I guess catfish will eat anything

[M R Dux]

I was on Lake Barkley Sunday, pulling crankbaits on river and creek ledges. I finally had to move from one area that had zero crappie but was loaded with blue and channel catfish. I have a family member who takes any catfish I will bring her so I kept a few for her and a few for myself. When I went to clean some of the blues, they were loaded up with shad and other small minnows like I expected. One in particular seemed different. As I was filleting it I could feel something hard in the stomach contents. This is probably 1/2 of what I found in it. This fish was no more than 4 pounds. I think I'll be visiting this same are next spring when the redears start biting.

["D"]

WOW. It ate a quarter. I remember when you could catch them on a nickle.

[DockShootinJack]

They are eating machines.

[M R Dux]

WOW. It ate a quarter. I remember when you could catch them on a nickle.

Boy, I sat that one on the Tee for you didn't I?

Quarter is for scale but I'll bet they would eat one.

[CrappiePappy]

... when I first looked at that pic, I thought the quarter was part of the stomach contents and that someone may have dropped it overboard & the cat nabbed it as it fluttered down. Then I realized you had placed it in the pic for size comparison ... and had a good laugh at myself

And, yes sir, I'd definitely be checking that area for Shellcrackers ... for real

... cp

[yikess]

I'll be checking mine for loose change.

[monkscrappie]

I caught one last Tursday that had 98 cents in his belly; however, I had to give back 50 cents in change.

Monk

[Tony the Tiger]

WOW. It ate a quarter. I remember when you could catch them on a nickle.

[Shad]

You guys should start up a crappie comedy show!!!!!!!! Enjoying this

[Swampseed]

Caught one that had a license plate in its stomach!! Never mind that was a great white!