Nice cat caught while going for white bass

[Birdgod]

When to fish at the KAW river for some white bass and accident caught a nice cat. Thanks to friends that help, I couldn't land the fish myself. Fish was caught on a 2500 size spinning reel and a medium weight rod. Any cat man here that can tell me the weight?
And sorry it is not in English.
Short version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf2db0Usu5o

Full length version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmJuDVueq8

[Ronald Meeder]

wow

[springhillwantabe]

nice release and nice fish wtg

[Birdgod]

yeah it is not easy to get a fish that big. let it go to fish another time.

[bluebasser86]

Hard to tell in that video but I'd guess around 30.

[Birdgod]

yeah the video is taken with fish eye len everything look smaller here is the picture.
P/S I am 250lbs, this fish is way more then 30lbs.

[fishlessDan]

I would have agreed with BB until the pic. I would now guess around 50lbs! Nice job an great sportsmen not to kill a fish like that

[bluebasser86]

I'm thinking 40-45 after seeing that picture. Very nice fish, doesn't look long enough to go 50 to me but catfish can be so deceptive it seems like.

[springhillwantabe]

lot of head and shoulders

[slabby joe]

Nice fish Birdgod and video...were you fishing at the 6th st. bridge in Lawrence? (Bowersock dam)