave the nest. The male will eat very little while guarding the eggs and will strike out at anything that comes too close to the nest. Especially a bare hand!

Most of the time we practice catch and release. However we will keep some for the freezer to have a big catfish fry. Occasionally we will have to use a pole with a crooked end to assist in pulling the catfish to the opening of the hole where they can be reached.

[Pocahontas]

Now this looks like a sport Piemaker would have created!!

[rhertz]

I remember back in the 70's when I used to scuba dive, they used to hold some sort of catfish rodeo at lake bistineau with visibility somewhere between 0 and 3 ft... I think they shot the huge catfish with a spear gun IIRC.. I never partaked in that branch of the sport. But its hard to imagine girls doing this. I've been finned once or twice by much smaller catfish and it hurts...

[Isaac-Saxxon]

Originally Posted by Pocahontas

Now this looks like a sport Piemaker would have created!!

I bet she could catch them with her teeth and gut them with her bare hands and cook them over some nice dry cow chips

[Morpheus]