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Stinky Fish
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Location: Alice, Tx.
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 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:09 pm Post subject: CPR'd 28 # 38-1/2" flathead on 15 # test. W/ Pics |
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Forecast looked horrible all weekend, (wind, wind, and more wind) and it was my weekend off call so we headed to Lake Mathis to fart around with some catfish. We kept about 20 blue cats up to about 5 - 6 lbs each for the freezer  I hooked up with something big yesterday morning, it would run for awhile, and then I would gain some ground on him, then he would take back everything i just got back from him and then some  I fought him for a good 15 minutes before we even got a look at him, it was a flatty and a pretty damn big one for medium tackle (7' 2 piece medium action Ugly Stik, Penn Fierce 4000 spooled w 15# Big Game) he did not like the looks of my friend and I who were standing in the water awaiting his arrival and made another good run, my buddy kept telling me "don't horse him, don't horse him" I lost a nice Red trying to get a little too aggressive awhile back and that lesson is still fresh in my mind so I took my time with this fish. After an approx 20 minute battle we got him up in the shallows (no freaking net!!  ) my buddy Spicoli grabbed him behind the head and we proceeded to weigh, measure and snap some pics 
And the release
Sorry it's not saltwater related but who doesnt like to look at fish?? LOL, we'll be hitting up the salt soon
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ROBDOG
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 30 Oct 2007
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Location: North Padre Island
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice report. Thanks |
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FINS
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
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Location: San Antonio TX
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| ive always wanted to go check out lake Mathis. Coming from SA heading south the only destination thats always on my mind is Sand! Always pass up choke and lake mathis and still havent taken the time to stop by. Fished 99 bridge a lot though and would slay the white bass in the san miguel |
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Bigrock
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Joined: 25 Jul 2007
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Location: Sherwood Tx
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for a great report! Lake Mathis IS a part of Corpusfishing in my book. |
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SharkBait
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Joined: 07 Aug 2011
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Location: >*)\\\><( Flour Bluff Texas, Earth, Milky Way
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Repoman911
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Joined: 23 Mar 2012
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Location: San Antonio
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| If things are too ugly tomorrow on the surf I may have to back track a bit and give this a shot, thanks for the heads up. |
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Tyler
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